Derby County face a major selection headache ahead of their Championship trip to Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday night. The Rams will be without key defenders Eiran Cashin, Max Johnston and Charlie Taylor due to injury, while forward Patrick Agyemang is also unavailable.
Cashin is sidelined with a calf problem, Johnston picked up a knock in training during the international break, and Taylor is nursing a hamstring issue. Agyemang is out with an Achilles injury. This leaves manager Paul Warne with significant gaps to fill as his side, currently 23rd in the table with just six points from nine games, looks to end a five-match winless run.
Queens Park Rangers, sitting sixth, have drawn their last four league games. They also have fitness concerns, with playmaker Ilias Chair a doubt due to a muscle injury and Karamoko Dembele absent. Manager Julien Stéphan, who joined the club in June 2025, reflected on his first season. "He started strong with Rangers, but a late-season dip in form saw them end with 16 wins and 10 draws from 46 matches," Stéphan said.
Derby can draw confidence from recent history, having done the double over QPR last season. That included a dramatic 3-2 comeback win at Loftus Road in April 2026, sealed by a late Jaydon Banel goal. Mohammed Fuseini will be key for the visitors, having been involved in both of Derby's goals in their last two matches, including his own late equaliser at Burnley.
The match kicks off at 7.45pm at Loftus Road on Wednesday, 14 October.
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