QPR are rooted to the bottom of the table with just three points from nine matches, while Reading occupy 18th on four points with a game in hand. Manager Mark Hughes has come under fire for Rangers' wretched start, which followed a lively spending spree in the transfer market.
Reading, who beat QPR in a Capital One Cup clash back in September, head to Loftus Road on the back of a remarkable 7-5 cup loss to Arsenal on Tuesday.
KICK-OFF: Sunday, 1.30pm
PAST THREE MEETINGS…
QPR 2 (Hoilett, Cisse) Reading 3 (Gorks, Shorey, Pogbrebnyak), Capital One Cup, September 2012
Reading 0-1 QPR (Routledge), Championship, February 2011
QPR 3 (Taarabt, Faurlin, Smith) Reading 1 (Long), Championship, November 2010
STATS...
Despite meeting 84 times in their history, QPR and Reading have never played each other in English football's top division.
By beating QPR 2-1 on the final day of the 2005-06 season, Reading broke a Championship points record, amassing 106 as they eased to promotion to the top flight.
Both teams have been beaten by Arsenal in the past week; QPR losing 1-0 in the league, before Reading's frantic 7-5 extra time defeat in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday.
ODDS...
QPR to win: 1.80
Reading to win: 4.20
Draw: 3.50
TV: Live on Sky Sports 1 at 1.30pm and highlights on BBC1 at 10.25pm
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