“I’d be very surprised now” – QPR fan pundit makes play-off claim after frustrating player news emerges

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘Terrace Talk’ series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Queens Park Rangers would have been hoping to see David Marshall and Chris Willock make swift recoveries from their respective injury issues.

Marshall sustained a hamstring injury during the latter stages of the R’s 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest earlier this month.

As a result of this setback, QPR decided to sign Keiren Westwood on a short-term deal last Friday.

Willock meanwhile also suffered an issue with his hamstring in this aforementioned fixture.

Before picking up this problem, the attacking midfielder set the Championship alight with his performances as he scored seven goals and provided his team-mates with 11 assists in 35 appearances.

Unfortunately for QPR, Marshall and Willock are both set to watch on from the sidelines for the foreseeable future.

As confirmed by the club’s official website, the R’s duo will miss the rest of the campaign due to the severity of their injuries.

Currently eighth in the Championship standings, QPR will need to step up their performance levels if they are to secure a place in the play-offs as they have lost four of their last five games at this level.

Making reference to this injury blow, FLW’s QPR fan pundit Charlie has admitted that he would be very surprised if the club go on to achieve a top-six finish in the Championship in the absence of Willock and Marshall.

Speaking to FLW, Charlie said: “Some really tough news for QPR fans with Chris Willock and David Marshall both being ruled out for the entirety of this campaign.

“Now of course, Marshall coming in and