Countdown to Kick-Off: Sky Bet Championship team news and late tips

QPR v Wigan

Wigan's 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough on Tuesday was a fourth game in a row in which they had failed to find the net and key injuries up front may leave them short of firepower for their trip to QPR.

Striker Kieffer Moore picked up a knock at the Riverside in midweek and joins Joe Gelhardt, Josh Windass and Anthony Pilkington on the sidelines.

Joe Garner returns to the side but he has just eight goals in 35 appearances for the Latics.

QPR have made six changes from the side who lost 3-1 at home to Swansea in midweek. Mark Warburton has fielded an enterprising 11 which includes plenty of pace and guile with Ebere Eze, Ilias Chair and Nakhi Wells among their attacking options.

Recommendation
QPR
2pts 19-20 general

Stoke v Leeds

Stoke find themselves bottom of the Sky Bet Championship with only one point from their opening four matches and may be fearing the worst as they host Leeds.

However, Nathan Jones has rung the changes - he has made six from the side who lost 3-1 at Preston - and it may have the desired effect.

Scoring goals has not been a problem for the Potters, who have notched five times this season.

But keeping them out certainly has been and Jones has addressed that by replacing Jack Butland with Adam Federici and bringing in Nathan Collins and Cameron Carter-Vickers into their defence.

Jordan Cousins, Peter Etebo and Mark Duffy have all come into midfield and a better performance could be expected against table-toppers Leeds, who are without defender Liam Cooper.

Recommendation
Both teams to score
2pts 20-23 Betfair

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