MATCH PREVIEW | Charlton v Queens Park Rangers

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The Addicks return to Sky Bet Championship action on Wednesday evening, hosting Queens Park Rangers at The Valley (8pm BST).

Nathan Jones' men will be looking to get back to winning ways following their first league defeat of the season at Stoke City at the weekend.

TEAM NEWS

Collins Sichenje (knee) and Kayne Ramsay (ankle) will remain absent for Wednesday's clash, as will Matty Godden (hamstring).

Billy Koumetio (hamstring) and Charlie Kelman (shoulder) will also likely miss out, while the game is expected to come too soon for the return of Josh Edwards (ankle).

Will Mannion (shoulder) will also be unavailable, while Nathaniel Chalobah (thigh) will be also be sidelined after being forced off through injury against Preston North End two games ago.

Meanwhile, Danny McNamara will serve a one-game suspension following his sending off at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday. 

As for the Hoops, Ilias Chair and Richard Kone were both forced off through injury in their 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough and will be assessed ahead of Wednesday's clash.

Wednesday's game may come too soon for Boy Kemper (ankle) while Karamoko Dembélé (knee) will be sidelined.

THE OPPOSITION

QPR suffered their first league defeat of the season on Saturday as they lost 1-0 Middlesbrough at Loftus Road.

They began their campaign with a draw at home to Bolton Wanderers, before securing back-to-back wins over Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City respectively.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The two sides have gone head-to-head on 73 occasions. The Addicks and the Hoops are often evenly matched, with Charlton winning on 25 occasions, QPR winning 24 and the remaining 24 encounters ending in draws.

As the head-to-head record shows, meetings between the Addicks and the Hoops have traditionally been closely-contested and evenly matched. Of their encounters, 24 have ended in draws, while 29 have been decided by a single goal.

The last meeting between the two sides at The Valley ended in a 0-0 draw in February 2026.

Charlton’s last victory over QPR in SE7 came in the Championship in June 2020, with Darren Pratley netting the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win.

REF WATCH

Tom Nield will be the man in the middle on Wednesday evening. The referee has taken charge of 61 Championship games throughout his career, dishing out 235 yellow cards, and two red cards in that time.

He will be assisted by Bhupinder Singh Gill and Alan Cresswell, with Josh Smith as the Fourth Official.

TICKETS

Tickets for this fixture are now on general sale. Click here to secure your seat in SE7.

LIVE COVERAGE

Live coverage of Wednesday evening's fixture is restricted due to EFL's broadcasting rules. 

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Those in the UK and Ireland can watch the game live on Sky Sports+.

Live audio commentary will also be available for all CharltonTV subscribers. 

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