The Hoops have won two and drawn two of their last four Sky Bet Championship games, and lifted themselves out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win at home against Norwich City.

We picked out six key players to keep an eye on at Loftus Road this evening.

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Steve Cook

The experienced 33-year-old centre back began his career at Brighton & Hove Albion, but it was a following 10-year stint at AFC Bournemouth for which he is most well-known.

He made 379 appearances for the Cherries, including 167 in the Premier League.

Cook switched to Nottingham Forest in January 2022, and then joined QPR last summer.

Jimmy Dunne

The 27-year-old centre half joined the Hoops from Burnley in July 2021, and has gone on to make 137 appearances for the club.

Capable of playing at right back, it was on the right-hand side of the defence where Dunne featured in the win against the Canaries.

Like Cook, he’s started each of QPR’s opening 19 games of the Championship season.

Kenneth Paal

Suriname international left back Paal signed for the Hoops from PSV in June 2022, and has since played 105 times for the club.

He has two Championship assists to his name this season, from 15 appearances.

Paal was forced off at half-time against the Canaries, but is expected to be available for the Hoops this week.

Nicolas Madsen

The 24-year-old Danish midfielder had permanent stints with FC Midtjylland and KVC Westerlo earlier in his career, and left the latter for the Hoops in the summer.

He’s scored two goals in 15 Championship games, including in the 2-1 win away against Luton Town at the end of August.

Koki Saito

The 23-year-old Japanese winger joined the Hoops on loan from Belgian side Lommel SK in August, and has played 20 times for the club so far.

Saito spent the previous two seasons on loan at Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

He has two Championship assists to his name so far with the Hoops.

Rayan Kolli

The exciting 19-year-old forward burst onto the scene in style at the weekend with a brace from the bench against the Canaries.

He made his QPR debut in August 2023, and featured 11 times in total last season.

His first and only Hoops start came on the opening weekend of the campaign, as QPR lost 3-1 at home to West Bromwich Albion, but he is surely in line for a start following his exploits against Norwich.