HOME GROUND: Loftus Road

MANAGER: Mark Hughes

LAST SEASON STATS

Premier League: 17th
FA Cup: 4th Round
League Cup: 2nd Round
Europe: Did not qualify
Top scorer (all comps): Heidar Helguson, 9

SQUAD

STAR MAN: DJIBRIL CISSE

Last season he either scored or got sent off in nearly every game. If he can just stop getting sent off...

UNSUNG HERO: NEDUM ONUOHA

A rock-solid defender who doesn't mind getting forward, he can play himself into the England squad this season

SUMMER TRANSFERS

In: Park Ji-sung (Man. United, £2m), Samba Diakite (Nancy, £2.3m), Junior Hoilett (Blackburn, £TBC), Jose Bosingwa (Chelsea), Robert Green (West Ham, free), Ryan Nelsen (Tottenham, free), Andrew Johnson (Fulham, free), Fabio (Man. United, loan)

Out: Paddy Kenny (Leeds, £400,000), Heidar Helguson (Cardiff, free), Peter Ramage (released), Danny Gabbidon (released), Danny Shittu (released), Fitz Hall (released), Gary Borrowdale (released), Lee Cook (released), Rowan Vine (released), Patrick Agyemang (released), Akos Buzsaky (released)

STRONGEST LINEUP

[GK] GREEN

[RB] ONUOHA                                   

[CB] FERDINAND                                    

[CB] NELSEN                 

[LB] FABIO

[RM] PARK                                   

[CM] FAURLIN                                   

[CM] DIAKITE                                   

[LM] HOILETT

[AM] TAARABT

[CF] CISSE

4-4-1-1                                    

Playing style: direct

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RATINGS

DEFENCE: 6

MIDFIELD: 7

ATTACK: 7

OVERALL: 6.6

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