Queens Park Rangers v Wrexham: play-off push meets top-half charge | OneFootball

Queens Park Rangers host Wrexham in the Championship on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at Loftus Road, with the visitors ninth and chasing the top six while the hosts in 12th look to close the gap in a tightening mid-table pack.

Queens Park Rangers won the reverse fixture 3-1 at Wrexham in September, a useful reference point as the London side seek a repeat on home turf. Wrexham arrive above them in the table and with momentum from a solid winter run.

Recent league form points to contrasting routes. Queens Park Rangers have tightened up with back-to-back goalless draws after a 3-0 home win over Sheffield Wednesday. Wrexham's last four league games read wins at Blackburn and Derby, then a narrow loss to Norwich and a draw against Leicester, underlining their resilience.

Team news matters. Queens Park Rangers list Jake Clarke-Salter, Illias Chair, Koki Saito, Rumarn Burrell, Kwame Poku, Ziyad Larkeche, Jonathan Varane and Esquerdinha as injured absentees. Wrexham report injuries to Danny Ward, Eliott Lee, Ryan Hardie, Lewis Brunt and Aaron James.

The match-up could hinge on aerial supply versus defensive organisation. Wrexham have scored 10 headed goals and deliver plenty of crosses from open play with 21.53% accuracy, with Kieffer Moore on 10 league goals. Queens Park Rangers have eight clean sheets and may look to keep the game compact, having recently shut out Stoke and Oxford.

Three points would strengthen Wrexham's play-off bid from ninth. For Queens Park Rangers, a home win from 12th would pull them closer to the top-six picture in a congested middle third of the table.