Preston v Queens Park Rangers: top-half push meets mid-table lift | OneFootball

Preston North End host Queens Park Rangers in the Championship on Monday, 6 April 2026 at Deepdale, with the visitors pushing for a top half finish and the hosts aiming to steady their form.

Queens Park Rangers sit 10th with 56 points, while Preston North End are 15th on 53. The reverse meeting finished 1-1.

Momentum favours Queens Park Rangers after three straight wins, including 6-1 against Portsmouth, 3-1 at Leicester City and 2-1 over Watford. Preston drew 2-2 at Leicester last time out, having beaten Stoke City 3-1 after a run of three defeats.

Injuries shape both squads. Preston are without Robbie Brady, Callum Lang, Jamal Lewis and Alistair McCann. Queens Park Rangers list Illias Chair, Nicolas Madsen, Karamoko Dembele, Ziyad Larkeche and Rayan Kolli as absentees.

Queens Park Rangers have scored 57 league goals but conceded 62, so chances could come at both ends. Rumarn Burrell (10 league goals) and Richard Kone (nine) carry their cutting edge, while Preston may lean on Lewis Norman Dobbin's supply line after his seven assists. With the hosts averaging 45% possession, transitions and set pieces could be key routes.

A home win would lift Preston to 56 points and could nudge them up the table towards a calmer finish. Victory for Queens Park Rangers would take them to 59 points and may strengthen their grip on the top half while keeping faint play-off hopes in view.