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These players will be absent from Wednesday's clash at Loftus Road

Wednesday night football in the Championship sees Southampton kick off their post-Will Still era away at QPR.

The Saints sacked the 33-year-old following their recent defeat against Preston North End, leaving the club 21st, three points above the drop with just two wins in 13 league games this season.

QPR are reeling after a couple of defeats in their last two games, which have seen them slip away from the play-off spot which they occupied at the October international break. A 4-1 defeat at Loftus Road against Ipswich Town on Saturday means that only the Sheffield clubs have conceded more than Julien Stephan's side this season.

Southampton could see this meeting as a good way to pick up that much-needed bounce back after a managerial sacking, but the Hoops will be keen to get back to winning ways themselves.

It'll be another tense Championship encounter under the lights, but these nine players won't be available for selection.

QPR's injury news ahead of midweek Southampton battle

QPR have picked up just one win in four since the end of the October international break, which is disappointing, as Julien Stephan was able to welcome back the likes of Kwame Poku, Ilias Chair, Jake Clarke-Salter and Rhys Norrington-Davies to the fold over that week-break, seeing the Hoops move even closer to being full strength.

The treatment room at Loftus Road is rather empty at the moment, with only goalkeeper Joe Walsh and left-back Ziyad Larkeche out for the game this Wednesday.

Walsh has been out for close to two months now after breaking his wrist. The 23-year-old started this season as Stephan's first choice shot-stopper, but conceded 11 goals in four league games before his injury.

Larkeche, however, hasn't featured at all this season for QPR after he sustained an ACL injury in August. The Frenchman spent last year on loan at Dundee, last appearing for the Hoops in April 2024.

Interim manager Tonda Eckert has a little more to deliberate when it comes to team selection this weekend, with seven players expected to miss Southampton's trip to QPR.

Starting with the definites — Wellington serves the second of a three-match ban after picking up a late red card in Southampton's last away match against Blackburn Rovers.

Additionally, hamstring injuries have hit both Ross Stewart and Shea Charles. A timeline isn't set on the Scottish striker, although it was reported he'd miss "a substantial period" when his injury was disclosed in mid-October, whilst Charles is set to be out until late December with his setback.

Sam Edozie is set to miss the better part of a month due to an ankle injury, as is defender Elias Jelert after he picked up a quad injury late last month.

And in terms of doubts, Cameron Archer's ankle injury which saw him withdrawn at Blackburn resulted in him missing Preston, too, although Will Still did say that he was a "maybe" ahead of his final game in charge, so he could be ready to play some part at Loftus Road.