Preview: Queens Park Rangers vs. Luton Town – prediction, team news, lineups
A place in the EFL Cup third round will be at stake when Queens Park Rangers play host to Luton Town on Tuesday.
QPR beat Cambridge United in the first round of the EFL Cup, while the Hatters are entering the competition in the second-round stage.
QPR have experienced an underwhelming start to the Championship season, having taken two points from their opening three league games.
They began the campaign with a 3-1 defeat against Cambridge United, before playing out consecutive draws with Sheffield United and Plymouth Argyle.
The R’s would have been particularly disappointed with Saturday’s result against the Pilgrims, who were reduced to 10 men in the 29th minute and then to nine men in the 91st minute.
However, QPR can at least take some comfort from the fact they are unbeaten in their last three competitive matches – a run which began with a 2-1 away win over Cambridge in the first round of the EFL Cup.
After avoiding a third consecutive first-round exit, QPR will now be looking to seal their place in the next round by clinching their first home win of the season.
Recently relegated Luton have made a poor start to their Championship campaign, having seen their first three matches produce one win and two defeats.
The Hatters began the season with a disappointing 4-1 defeat to Burnley on the opening day of the season, before they showed great character to hold Portsmouth to a goalless draw after playing an hour with 10 men.
However, they were unable to build upon that dogged performance as they fell to a narrow 1-0 loss in Saturday’s away clash with Preston North End, leaving them in 23rd place in the Championship table.
Having failed to win their last nine competitive matches, the Hatters will travel to Loftus Road with aspirations of claiming their first win since beating Bournemouth 2-1 on April 6.
The Hatters are hoping to reach the third round of the EFL Cup for the second season in a row after beating Gillingham at this stage of the competition last term.
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