Michael Appleton provides update on Charlie Patino and Lewis Fiorini after QPR win

QPR 10/11 Blackpool 29/10 Draw 5/2

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Shayne Lavery has put himself in the frame to start after his pumped-up display off the bench against Swansea on Saturday.

Should he feature, he might start on the left in place of Theo Corbeanu, who was hooked off at half-time on the weekend.

Elsewhere, Jordan Gabriel might be ready to start his first game of the season after making two sub appearances so far on his return from injury.

In midfield, Charlie Patino will be aiming to start after only starting on the bench against Swansea.

Here’s how we think the Seasiders might line up.

“We’ve just got to make sure we focus on our performance on Saturday and not the result, because the results for both sides could have been and perhaps should have been different.

“You could argue Sunderland should have won the game and we should have won our game, but as it was they somehow found a way to get a point out of the game and we lose.

“It will be interesting to see how the game pans out on Tuesday because there’s normally a fantastic atmosphere at Loftus Road, so we’re expecting a quick start.

“Michael Beale has gone in there and it’s still early days for him. But even when Mark had them over the last few years they’ve been a side that have been easy on the eye and they’ve got a lot of young players.

“You’ve only got to look at the top end of the pitch and the quality they’ve got, because they’ve got some players who could potentially play in any team in this division.

“Like all of us, the manager will be judged on how many points he can pick up but at the same time, they seem a very sensible football club in terms of wanting to play a certain way, they want to develop players, hopefully similar to ourselves and do it the right way.”

There’s no fresh injury news to report for the Seasiders, meaning Gary Madine remains sidelined with a shin complaint.

Luke Garbutt, Kevin Stewart, Keshi Anderson and Jake Beesley also remain sidelined.

As for QPR, Michael Beale will be without Jordan Archer, Taylor Richards and Jake Clarke-Salter.

Kenneth Paal and Chris Willock should return though.

Blackpool head to the capital today looking to bounce back from consecutive league defeats.

The Seasiders found themselves on the wrong end of a cruel 1-0 defeat to Swansea City on Saturday, conceding the decisive goal in the 87th minute of the game.

Despite the result, Michael Appleton’s side performed well and were the side looking more likely to win the game late on, only to be sucker-punched on the counter attack three minutes from time.

It means the Seasiders have begun the new season with a win and two defeats, leaving Appleton’s men in 17th place.

Tonight’s opponents QPR, meanwhile, have taken four points from their opening three league games.

Michael Beale’s side recovered from two goals down on Saturday to draw 2-2 with Sunderland, their last-gasp equaliser coming via the head of goalkeeper Seny Dieng.

Tonight’s game will be refereed by Andy Davies, who found himself at the centre of a controversy at the weekend after ruling out a 96th minute equaliser for Barrow during their 1-0 defeat to Sutton United.

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Blackpool head to Loftus Road tonight looking to get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats in the Championship.

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