QPR manager Mark Warburton expects a tough test against unbeaten West Bromwich Albion.

The Rs head into the game looking to recapture their early season good form, having beaten Everton 8-7 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the EFL Cup this week.

Before that result, Warburtonโ€™s side had gone three games without a win in the league, a spate of poor performances which saw them drop out of the top six.

Warburton said: โ€œWe know West Brom have one of the strongest squads in the division.

โ€œThey are good physically, are effective from set-pieces, they have a huge amount of quality amongst their ranks.

โ€œItโ€™s going to be a tough test but one you have to enjoy."

Lee Wallace, Sam Field, and Charlie Owens will all miss out for the Rs while Kean Bryan, Dara Oโ€™Shea, Rayhaan Tulloch, and Matt Clarke make up a lengthy injury list for the Baggies.

QPR fans can take some hope from the head-to-head record between the two sides, with the Rs winning 21 games compared to West Bromโ€™s 16 with 11 draws.

Tonightโ€™s opponents West Brom have recovered from relegation quickly and are coming off the back of an eight-game unbeaten run stretching back to a 3-1 loss against Leeds on the last day of the 2020/21 Premier League season.

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They currently sit in third place with four wins, four draws, and, alongside AFC Bournemouth, are one of just two teams yet to lose a game in the Championship this season.

However, West Brom are also currently on a run of three consecutive draws, after a stalemate against Derby County and two 1-1 draws against Millwall and Preston North End.

But the Baggiesโ€™ league victories over Luton Town, Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, and Peterborough United show that they can beat any team in the division.