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MACKIE: 'TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED'

Posted on: Thu 18 Nov 2010

Jamie Mackie is adamant Rangers will have to be at their very best to run out victors against Preston North End on Saturday.

Whilst the R's currently occupy second spot in the npower Championship, the Lilywhites are struggling at the foot of the table, with just 14 points from their 17 fixtures to date.

Despite such conflicting starts to the season, Mackie - the R's top-scorer with eight goals to his name - is expecting another tough test when Darren Ferguson's men come to town.

"You can't suggest that it's going to be a straightforward win - not for a second," he told www.qpr.co.uk.

"Every fixture in this league is tough and Saturday will be no different. Any team can beat each other in this league.

"That's the nature of the npower Championship - which makes it one of the best divisions in the World."

The 25 year-old added: "If we apply ourselves like we know we can, I'm confident we'll get the result we're all craving.

"We want Loftus Road to be a fortress, which it has been so far this season, and hopefully we'll continue our good home form on Saturday."

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Mackie is right, every game will be difficult whether we're playing a team from the middle or bottom. We're all fighting for something, that's what makes getting out of this division so hard.

Treat every game like a cup final.

Preston Official Site

Match Preview: QPR Vs Preston Posted on: Fri 19 Nov 2010
QUEENS PARK RANGERS VERSUS PRESTON NORTH END

Preston North End finish off a busy week in the transfer market by travelling to Loftus Road to take on the richest club in the Championship.[/u]

Following Friday night's defeat, manager Darren Ferguson has acted swiftly and brought in Ritchie De Laet, Michael Tonge and Danny Pugh on emergency loans to add numbers and experience to his North End squad.

This experience will be vital for the Lilywhites who go down to take on a side who are unbeaten at home in the Championship and are currently sitting just one point off of leaders Cardiff City.

In fact, Rangers are yet to lose a game in the league this season but North End have been looking good away from home and will offer a stern test for Warnock's men after bringing in reinforcements during the week.




Darren Ferguson admitted that Callum Davidson will miss the trip to Loftus Road after picking up a groin injury against Hull City on Friday night.

Paul Coutts looks set to miss the trip as well; however, Ferguson will welcome the three new recruits into the side for the game against QPR.

One blow for Ferguson is that Keith Treacy will miss the game through suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season after coming on as a substitute against Hull City.

QPR LAST LINE-UP
Patrick Kenny
Clint Hill
Kaspars Gorkss
Kyle Walker
Tommy Smith
Shaun Derry
Alejandro Faurlin
Jamie Mackie
Adel Taarabt
Rob Hulse
Hogan Ephraim

QPR STATS
Top Scorer: Jamie Mackie, eight goals
Bad Boy: Shaun Derry, six yellow cards
Most Appearances: Patrick Kenny, Shaun Derry, Jamie Mackie, 18 starts



7/1 for Preston to win
9/1 for Jon Parkin to score first
10/1 for Iain Hume to score first
135/1 for Paul Parry to score in 1-0 win






QPR striker Patrick Agyemang has made 11 appearances for the R's this season, all of which have come from the substitutes bench.

Rangers' number 19 moved to Loftus Road from Preston North End in January 2008 and put pen-to-paper on a four-and-a-half year deal.

Agyemang joined North End in 2004 from Gillingham and chipped in with goals although many of his appearances for the Lilywhites were made coming on from the substitutes bench.





One of the most exciting players currently playing outside of the Premier League in England is Adel Taarabt.

The midfielder signed for Neil Warnock's side on a permanent basis at the beginning of this season after having previous loan spells at Loftus Road.

The Moroccan has already notched six goals this season and is very much seen as the one who pulls the strings for Rangers, with the playmaker already claiming seven assists to his name.

Taarabt's all round ability going forward is what has caused many concerns for defenders visiting West London and QPR's number seven will most definitely be the one to watch from our opponents.



The trip to Loftus Road that pne.com have highlighted ahead of Saturday's match is North End's 2-0 victory against the R's in November 2005.

The midweek contest saw Preston pick up the impressive victory against QPR with two second half goals.

Preston's first came courtesy of striker David Nugent who scored with his first touch after coming off of the bench for Adam Nowland.

The Lilywhites' second came after Callum Davidson ran through Rangers' defence in the 85th minute before coolly slotting the ball past Simon Royce.



Saturday afternoon's man in the middle is Mr David Phillips.

This will be Phillips' first time officiating a Preston North End fixture with the referee rarely going north of the Midlands to take charge of a game.

Phillips has refereed one Championship game this season between Millwall and Reading, and the referee has dished out five red cards in the past two seasons.

The last game that Phillips took charge of was on the 13th November between Gillingham and Crewe Alexandra.

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