PREVIEW | Watford vs QPR - team news, lineups, predictions | OneFootball

Watford host QPR at Vicarage Road this Saturday in matchweek two of the EFL Championship.

The Hornets will be keen to respond after last weekend’s narrow defeat to Charlton Athletic, with the home crowd expecting them to rediscover their cutting edge in front of goal.

QPR arrive in Hertfordshire off the back of a battling draw against Preston North End. Julien Stéphan’s side may look to keep things tight and hit Watford on the break, hoping to take advantage of any gaps in the hosts’ defence.

When these sides last met, the R's claimed a 3-1 victory - a result the visitors wouldn’t mind repeating.

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James Batchelor (TheWatfordWay): Watford welcome Queens Park Rangers to Vicarage Road this weekend, with the spotlight firmly on head coach Paulo Pezzolano. The Uruguayan manager finds himself under early pressure after suffering defeat in each of his opening two matches at the helm, and will be eager to secure a positive result in front of the home supporters to steady the club’s start to the campaign.

Hector Kyprianou has made an assured start to life with the Golden Boys, while Nestory Irankunda and Kwadwo Baah shone in the EFL Cup win over Norwich City, highlighting their growing influence in the side.

Prediction: 1-1

Predicted lineups

Watford: Egil Selvik, Jeremy Ngakia, James Abankwah, Kévin Keben, Marc Bola, Imran Louza, Hector Kyprianou, Nestory Irankunda, Moussa Sissoko, Kwadwo Baah, Luca Kjerrumgaard

QPR: Joe Walsh, Kieran Morgan, Liam Morrison, Amadou Mbengue, Esquerdinha, Sam Field, Nicolas Madsen, Karamoko Dembélé, Ilias Chair, Kwame Poku, Zan Celar

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Last starting XIs

Watford ( vs Norwich City 2025-08-12): Egil Selvik, Ryan Andrews, Max Alleyne, Hector Kyprianou, Marc Bola, Tom Ince, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Jack Grieves, Nestory Irankunda, Vivaldo Semedo, Edo Kayembe

QPR ( vs Plymouth Argyle 2025-08-12): Paul Nardi, Jaiden Putman, Tylon Smith, Harvey Vale, Alex Wilkie, Emmerson Sutton, Daniel Bennie, Jaylan Pearman, Rayan Kolli, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Rumarn Burrell