08-08-2025, 07:46
Team News
A number of North End’s summer signings will be hoping to make their competitive bows for the club on matchday one.
One of the nine arrivals, Jordan Thompson will have to wait for his PNE debut, though, as he recovers from an ankle operation.
Robbie Brady is the only other known absentee after picking up a calf injury in a behind-closed-doors friendly which will keep him sidelined for a couple of weeks.
The Hosts
QPR will officially begin life under head coach Julien Stéphan on Saturday, following the arrival of the Frenchman in June.
The former Rennes and Strasbourg boss has taken over from Marti Cifuentes who guided the R’s to a 15th-placed finish in the second tier last term.
There hasn’t been too much change to the playing staff since the end of last season, although new additions Kwame Poku and Rumarn Burrell will be hoping to make an early impression following their arrival from League One.
Match Officials
Referee: Oliver Langford
Assistant Referee: Mark Stevens and Lee Venamore
Fourth Official: Jacob Miles
Oliver Langford will be the man in the middle for this first match of the season.
Langford last officiated North End in February 2024 and he has also refereed this fixture before, back in December 2022.
The official took charge of 31 matches during the 2024/25 season, showing 102 yellow cards and six reds.
Langford, why?
We’ve Met Before
PNE’s last victory at Loftus Road came on Good Friday in 2023, when Tom Cannon was at the double.
So here we are again, I genuinely have no idea how we are going to play, been an odd last couple of weeks, little from the club or the local press. Possibly Devine might be signed today, which will make the good people of ONEOnline happier, as I type, the transfer rumour thread has hit 1507 pages.
Coach at 7.30am, back to the M6/M40/A40 just a gentle 400 mile round trip to get the season started, bring it on
A number of North End’s summer signings will be hoping to make their competitive bows for the club on matchday one.
One of the nine arrivals, Jordan Thompson will have to wait for his PNE debut, though, as he recovers from an ankle operation.
Robbie Brady is the only other known absentee after picking up a calf injury in a behind-closed-doors friendly which will keep him sidelined for a couple of weeks.
The Hosts
QPR will officially begin life under head coach Julien Stéphan on Saturday, following the arrival of the Frenchman in June.
The former Rennes and Strasbourg boss has taken over from Marti Cifuentes who guided the R’s to a 15th-placed finish in the second tier last term.
There hasn’t been too much change to the playing staff since the end of last season, although new additions Kwame Poku and Rumarn Burrell will be hoping to make an early impression following their arrival from League One.
Match Officials
Referee: Oliver Langford
Assistant Referee: Mark Stevens and Lee Venamore
Fourth Official: Jacob Miles
Oliver Langford will be the man in the middle for this first match of the season.
Langford last officiated North End in February 2024 and he has also refereed this fixture before, back in December 2022.
The official took charge of 31 matches during the 2024/25 season, showing 102 yellow cards and six reds.
Langford, why?
We’ve Met Before
PNE’s last victory at Loftus Road came on Good Friday in 2023, when Tom Cannon was at the double.
So here we are again, I genuinely have no idea how we are going to play, been an odd last couple of weeks, little from the club or the local press. Possibly Devine might be signed today, which will make the good people of ONEOnline happier, as I type, the transfer rumour thread has hit 1507 pages.
Coach at 7.30am, back to the M6/M40/A40 just a gentle 400 mile round trip to get the season started, bring it on
Why should a man go to work, if he has the health and strength to stay in bed?