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QPR host Watford on Friday evening with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
The hosts have lost all of their last five Championship fixtures and lie in 18th place in the league but are 11 points above the drop and so the cup could be worth a real shot for the London side.
Steve McClaren’s side have also lost just one of their last five home meetings with Watford in all competitions and, with no fifth round replays anymore, they will fancy their chances of causing an upset.
The visitors are dark horses for winning the competition outright with so many big hitters already out or facing one another and Watford sitting comfortably in eighth in the league in no danger of being relegated.
Javi Gracia’s side have only lost one of their last six games in all competitions and won the only previous FA Cup meeting between the sides in 1980 but may rest players and will need to be wary of complacency against the Championship outfit.
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What time does it start?
QPR vs Watford kicks off at 7.45pm (GMT) on Friday February 15.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2.
Highlights will be shown at 10.30pm (GMT) on Match of the Day on BBC One on Saturday February 16.
Predicted line-ups
QPR: Lumley, Furlong, Leistner, Hall, Wszolek, Luongo, Cousins, Freeman, Bidwell, Wells, Smith
Watford: Gomes, Kiko Femenia, Kabasele, Britos, MasinaM Cleverley, Capoue, Pereyra, Sema, Deulofeu, Gray
Gomes has been a mainstay at Watford in recent years (Getty) Form guide…
QPR: LDLWLL
Watford: WDWLDW
Head-to-head…
QPR 2 (Barton, Austin) Watford 1 (Ranegie), Championship, April 2014
Watford 0 QPR 0, Championship, December 2013
Watford 0 QPR 2 (Taarabt, Smith), Championship, April 2011
QPR 1 (Smith) Watford 3 (Graham 2, Mutch), Championship, December 2010
QPR 1 (Buzsaky) Watford 0, Championship, April 2010
Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events Odds…
QPR to win: 15/4
Watford to win: 5/6
Draw: 13/5
(Odds provided by Betfair)
Prediction…
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