Both sides come in to this Good Friday clash with little to play for, with Watford‘s slim hopes of finishing in the top six hanging on by a thread after a 0-0 draw with struggling Leicester City ahead of the international break.

Queens Park Rangers return to Loftus Road after a 6-1 hammering of Portsmouth, making it two successive wins and a return to form that leaves them firmly sat in mid-table mediocrity.

This marks then an opportunity to continue this recent upwards trajectory, whilst the away side know anything less than three points would all but end their faint chances at a play-off place.

After a woeful run of form that saw Rangers suffer four consecutive defeats without scoring, victories over Leicester and Portsmouth have re-established the feel-good factor around West London.

With nine goals netted in those two games, the Easter weekend represents a great opportunity for the R’s to flex their goalscoring prowess against stronger opposition. Indeed, a favourable run in, outside of games against Ipswich Town and Millwall, could well see Rangers finish in their highest league position for a number of seasons.

One key worry for the home side concerns defensive frailties, with...