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Veteran goalkeeper Ben Hamer has signed a new short-term contract with Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
The 38-year-old originally joined the Londoners in September as cover after an injury to Joe Walsh.
Hamer has gone on to play seven times for the club since his debut in early November as he and Paul Nardi have competed to be first choice.
“Ben has had a big impact on the group since
Burrell’s injury was one of a number of problems that emerged from the win over the Blades for Stephan.
Defender Liam Morrison was injured in the warm-up and replaced by Steve Cook in the starting XI before Burrell and midfielder Jonathan Varane both had to be withdrawn in the first half.
Kwame Poku, who missed much of the start of the season with a hamstring injury since moving to the
Portsmouth manager John Mousinho says winger Josh Murphy is likely to be available for the visit of QPR on Friday (15:00 GMT kick-off) and has also praised Callum Lang’s form since returning to the side.
Murphy was forced off with an injury just eight minutes into the second half during the 1-1 draw at Derby on Saturday, with Lang having scored the opening goal at Pride Park.
“Josh hasn’t flagged
A few weeks ago, few on Teesside would have known who Hellberg was, but the man who guided Hammarby to successive runners-up finishes in Sweden’s Allsvenskan, is making a great impression at his new club.
After three fine wins, his side showed plenty of confidence against a QPR side that had travelled north on the back of four wins in five.
Only a crucial last-ditch block from Amadou Mbengue and
QPR head coach Julien Stephan is under no illusions as to the danger Norwich City pose, despite the Canaries’ poor start to the season which has left them second from bottom in the Championship table.
The Rs visit Carrow Road on Saturday (15:00 GMT) on the back of two victories, while their hosts have picked up just two points from their past six matches.
Norwich sacked Liam Manning earlier this
Off the back of an impressive 3-2 win over Hull on Saturday, QPR started on the front foot in Lancashire – although they were forced into a first-half change in goal when Ben Hamer collided with team-mate Steve Cook and was unable to continue.
Chair was denied by a sharp save from Blackburn goalkeeper Aynsley Pears, Kristi Montgomery blocked Karamoko Dembele’s goalbound shot behind for a corner and Jonathan Varane
Boss Julien Stephan is focused on set-pieces as he tries to halt QPR’s slide down the Championship table.
Ahead of Saturday’s visit of Hull City (15:00 GMT) QPR are winless in their past four games in the Championship, taking a single point, scoring just two goals, and have slipped to 16th, having been sixth in early October.
Stephan told BBC Radio London it had been “important to refresh mentally and
Queens Park Rangers captain Jimmy Dunne says that his side are still “looking up” despite their poor form before the November international break.
QPR are winless in their last four games in the Championship but Dunne insists confidence has not been hit by results because teams are so close in the division.
Six points separate 16th-placed QPR and Hull, who sit in the play-off places in fifth, a gap
Southampton started brightly as they adjusted to life under interim boss Tonda Eckert.
Adam Armstrong picked the ball up outside the box and tried his luck with an angled shot, which was deflected away for a corner.
The first chance for the hosts came in the 13th minute. A deep corner from Ilias Chair was nodded down by Jimmy Dunne, played on by Amadou Mbengue and into the path of
Both sides went into the game on the back of midweek draws, with the visitors making six changes to their starting line-up while City boss Gerhard Struber’s solitary tweak restored Mark Sykes in place of Ross McCrorie on the right flank.
While Rangers threatened in patches, with half-chances for Koki Saito and Kader Dembele, it was City who created the better opportunities and Scott Twine should have hit the target