Defender Damion Stewart is suspended, so Neil Warnock will have to change his line-up for the first time since taking over as Queens Park Rangers manager.Warnock is expected to move Matt Connolly into the centre of defence and bring Peter Ramage in at right-back.
Swansea midfielder Andrea Orlandi may return after four weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.
Orlandi trained fully on Thursday and Friday, and could be given a place on the Swans' bench.
MATCH PREVIEW
Paulo Sousa returns to Loftus Road - where Swansea have never won a league game - for the first time since his troubled five-month spell at QPR was brought to an abrupt end last April.
Sousa has since guided Swansea to fifth place despite a number of key players being sold or injured since his arrival - an obstacle he also had to deal with at Rangers.
But problems on the pitch were the least of the ex-Portugal star's worries during his time in west London, where his management style was deeply unpopular with some members of the club's hierarchy.
They - and not Sousa - were eventually backed by co-owner Flavio Briatore: a man who thought QPR was a restaurant before buying the club in 2007, but saw fit to criticise the double Champions League winner's tactics and team selections.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• QPR have failed to score in three of their last five league meetings with Swansea.
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• Rangers were unbeaten in nine matches against the Welsh club before losing at the Liberty Stadium earlier this season.
Queens Park Rangers
• A victory for QPR would mean four consecutive home wins for the first time this season.
• Rangers are one of four clubs who have not been involved in a goalless draw in the Championship this season. Eight of their 11 draws have ended 1-1.
• They have managed only one clean sheet in 25 league outings.
• If he features, Lee Cook will be make his 250th league appearance, while Mikele Leigertwood is set to make his 250th career start.
Swansea
• Swansea have won - and scored - only once in their their last four matches.
• Beaten by West Brom on Tuesday, Swansea have not suffered back-to-back defeats since their first two games of the season.
• Paulo Sousa's side have kept more clean sheets (21) and been involved in more 0-0 draws (eight) than any other team in the Championship.
• They have the best defensive record in the division, and have also committed fewer fouls than any other side.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Swansea 2-0 QPR (3 October 2009)
Swansea scorers: Gower 74, Trundle 85.
Source: BBC Sport
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