Pick of the stats: West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers
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West Bromwich Albion will seek to consolidate their Championship play-off spot as they host Queens Park Rangers on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
The sixth-placed Baggies are unbeaten in three games but there are four sides below them within three points with 11 league games remaining.
After back-to-back defeats, QPR are now eight points behind Albion in 14th and have lost their past three away games in succession.
West Bromwich Albion have lost just one of their past 11 league games against QPR (W7 D3), scoring 2.4 goals per match on average across that time.
This century, QPR have won just one of their 12 away league games against West Brom (D4 L7). That run includes a 7-1 defeat in August 2018 at the Hawthorns.
West Bromwich Albion have won six of their past eight home league matches (D1 L1) and haven't lost any of their last 17 Championship home games against a side from London (W5 D12) since a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in September 2009.
QPR have lost five of their past seven league games (W2), losing each of their last three on the road. They last had a longer losing run on their travels between February and April 2023.
West Brom's John Swift has had a hand in a goal in each of his last two Championship games (1 goal, 1 assist). He hasn't done so in three in a row since September/October 2023.