'Difficult market for goalscorers'

Michael Frey, who joined QPR during the last January window, is the club's leading scorer this season

What do QPR need in January?

With a fully-fit squad they look solid in goal, defence and central midfield but need cover at full-back and strengthening in attack.

Top scorer Michael Frey has four goals in all competitions, and had been out injured for two months before returning off the bench against Preston before Christmas, while Sam Field, Jimmy Dunne and Rayan Kolli are the next on the list with three.

Zan Celar has struggled since joining the club in the summer and scored his first two goals at the end of November, while one of their biggest players, Ilias Chair, has yet to score after an injury-disrupted start to the season.

What sort of business are they likely to do?

You would expect they will be looking at the areas mentioned above, but in terms of goalscorers, they will find it a difficult market in January. They went into the season with two recognised strikers in the squad and we've seen the risk that poses.

How successful have they been in recent January windows?

There has not been too much to shout about in recent years, although the signings of Lucas Andersen (from Aalborg BK) and Michael Frey (from Royal Antwerp) could be said to have made a difference last season as both featured in a strong second half of the campaign, scoring one goal each.

Are there likely to be any notable departures?

It looks unlikely that anyone will be leaving, given they really need everyone they have and I am not sure they would be inclined to sell unless it was an offer they couldn't refuse.

How important is the transfer window likely to be in determining the success of their season?

There were quite high hopes after the strong finish to last season. But a poor run of results from mid-September for a couple of months drained a lot of that. Things picked up with a seven-game unbeaten run, including four wins and four clean sheets, that ended at Swansea on Boxing Day.

It could be important to get a forward in to help young Kolli, who has shown good potential and scored two important goals off the bench against Norwich and another against Preston.