Preview: Sunderland vs. Queens Park Rangers – prediction, team news, lineups

On Saturday afternoon, Sunderland takes on Queens Park Rangers in an attempt to avoid losing in the

Championship for the seventh time in a row.

QPR, who have lost their last two games and are only one point above the relegation zone, will make the

lengthy trip to the Stadium of Light in the meantime.

Taking everything into account, Marti Cifuentes is doing some of the best work in the Championship this

year and making an impact that the fans of QPR could not have imagined.

But even with a recent winning streak of five games in a row, the Hoops remain dangerously close to

finishing in the bottom three once more.

Although QPR equalized late in the game against West Bromwich Albion, a 2-2 draw at home was a fair

and reasonable outcome. They would have been extremely dissatisfied to lose 2-0 at home to

Middlesbrough.

Although it was the first loss QPR have suffered at Loftus Road in five games since January 14, their

recent away performance had been outstanding.

Arriving to the Stadium of Light, QPR has triumphed over Blackburn Rovers, Bristol City, and Leicester

City in three of their previous four away games.

In the meantime, Sunderland’s season is falling apart in ways that their owners could not have predicted,

a sentiment that their supporters most likely do not share.

After six straight losses, Michael Beale was fired and Mick Dodds took over as interim manager, but the

move did not have the intended impact.

Sunderland is presently nine points above the relegation zone and eleven points behind the playoffs,

putting them in a position where they may begin making plans for 2024–25.

Their previous three defeats came against groups that are presently in the