Geoff Cameron, who has made a big impact since his arrival on loan from Stoke, is ineligible to play for QPR against his parent club.
Josh Scowen is likely to replace him in the starting line-up and should feature in midfield alongside Massimo Luongo, providing the Australian returns from international duty unscathed. Tomer Hemed (groin) should be back in contention.
Stoke will check on the fitness of Erik Pieters (quad) and Tom Ince (hernia). Sam Clucas, Darren Fletcher and Saido Berahino are pushing for recalls.
Last season: No Corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Stoke L D W D D; QPR W W W L W
Top scorers: Benik Afobe (Stoke) 5; Pawel Wszolek, Luke Freeman, Tomer Hemed & Eberechi Eze (QPR) 3
Match odds: Stoke evens, QPR 29-10, Draw 12-5
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)