Will Carlos give Fernando a starting place?

Carlos Carvalhal has to decide whether to give Fernando Forestieri a place in the starting line-up as we face our second game of the Easter weekend at QPR on Monday.

Forestieri proved to be the hero when he returned from injury as a second-half substitute and grabbed a vital late winner against Cardiff on Good Friday. Now we wait to see if the head coach gives him the nod from the start as our play-off challenge enters the final straight.

Glenn Loovens missed the Cardiff victory following a groin injury that forced him off at half-time against Newcastle, Vincent Sasso taking his place in the centre of the defence. Sam Hutchinson was ruled out again with the calf problem suffered at Barnsley and Sam Winnall was absent from the squad.

We go into the QPR match still holding the final play-off place and two points ahead of Fulham, who entertain Aston Villa on Monday.

Above us, Leeds are just one point clear and they are at home to Wolves while Reading, who opened up a four-point gap on us when they won at Villa on Saturday, host relegated Rotherham.

Third-placed Huddersfield, who are five points clear of the Owls and with a game in hand, travel to Derby in an early evening kick off.

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