Queens Park Rangers Fixture List Spells Premier League Relegation

Following a Championship winning season in 2010/11 Queens Park Rangers secured promotion back to the top flight in style, but the fairytale is now in danger of becoming a nightmare.

Currently sitting in 18^th place, but crucially just one point behind the 17^th place Bolton Wanderers and three off of 16^th Blackburn Rovers, it is forthcoming fixtures that could spell the end.

This is in spite of the fact that they have a superior goal difference to those around them.

So Far

It has certainly been a baptism by fire back in the top flight, with the only highlight, so far, being a home victory against Chelsea.

Come the seasons end, fans will, no doubt, look at the points dropped against those teams they now find themselves fighting with.

Their return last August kicked off with a 4-0 home drubbing at the hands of Bolton Wanderers, and ended with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium.

An unbeaten September showed promise, with draws at home to Newcastle and Aston Villa sandwiching an away win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

However, only two more wins came their way before the end of the year, with a run of three draws and five defeats in all competitions through December and early January saw the end of Neil Warnock.

Mark Hughes came in, brought in some new players and started with two wins in his first three games.

Since Wigan were dispatched on January 21 though, no more wins have followed, and saying they now face an uphill task is putting it mildly.

Looking Forward

Ian Wright stated last week: "You look at their run-in and I honestly can't see them getting a point out of that so it looks like, for me, Wigan, QPR and Wolves [to go down]."

This drew attention to the club, which could rue recent defeats to Wolves, Blackburn and Bolton.

Relegation could also be disastrous for another reason, with recent reports stating that the club have failed to insert relegation wage drop clauses into many contracts.

This could result in severe financial difficulties for the club, whilst the term ‘financial apocalypse’ could perhaps fall wide of the mark and be scaremongering.

By looking at the remaining fixtures, below, you will gain some idea of the task facing Queens Park Rangers in the coming weeks.

March

Liverpool (H) 21^st

Sunderland (A) 24^th

Arsenal (H) 31^st

April

Man Utd (A) 8^th

Swansea City (H) 11^th

West Bromwich Albion (A) 14^th

Tottenham Hotspur (H) 21^st

Chelsea (A) 29^th

May

Stoke City (H) 6^th

Manchester City (A) 13^th