Watford can secure their place in the Championship with a win at Queens Park Rangers but they will have to try and do so without captain Jay DeMerit and Scotland international Don Cowie.

USA defender DeMerit misses tonight's match with a muscle problem in the abdominal region and Cowie has a calf strain.

This means Martin Taylor returns at centre back alongside Dale Bennett and Stephen McGinn will replace his fellow Scot on the right of midfield.

Heidar Helguson is ineligible to play against his parent club so Henri Lansbury will once again start off Danny Graham up front.

Lloyd Doyley is on the bench after missing the last two matches with a hamstring problem.

There were reports QPR were going to field a number of youngsters after securing their place in the Championship but Neil Warnock has made just two changes.

Former Hornet Tamas Priskin and on loan Arsenal striker Jay Simpson have both been dropped and Antonio German and Rowan Vine start up top.

QPR: Cerny; Ramage, Gorkss, Leigertwood, Tosic; Ephraim, Faurlin, Buzsaky, Taarabt; Vine, German.

Subs: Putnins, Oastler, Cook, Parker, Brown, Priskin, Simpson.

Watford: Loach; Mariappa, Taylor, Bennett, Hodson; McGinn, Jenkins, Eustace, Harley; Lansbury, Graham.

Subs: Lee, Doyley, Oshodi, Bryan, Hoskins, Henderson, Sordell.