Taarabt poised to return

11 April 2011 16:00
Adel Taarabt is set to return for QPR when the leaders travel to Barnsley. Rangers' 15-goal skipper missed Saturday's surprise 4-1 defeat at Scunthorpe due to a stomach virus but has been given the all-clear to link up with the rest of the squad in Yorkshire. Striker Heidar Helguson was rested as a precaution at the weekend and is poised to return to the starting line-up along with defender Kaspars Gorkss, who dropped to the bench. Danny Shittu was taken off at half-time at Glanford Park and looks likely to make way for Gorkss, while fellow centre-half Matt Connolly is also pushing to return to the squad. Defender Peter Ramage (cruciate) and striker Jamie Mackie (broken leg) remain long-term absentees.

Source: PA