Saito, who opened the scoring against the Championship leaders at Loftus Road, was shown a red card by referee Tim Robinson for a challenge on Leeds winger Daniel James in second-half stoppage

Leeds United fought back to secure a 2-2 draw against Queens Park Rangers in the Championship on Saturday at Loftus Road. The result means the Whites will go into the international break at the top

QPR boss Marti Cifuentes believes that the Leeds United side they faced today was better than Daniel Farke's from the previous season.

Queens Park Rangers head coach Marti Cifuentes is convinced Leeds United are Premier League-bound as the Championship promotion race hots up. Cifuentes made the admission after the R's enthralling 2-2 daw with Daniel Farke's team at Loftus Road today.

Queens Park Rangers boss Marti Cifuentes will never forget humbling Leeds United at Loftus Road in 2024 but has warned his side to expect the Championship's best today. Leeds' automatic promotion hopes all-but disappeared with a 4-0 defeat at the hands of QPR, who celebrated securing their Championship status.

Martí Cifuentes has confirmed that Ilias Chair suffered a hamstring issue during QPR’s defeat to Middlesbrough on Tuesday night. The Morocco international was substituted after 55 minutes, just moments before Michael Carrick’s side took a 2-0 lead that the London outfit could not overcome.

Cifuentes said: "We are disappointed and sad. In many aspects I think we performed at a high level against a very good side. I think we really pushed to get a better result but despite we create more chances and controlled many parts of the game it was not enough.

Queen’s Park Rangers could be without up to seven players for their game against Leeds United. Queens Park Rangers welcome Championship leaders Leeds United to Loftus Road on Saturday in an early kick-off at 12.