Queens Park Rangers go into the international break just one point off the play-offs, as life under Mark Warburton remains good for the West Londoners.

After a 4-2 win at home to Blackburn Rovers at the weekend QPR pulled themselves up to 9th in the Championship, with just one point separating them from Bristol City in 6th.

Goals from Nahki Wells, Ebere Eze, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Jordan Hugill gave Warburton’s team the win in W12, preventing a three-game losing streak in the league going into the international break, after defeats to West Brom and Cardiff City last week.

QPR travel to Hull City in two weeks, and Warburton will have plenty to ponder before then. Here we take a look at three things that QPR need to work on during the international break:

Defensive organisation

Last week’s 3-0 defeat at Cardiff City showed just how unorganised QPR’s defence has been this season. Two poor goals were conceded against Blackburn as well, and QPR’s search for their first clean sheet of the season continues - they and Luton Town are the only two teams to not keep a clean sheet in the Championship this season.

Warburton has often switched between a back-four or a five. During the international break he needs to figure out which is best for his team, and work out whether he wants Geoff Cameron or Yoann Barbet to partner Toni Leistner, or indeed both.

Who's the number one?

This is another decision that Warburton needs to make before the Hull game. He started the season with Joe Lumley as the number one choice, but summer-signing Liam Kelly from Livingston has played the last two games.

Kelly has looked shaky in games against Cardiff and Blackburn, and Warburton may turn back to Lumley for the next. Both will be contesting for a starting spot in training over the next two weeks, as Warburton faces another selection headache next time out.

Few think that Warburton knows what his best team is yet, especially from the defence backwards. He'll be looking to figure it out in two weeks training before the Hull game.

Exposed defence

Whilst the defensive side of things have failed at QPR so far this season, they've not had much help from those in-front of them.

When QPR go froward they commit players and it leaves their defence vulnerable to the counter-attack. Warburton often deploys a midfield three with either Luke Amos or Josh Scowen holding, but they seem to be just as attacking as their two midfield partners.

Whoever plays that role against Hull in two weeks will need to give more reassurance to his defenders, and help them get off the mark for clean sheets this season.

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