Queen's Park Rangers travel to the south coast this evening to face a Brighton side still very much in title contention, as it looks like two from three will gain promotion automatically this season.

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Hull have fallen away of late, but thanks to Middlesbrough's rise back to the top of the league, Brighton are still the underdogs in the race for the top two.

They still have to play Aitor Karanka's men, as well as hosting Derby and visiting Charlton, who could well be relegated tonight.

QPR, on the other hand, don't have much to play for, sitting in 11th place and are 13 points behind the play-off spots with just 12 more to play for.

Chris Hughton will be pleased that he has no new injury concerns, and Sam Baldock could well return to make his first start since the 2nd day of this month.

QPR are about to play four games in ten days, so it is expected that Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will rotate his squad. On top of this, he has Junior Hoilett and Conor Washington back, but Cole Kpekawa might miss this one out.

Here are THREE things to look out for in this game, according to FLW's Ryan Evans:

1) The momentum is on Brighton's side

After a highly impressive unbeaten start, Brighton fell off the pace slightly in the middle stages of the season. However, they have stuck with the big teams, and are now unbeaten in ten and trail leaders Middlesbrough by four points.

Friday's 5-0 thumping of Fulham will have bred even more confidence into this side, and what will please Hughton the most was that they were able to keep Ross McCormack and Moussa Dembele quiet.

A hat-trick for striker Tomer Hemed meant he moved on to 16 goals for the season, a fair way clear of anyone else at the Amex Staidum.

He is likely to be the key man for the Seagulls tonight, but can he perform against a better defence in order for his team to mount the pressure on the top two, who also play each other tonight.

Another key man will be David Stockdale. The 'keeper has made 442 accurate long balls, the most in the Sky Bet Championship this season.

2) QPR looking to get back to some form

Draw, lose, draw, win, draw. This recent form for Rangers has been so frustrating, and Hasselbaink will be stressing the importance to his players that they get some good form to take into the summer break.

After relegation from the Premier League last season, they would have expected at least a play-off spot this term, but that is now mathematically impossible.

The former Burton-boss will be hoping that he can take the club back to the top flight next season, so winning games now will do his team's confidence a world of good.

Taking points of Brighton will also be a major feather in Rangers' cap, so Hasselbaink will be demanding 100% out of each and every one of his men, despite there being not a lot to play for in terms of the table.

3) Nedum Onouha will hope to continue his great season

One positive coming out of Loftus Road is the form of Nedum Onouha. Starting every single game, he has won man of the match four times and in both centre back and right back. His versatility has been a great asset of his, and has won a lot of admirers throughout the division.

If Onouha was to help keep the Brighton attack quiet tonight, it will be one of his greatest success this season.

Can he and the QPR defence cope with Brighton's incredible forward line?

Brighton fans, what do you think? Are you confident of closing the gap on the top two tonight?

QPR fans, will you be able to live with their players? Let us know below!