Brighton raided the EFL during the summer, signing two of the Championship’s most in-demand players in Neal Maupay and Adam Webster, in addition to picking up Portsmouth's Matt Clarke after an impressive season.

They also sent players the other way, with five loanees joining teams in England’s second tier.

Anthony Knockaert joined Fulham, Christian Walton joined Blackburn, Matt Clarke joined Derby County, Beram Kayal joined Charlton Athletic, and Jan Mlakar joined QPR.

Knockaert, Walton, and Clarke have all featured regularly for their respective sides but Kayal and Mlakar have been given less opportunities to impress.

You would imagine that at 31, Kayal’s career at the Amex is all but over, however, the same cannot be said for the 20-year-old forward Mlakar.

The Slovenian striker joined Brighton in January and looks to be a player that could have an impact for the Premier League club in the future if he develops well.

With that in mind, we have put a spotlight on his performances on-loan at QPR this season.

QPR have made a successful start to the season under new boss Mark Warburton and sit seventh in the Championship, only outside the play-off places on goal difference.

Mlakar has not quite had as positive a start. He has made four appearances for the Hoops in the 2019/20 campaign, coming off the bench twice in the Championship, in addition to making one start and one substitute appearance in the Carabao Cup.

Despite playing 190 minutes for the club this season, the forward is yet to provide either a goal or an assist.

He has looked to be positive with his movement and with the ball at his feet, as evidenced by his eight touches in the opposition box and five dribbles so far, but it is his final product that has let him down.

Mlakar’s cross success rate has been 0% this season, with all five of his crosses missing the mark, while he has had just one shot–a tame volley that was easily gathered by Portsmouth’s Craig MacGillivray.

His pass success rate of 79.6% shows that he has moved the ball well, particularly in the final third where he has a 100% pass success rate, but he will have been hoping to have a more meaningful impact.

Despite what has been a lacklustre start, Mlakar appears to have the faith of Warburton, having featured in the Rs last two league games and will be hoping to impress more with his contributions moving forward.

In truth, it hasn’t been a great start but it is early days and there is certainly no need for concern for Brighton fans just yet.