Queens Park Rangers have enjoyed a mixed start to their Championship campaign so far, with the West London side having registered two wins, one draw and two losses from their first five league games. Could a change in approach aid Mark Warburton's quest for perfection? Let's take a look. 

Firstly, it is important to assess QPR's current formation.

At present, the R's set up in a formation which is common amongst most leagues in European and indeed world football, the 4-2-3-1 formation. Warburton tends to start either Nahki Wells or Jordan Hugill in the single striking position, with three players supporting from behind in the central attacking and wide positions.

This is a system which as mentioned earlier, has delivered a mixed bag of results for the R's thus far, meaning that Warburton may wish to consider a change in formation to get the best out of his charges.

The formation which could suit QPR well is a flat 4-4-2 formation, which could be headed up by a front two of target man Hugill and clinical finisher Wells.

One of the main reasons why this switch to two up front could be beneficial is the fact that throughout their respective careers, both Wells and Hugill have had more success at playing in a two-man partnership rather than as a lone frontman.

Take Wells for example, during his time at Bradford City, the then Bantams manager, Phil Parkinson, utilised Wells in a front two combination with target man James Hanson which yielded an impressive return of 94 goals (Wells 53, Hanson 41) over a period of three seasons (11/12, 12/13 and 13/14) at Valley Parade.

This provides a clear example of Wells' performance levels being improved when partnered with a larger front man in attack.

Similarly to Wells, Hugill was also utilised in a front two with either Callum Robinson, Sean Maguire or Simon Makienok over a period of two seasons during his time at Preston North End to great effect, with the Middlesbrough born forward netting 23 goals in 76 games during those two seasons at Deepdale before departing to West Ham for a fee of £9.18 million in January 2018.

With Hugill standing at six foot and Wells coming in at five foot seven, they seem to be an ideal 'little and large partnership' which could add a whole new dynamic to the way QPR play and subsequently get the best out of two players.

Warburton may already be warming to the idea of partnering the two forwards together as they both recently found the net in the 3-1 win over Wigan Athletic, when both players were paired together late in the second half.