Fulham resume their Championship campaign against QPR next week, but they’ll be without their star man and the league’s top-scorer, Aleksandar Mitrovic.

The Serb gave his side a 1-0 win at Birmingham City last time out with his 12th Championship goal of the season, but having picked up a fifth yellow card of the season before half-time, will now be suspended for the next.

Scott Parker will be aggrieved by Mitrovic’s suspension for the upcoming London derby against QPR. His side have only just returned to winning ways after a difficult start to the month and would've wanted to carry his form over the international break.

Mitrovic is a big part of Fulham’s good form, and the team won't be half as dangerous without him in it, and the fans will know that. Everyone knows how good Mitrovic is at this level, and QPR manager Mark Warburton will delighted to know that his defence won't have to contend with the striker when the teams meet.

Parker will either have to change his set-up or failing that, play either Bobby Reid or Aboubakar Kamara in the middle of the front-three.

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Neither have scored this season and Reid especially will be low on confidence after his poor start to his loan-spell at Craven Cottage. There’s goals elsewhere in the team though from the likes of Tom Cairney and Ivan Cavaleiro, but Fulham fans know they’re a lot less prolific without Mitrovic.

They’ve managed to get themselves into a good position before the break - a win last time out puts them in 7th with a two-point buffer between them and Bristol City in 6th, as the Championship table begins to spread out after being so congested for the opening stages.

With several teams including QPR waiting for Fulham to slip up, Whites fans will be angered if they do so against an out-of-form R's side.