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SirStanleyBowles- 03-02-2009
HOOPS DUO SET TO RETURN
Lee Cook and Hogan Ephraim are set to return to the QPR squad for the visit of Norwich. Cook missed Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Barnsley after picking up a knock in training but will be available to boss Paulo Sousa. Fellow winger Ephraim has been sidelined with a knee injury but is back in full training and could also be in contention. Sousa is expected to revert to his favoured 4-5-1 formation after starting with two in attack at Oakwell, so Dexter Blackstock or Heidar Helguson will make way. Spanish midfielder Jordi Lopez could make his full debut after a substitute appearance at the weekend. Martin Rowlands, Akos Buzsaky (both knee), Rowan Vine (leg) and Patrick Agyemang (thigh) are long-term absentees. Norwich manager Bryan Gunn has injury concerns over defender Jason Shackell and striker Carl Cort for the trip to QPR. On-loan Wolves defender Shackell suffered an ankle injury during the weekend defeat to Coventry, however Gunn is confident he will take part. "He (Shackell) came in for treatment on Sunday and will continue to get treatment and rest and then take part on Tuesday," Gunn told the club's official website. Cort has been struggling with a knock but passed a fitness test to play the full 90 minutes against the Sky Blues. The 31-year-old will be monitored ahead of the visit to Loftus Road but should be okay to start. Veteran defender Dejan Stefanovic is in light training following cruciate ligament damage but will not return before the end of the season.