QPR defender missed last weekend’s friendly loss at home to Bournemouth with illness, but has recovered in time to face Royals

Jake Bidwell could return to the Queens Park Rangers defence for the visit of Reading on the opening day of the Championship season after overcoming a recent bout of illness.

The left-back missed last weekend’s 1-0 friendly loss at home to Premier League side Bournemouth after coming down with sickness on Friday night.

Jack Robinson started in place of the former Brentford defender at left wing-back, so it seems likely for Bidwell to regain his spot at the expense of the ex-Liverpool man.

Joel Lynch went off at half-time against the Cherries having also been suffering from illness, but has recovered in time to face the Royals.

Elsewhere, it seems unlikely that QPR will change much from last weekend’s starting XI, with Alex Smithies in goal and James Perch, Nedum Onuoha and Joel Lynch lining up as a back three.

Pawel Wszolek and Bidwell will slot into the full-back roles, while Josh Scowen, Massimo Lunogo and Luke Freeman will link up in the middle of the park, with Matt Smith and Conor Washington in attack.

There could be a place on the bench for Steven Caulker, who lasted 70 minutes in a friendly at Billericay Town on Tuesday night – his first appearance for the west Londoners since October last year.

Possible XI: Smithies; Perch, Onuoha, Lynch; Wszolek, Luongo, Scowen, Freeman, Bidwell; Smith, Washington.