Queens Park Rangers have revealed on their official website the extent of the damage for injured duo Charlie Austin and Jamie Mackie. Both are set for a spell on the sidelines, restricting Chris Ramsay from using two key attacking options in his squad.

Both Austin and Mackie had to be withdrawn from the action in last Friday’s away defeat to Fulham, both with hamstring injuries. 26-year-old Austin is expected to be in-demand in the January transfer window and this injury isn’t likely to put off too many potential suitors. He will however be out of action for approximately four weeks after sustaining an ‘acute muscle injury to his left hamstring’.

Mackie, in his second spell at Loftus Road after re-joining over the summer, suffered a more severe injury and will miss between eight and 12 weeks of action. His injury has been identified as a ‘significant tear to his right hamstring’.

With two experienced strikers now unavailable for Ramsay for the time being it could now mean more match time for the likes of Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Ben Gladwin and Leroy Fer. Junior Hoilett remains out of favour and Sebastian Polter is recovering from injury, which ironically was also a hamstring problem.

QPR will be hoping to bounce back from the 4-0 defeat at Craven Cottage and being temporary life without Austin and Mackie this Saturday when they welcome Bolton Wanderers to the capital.