An under strength under 18's side went down 3-1 at Brentford on Saturday afternoon as Joe Gallen chose to rest key players for the upcoming FA Youth Cup third round clash with Aston Villa on Wednesday night.

That meant there was no place for regulars Jonathan Munday, Karl Yelland, Adam Bernard, Harry Smart or Bruno Luz, and you would imagine all these lads will be involved in Wednesday's squad. Andrew Howell was also missing as he travelled with the first team to Stoke.

With Joe off scouting Aston Villa, Steve Gallen took charge of the side but found his side 2-0 down before the twenty minute mark. Brentford extended their lead in the second half to make it 3-0 and all but wrap up the points.  Ricky Sappleton hit his second goal in consecutive games to make it 3-1, and take his seasons total to seven in eleven starts, but a comeback was never on the cards for the young Hoops.

Attention now turns to the cup tie on Wednesday night with Joe Gallen calling it "as big as it gets". Villa are one of the countries top youth sides and the match will prove a massive challenge for Gallen's R's.

If you can get down to Loftus Road on Wednesday evening please do come and support the boys, it's only a fiver to get in for adults, just £2 for kids and should prove to be an entertaining evenings football. Kick off is at 7pm.

QPR: Sandercombe, Harvey, Hussey, Goode, Child, O'Connell (Moyles), O'Brien, Ngongou, Arthur (Rose), Bubb, Sappleton (Maguire)