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Latest Leicester City news as QPR boss Gareth Ainsworth looks ahead to the Championship clash between the two teams

Queens Park Rangers boss Gareth Ainsworth has warned that “pressure and fear can manifest itself” as his team prepare to host Leicester City.

League leaders City travel to west London to face the strugglers, who are 23rd in the Championship table with just eight points from 13 games. The QPR boss has admitted to the possibility of some negative emotions creeping in ahead of the match.

“I just want the players to enjoy their football and be able to make clear and sensible decisions,” Ainsworth said. “Pressure and fear can manifest itself in many ways. I need to have them playing at Loftus Road without that fear and to just play to the best of their ability, which I don’t think I’ve seen at home.

He admitted his players are “feeling the pressure” because of their league position, but insists he will take that on his shoulders. He wants his players to put in a performance against Leicester that nobody is expecting.

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“It would be just like QPR to put in a performance against Leicester which no pundit expects. Hopefully that’ll be the case on Saturday.

“Both of the moments which led to the goals on Tuesday were probably a result of stress and that’s understandable. The boys are feeling the pressure because of where we are – but as I have always done, I will tell them to let me deal with that.”