Jake Cooper and Mason Bennett miss out for Millwall in Championship opener at QPR

Jake Cooper and Mason Bennett are missing for Millwall’s opening Championship game of the 2021-22 season.

Striker Bennett was an expected absentee after damaging his ankle in the final friendly at Ipswich Town.

Centre-back Cooper is kept out due to a slight back injury.

Arsenal loanee Daniel Ballard makes his debut as he joins what looks set to be a three-man central defence.

George Saville and Benik Afobe, also signed in the summer, make Gary Rowett’s starting line up.

QPR: Dieng, Wallace, Dickie, De Wijs, Barbet, Johansen, Dykes, Austin, Ball, Willock, Odubajo. Subs: Archer, Kakay, Thomas, Dozzell, Dunne, Bettache, Adomah.

Millwall: Bialkowski, McNamara, Ballard, Hutchinson, M Wallace, Malone, Kieftenbeld, Evans, Saville, Afobe, J Wallace. Subs: Long, Bradshaw, Smith, Pearce, Leonard, Mahoney, Mitchell.