Hughes hit by defender crisis

QPR are without four first-team defenders for Monday's London derby against West Ham in the Barclays Premier League.

Anton Ferdinand, Jose Bosingwa and Fabio are all out with hamstring injuries and Armand Traore (leg) is also unavailable. Striker Andy Johnson is out with a long-term knee injury but midfielder Adel Taarabt could return after missing the last two games with a hamstring problem. Stephane Mbia could feature again after boss Mark Hughes praised his strong display against Reading in midweek, despite the former Marseille man conceding a penalty.