John Gregory is hopeful Michael Mancienne will return to his squad for the Championship fixture against Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday night.

Mancienne missed the trip to The Walkers Stadium on Saturday due to a back complaint, but the Chelsea loanee could be in line to return to the starting XI for the visit of Ian Holloway's men to W12.

"Michael has got a bit of a back problem which has restricted his mobility a little bit with his right hamstring,'' Gregory told www.qpr.co.uk.

"Because we're so close with Chelsea he's able to pop back to Cobham every now and now then and get some treatment, which he did last week.

"He saw their Club doctor and he had an injection to try and speed up the healing process in his back.

"We felt it was too much to risk him on Saturday, but he's got a good chance of being back in the squad on Tuesday night."

Gregory is still minus the services of long-term injury victims Simon Walton (fractured leg) and Pat Kanyuka (thigh), but Gareth Ainsworth has resumed light training and is nearing a first team return.