a month. Hall didn't make his return to the first team until a match against Derby County on 27 September 2008, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 loss. He then helped the club keep three clean sheets in three matches between 21 October 2008 and 28 October 2008. Since returning from injury, Hall continued to be involved in the first team despite facing centre–back competitions from Kaspars Gorkšs and Damion Stewart and at a result, he was placed on the substitute bench at times. In a match against Watford on 22 November 2008, Hall received a straight red card in the 81st minute for a foul on Will Hoskins, in a 3–0 loss. After serving a three match suspension, he returned to the starting line–up against Sheffield Wednesday on 9 December 2008, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–0 loss. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Hall went on to make twenty–seven appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Hall started in the first five league matches of the season, forming a centre–back partnership with Peter Ramage and Damion Stewart. However, he suffered an injury that saw him out for a month. Hall didn't make his return to the first team until on 30 October 2009 against Leicester City when he came on as a 54th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 loss. Following his return from the first team, Hall found himself in and out of the starting line–up for the rest of the first half of the season and once faced with a back injury along the way. By the time he departed from the club, he went on to make fourteen appearances in all competitions. After his loan spell at Newcastle United came to an end, Hall stayed at Queens Park Rangers for the 2010–11 season following talks over his future at the club. Shortly after, he was appointed as Queens Park Rangers’ new captain. Hall made his first appearance for Queens Park Rangers since returning from a loan spell at Newcastle United came in the opening game of the season against Barnsley and scored his first goal of the season, in a 4–0 win. However, he suffered a hamstring injury during a 3–0 win against Sheffield United on 14 August 2010 and was substituted in the 50th minute. After the match, it was announced that Hall