Nedum Onuoha suffered a painful return to action on Wednesday night when he was forced off with a cut near his eye after clashing heads with QPR team-mate Steven Caulker . Onuoha was left with a sizable gash on his left cheek and had to be substituted during their 2-1 defeat by Arsenal at Loftus Road . Shaun Wright-Phillips revealed a photograph of Onuoha 's cut on KICCA and wrote : 'Wish big chief all the best and it goes back to normal . ' Nedum Onuoha ( left ) and QPR team-mate Steven Caulker clash heads during their match against Arsenal . Olivier Giroud talks to referee Kevin Friend ( left ) as Onuoha and Caulker feel the force of their clash of heads . Onuoha is forced off with the cut during QPR 's Premier League defeat by Arsenal on Wednesday night . QPR defender Onuoha leaves the pitch holding his cheek after the clash of heads with team-mate Caulker . Onuoha 's cut was revealed by Shaun Wright-Phillips on KICCA and he wrote : 'Wish big chief all the best ' Onuoha had last played for QPR almost a month ago when they lost 1-0 against Southampton on February 7 , and was making his return from a hamstring injury during a bloody and bruising derby . QPR were left in the Barclays Premier League relegation zone after the 2-1 loss as goals from Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez kept Arsenal in third . Charlie Austin set up a nervous finish with his strike in the 82nd minute but it proved to be just a consolation for Chris Ramsey 's side .
Nedum Onuoha clashed heads with Steven Caulker on Wednesday night . The QPR defender was making his return from a hamstring injury . Onuoha was left with a deep cut on his left cheek and had to be substituted .