The 27-year-old midfielder missed the 1-1 draw with Charlton through suspension after he was sent off against his former club Plymouth last weekend, but boss Jim Magilton is poised to restore Norris' creative talents against Rangers.
Dutch centre-back Pim Balkestein is fully fit after his recent knock and will be in the squad while fellow defender Ben Thatcher is training normally after a thigh strain but is not yet considered fit enough to return to first-team action.
Tommy Smith is a long-term absentee as he recovers from a broken ankle while Magilton will ponder who out of Kevin Lisbie, Pablo Counago and Jon Stead will partner Jon Walters in attack.
QPR will be without Mikele Leigertwood through suspension when they travel to Ipswich.
Leigertwood, who has been playing at right-back recently, was shown a straight red card during Tuesday night's win over Birmingham and will miss the next four matches after the FA rejected Rangers' appeal and increased his ban.
Republic of Ireland left-back Damien Delaney returns from the one-match suspension which kept him out in midweek, while striker Patrick Agyemang could make the bench after recovering from a pelvic strain.
On-loan Fiorentina youngster Samuel Di Carmine, who hit a spectacular winner against Blues, was taken off as a precaution late on with cramp but will be fit.
Fellow frontman Rowan Vine is continuing his lengthy recovery from a broken leg.
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