Julien Stephan confirms big QPR boost ahead of Ipswich Town - It's 2nd time it's happened this season | OneFootball

QPR boss Julien Stephan has confirmed that he has a full squad to pick from for their game against Ipswich Town on Saturday.

QPR head into Saturday’s fixture against Ipswich Town at Loftus Road with a fully-fit squad as they look to bounce back from defeat to Derby County last time out.

The R’s have had a positive start under new boss Julien Stephan, although the obvious low point came in the 7-1 loss to Coventry back in August.

However, to their credit, the Londoners have bounced back since that humiliating loss, and they sit just one point outside the play-off places going into the weekend's clash against Ipswich.

Julien Stephan has no injury concerns ahead of QPR vs Ipswich

Obviously, the Tractor Boys will pose a huge threat to Stephan’s side, as they were playing Premier League football last season, and many feel they boast the best squad in the division.

But, QPR will fancy their chances on their own patch, and they did have some good news going into the game.

That’s after journalist Jon Harland revealed that Stephan had confirmed that he has no fresh injury problems going into the fixture, with all 24 senior players involved in training.

It’s fair to say that’s a rarity for any manager, and it’s only the second time that Stephan has had the luxury of being able to pick from a full squad for a game this season.

Kwame Poku has missed most of the campaign due to a hamstring issue, and the likes of Michael Frey and Ilias Chair have had injury problems that saw them absent for certain games.

Julien Stephan will hope competition for places drives standards at QPR

As we know in football, injuries happen, and Stephan will no doubt have to deal with injuries to key players at some point this season, so he will appreciate having a fully-fit squad at the moment!

That means he will have a few selection headaches for the Ipswich game, but it’s the sort of ‘problem’ that any manager wants.

The major positive for QPR is that they have a lot of good players, so competition for places in the XI is fierce, and that can only drive standards on a day-to-day basis.

Sometimes, if a player knows that they are guaranteed to play, they may take their foot off the gas, and even if it’s only 1%, it can make a difference on the game day.

So, it will be interesting to see who Stephan starts on Saturday, and no matter who he does pick, he will have options from the bench to change the game as QPR look to secure what would be a massive win against Ipswich.