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QPR manager Julien Stephan discusses the status of midfielder Richard Kone, who returned from a knee injury during last Friday’s match against West Ham. After playing 20-25 minutes in that game, Stephan believes Kone could start the upcoming home match against Derby if he continues to show good form. However, Stephan also confirmed that Tariq Lamptey will miss this week's game due to an ankle injury, with a clearer assessment expected by the end of the week.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
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Story summary
Richard Kone, QPR's top goalscorer from last season, made his return from injury during a recent match against West Ham. He came off the bench in the 1-1 draw and played around 20 to 25 minutes. Manager Julien Stephan is optimistic about Kone's recovery, indicating that he will be fit for at least 45 minutes if chosen to start in upcoming matches. Kone initially got injured against Middlesbrough last month and missed three league games before returning gradually with QPR’s development squad. Despite being substituted early due to a challenge during the match against Bolton, Kone has been training and is now seen as close to full fitness, potentially starting in an upcoming home game against Derby.
Written for “QPR Injury Update” on 2026-10-12,
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Kone made his long-awaited return from injury after coming off the bench during last Friday’s 1-1 draw away to West Ham at the London Stadium.
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Kone → make → Stadium
The 23-year-old, QPR’s top goalscorer last season, originally picked up an injury against Middlesbrough last month and missed three league games against Charlton, West Brom and Preston.
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old → pick → Charlton
He then made his return to action for QPR’s development squad against Bolton’s Under-21s but was substituted after just 30 minutes following a heavy challenge.
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He → make → challenge
The Ivorian spent the extended international break recovering from the knee injury he sustained against Bolton, and returned to training last week before being named on the bench against West Ham.
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he → spend → Ham
After an injury-disrupted start to the campaign, Stephan is positive Kone is now close to full fitness, and said he is in contention to start at home to Derby.
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“If he came on against West Ham and if he was able to play 20-25 (minutes), we can imagine he will be able to start,” Stephan said.
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“It is a question of choice, like for all the other players, but when one player did not start for a long time and started to play 20-25, you can imagine he can play a minimum of 45.
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You can imagine he can play a minimum of 45
Julien Stephan on Richard Kone
“Based on the last game, only Tariq Lamptey (is out), who had an ankle injury, and the medical staff will have to continue to assess him this week, but he will not be available,” Stephan continued before stating that they would know more about the severity of the injury at the end of the week.
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“(We will) start to do the first scan at the beginning of the week and have to continue to assess him.
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“We are only on Monday now, so they will have to continue to assess him probably across this week and at the end of the week we will have probably more clear information but what I can say now for sure he will be out for the next game.”
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Striker Rumarn Burrell also remains sidelined after arriving back early from international duty with Jamaica but has begun individual training, while Ilias Chair is nearing a return to full team training.
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Chair → remain → training
Japan winger Koki Saito, meanwhile, is unavailable and has had his minutes managed since picking up an injury against Middlesbrough.
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