QPR 'fantastic' top scorer targeting return against Millwall and Swansea City
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QPR head coach Julien Stephan could have his star man fit again for the upcoming London derby against Millwall.
QPR striker Rumarn Burrell is ‘progressing well’ with a hamstring injury that has kept the striker out of action since early January with a return to first team action targeted later this month.
The 25-year-old is the club’s top scorer this season with 10 goals in 26 Championship appearances. Burrell hasn’t featured since the 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on January 4, in which he found himself on the scoresheet.
QPR signed the bagsman from Burton Albion last summer and the forward has eased into life in the second tier. Burrell has been a big miss for Julien Stephan since the turn of the calendar year, with his absence coinciding with a fall away from the play-off places.
QPR provide Rumarn Burrell injury update
In an injury update provided on Tuesday, the club said: “Rumarn Burrell is progressing well. Following a period of individual work, the striker has now returned to team training and, if he continues on his current rehab path, is expected to be available for selection in the next two-to-three weeks.”
That’s positive news for the R’s as Stephan looks to keep the momentum from wins over Leicester City and Portsmouth going. Two weeks would put the earliest Burrell return around April 14.
QPR take on Millwall at The Den the following weekend with a midweek trip to Swansea City in the calendar the following week. Those fixtures are set to be targeted as potential return dates for the striker.
Despite his lengthy absence, Burrell is the first QPR player to hit double figures in the Championship since Andre Gray in the 2021/22 campaign. When asked about making the step up a division in September, the player said: "Championship level is not easy and it's been a really big step up for me.
"It's faster paced, there's that little touch of quality everywhere and on the attack as well there's a lot of really good attacking players who have got a lot of skills that are hard to defend. It is a step up but it hasn't felt like anything I couldn't do and it hasn't felt like I'm out my depth. I've felt comfortable, I've adjusted to the level and the standard."
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