QPR boss Stephan tight-lipped on Kone speculation
First-half goals from Daniel Bennie and Kolli put the Rs 2-0 up at half-time at Home Park.But Brendan Wiredu's headed goal halved the deficit inside three minutes of the restart before an Owen Oseni double completed the turnaround for the hosts.Stephan gave full debuts to Jaiden Putman, Tylon Smith, Alex Wilkie and Jaylan Pearman, as well as introducing Kalen Brunson, Ashley Trujillo, Teddy Tarbotton and Cian Dillon off the bench for their first appearances for the club."It was a good opportunity to show the young players, or the very young players, and to give them some experience," Stephan said. "And if we never put the young players on the pitch, it's not possible for them to have this experience. So, yeah, I think they learn a lot in this game. And they learn also that we need to be focused 100% every time."
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