QPR defender Danny Simpson could be back in full training by the end of this week.

The 27-year-old has been sidelined for almost two months with a back problem but is closing in on a first-team return.

Simpson has started light training and it is hoped he will join in with the rest of the Rangers squad on Friday.

He had been one of the team’s stand-out players this season and was an ever-present before suffering the injury.

His last appearance for the R’s came in their 2-1 win at home to Huddersfield on 18 January.

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