Paul Heckingbottom suggests personal trainers ban after Daniel Jebbison injury

Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom suggested he will look to ban players from working with personal trainers after forward Daniel Jebbison missed the 1-1 draw at QPR.

Jebbison, who previously played under Heckingbottom at Sheffield United, was recently signed on loan from Bournemouth.

But he faces a spell on the sidelines with an ankle injury – apparently sustained during fitness work undertaken away from the club.

“I’m angry about it. It’s a growing trend in football where they work with people outside – they have their own people,” said Heckingbottom.

“It’s an accident, I get it, but it’s not happening again with Preston players.

“These guys work with players and they post it all over social media and want to promote their business. They’re happy to take the money (but) don’t give us any money back when they injure players in their sessions. They’ll not be posting on social media that Jebbo’s out.

“I’m really angry about that. Really angry. It’s for the right (reasons) – it’s professional players trying to better themselves. I get that.

“My anger is with the people who work with them and don’t suffer when they injure players.

“It was just some gym work and he’s rocked his ankle. It was a total accident. It’ll be a couple of weeks out.”

QPR head coach Julien Stephan praised Kieran Morgan after the young midfielder was deployed as a makeshift right-back.

Stephan was without a number of players for his first match at the helm, including key defender Jimmy Dunne.

Rangers nevertheless started well and went ahead through Ben Whiteman’s own goal following great work on the left by Karamoko Dembele. Milutin Osmajic scored a second-half equaliser for North End.

“I think we did very well, especially in the first half,” said Stephan.

“The players did very well and I like the different movements that we showed. In possession and out of possession it was very good.

“With one point I am not happy, I am not disappointed, I am in the middle.

“I would prefer to win this game but I think we will be able to win these kind of games.

“We had a lot of energy for the first half. It was more difficult in the second half but the players gave everything. They tried to score the second goal.”

The Frenchman added: “We needed to adapt and Kieran Morgan is a very clever player.

“He did very well as a right full-back because he is clever, but it’s not a surprise.

“We tested something during the week with this position. Technically he’s strong, he’s clever and is also able to close space defensively.”