QPR to rotate again at Bristol City - Stephan

Julien Stephan's QPR are unbeaten in their past five matches

Queens Park Rangers head coach Julien Stephan says he will once again make changes to his side with games coming thick and fast.

The Rs rotated five players between last weekend's 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday and their goalless contest against Oxford United on Wednesday.

Stephan takes his side to Bristol City on Saturday looking to make it six matches in a row without defeat.

Gerhard Struber's Robins sit one point and five places above them in fifth place but and are without a win in three games.

Stephan, 45, is expecting a tough match at Ashton Gate.

"Bristol is a very intense team, very strong in the counter press. Good with the ball as well, good rhythm with the ball. They have good players, I think they're experienced as well," he told BBC Radio London.

"The experience of last year. They know what it means to play at the top of the table and it makes a big, big difference."

'Impossible to play with only 12 or 13 players'

The international break follows Saturday's match, before games against Millwall [home], Swansea City [away] and Derby County [away] in October.

Stephan gave starts to Steve Cook, Isaac Hayden, Sam Field, Kader Dembele and Michael Frey on Wednesday and said there would be further rotation in Bristol.

"I think it's very important, particularly at this moment of the season, to use a lot of players," he said.

"Because I'm not thinking about the three games, I'm thinking about the next weeks and next months and I know that in November, December, January, we will have a lot of three games in a week.

"So it's impossible to play with only 12 or 13 players. So yes, we will probably have some different players on the pitch tomorrow."