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Played
January 28, 2012 12:00 PM GMT
Loftus Road Stadium — London
Referee: M. Dean
Attendance: 15728
January 28, 2012 12:00 PM GMT
Loftus Road Stadium — London
Referee: M. Dean
Attendance: 15728
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| QPR | 6.00 | 41.00 | 6.25 | 61.00 | 6.00 | 250.00 | 6.50 | 5.50 |
| Draw | 3.80 | 6.00 | 3.90 | 11.00 | 4.20 | 17.00 | 4.20 | 4.00 |
| Chelsea | 1.55 | 1.07 | 1.53 | 1.05 | 1.53 | 1.01 | 1.51 | 1.55 |
QPR - Chelsea Preview: West London rivals meet in FA Cup for first time since eruption of John Terry and Anton Ferdinand race row
Mark Hughes' side win over MK Dons in the third round replay was their first in the competition since 2001, with the Blues having won three of the past five finals
By Alex Meyers
John Terry - Chelsea
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QUEENS PARK RANGERS
 Kenny Hill, Hall, Ferdinand, Young Derry, Buzasky, Barton, Wright-Phillips Bothroyd, Helguson |
CHELSEA
 Cech Bosingwa, Cahill, Terry, Cole Romeu, Ramires, Meireles Mata, Torres, Sturridge |
Adel Taarabt and Armand Traore are unavailable for the home side having been selected for Morocco and Senegal respectively for the Africa Cup of Nations, while Alejandro Faurlin has been ruled out for the season after damaging his cruciate ligaments.
Frank Lampard is unavailable for Chelsea after suffering a calf injury against Norwich City. Gary Cahill is set to make his debut having been left out of the squad for last weekend’s goalless draw at Carrow Road.
John Obi Mikel is still out with a hamstring injury while Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou are on international duty for the Ivory Coast in Africa. Both John Terry and Anton Ferdinand are expected to start amid the race row controversy surrounding the pair.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- This will be the 50th competitive match between the two sides with Chelsea having won 18 compared to QPR’s 14.
- The clash at Loftus Road will be the first time John Terry and Anton Ferdinand (below) have played against each other since the England captain was charged for racially abusing the ex-Sunderland man.
- Chelsea have won the cup six times in their history.
- The Blues have won three out of the last five finals, most recently in 2010 against Portsmouth.
- The two sides have met five times previously in the Cup and were last paired together in 2008, when Chelsea claimed a 1-0 victory in the third round.
- The Stamford Bridge outfit were knocked out at this stage in last year’s FA Cup after a penalty shoot-out against Everton.
- Victory over the MK Dons in the FA Cup third round replay was QPR's first in the competition since they beat Luton Town at the same stage in 2001.
- The last time the home side reached the fourth round of the Cup, they were beaten 6-0 by Arsenal who went on to reach the final that year.
- The Hoops side have won just three of their games in all competitions at Loftus Road this season, one of which was a Premier League victory over Chelsea.
- QPR have reached the FA Cup final just once in their history, losing to Tottenham 1-0 in 1982 following a replay.
- In the last three fixtures between these two sides, the home team has won 1-0 on each occasion.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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QPR 0-3 Chelsea FC
- 23.29 %
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QPR 0-2 Chelsea FC
- 20.05 %
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QPR 1-3 Chelsea FC
- 13.45 %
| Premier League (EPL) | 29 Apr 2012 | Chelsea FC 6 - QPR 1 |
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| FA Cup (FA) | 28 Jan 2012 | QPR 0 - Chelsea FC 1 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 23 Oct 2011 | QPR 1 - Chelsea FC 0 |
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| Carling Cup (CCUP) | 23 Sep 2009 | Chelsea FC 1 - QPR 0 |
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| FA Cup (FA) | 5 Jan 2008 | Chelsea FC 1 - QPR 0 |
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| 13 May 2012 | Manchester City 3 - QPR 2 | EPL |
| 6 May 2012 | QPR 1 - Stoke City 0 | EPL |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Chelsea FC 6 - QPR 1 | EPL |
| 21 Apr 2012 | QPR 1 - Tottenham 0 | EPL |
| 14 Apr 2012 | West Bromwich 1 - QPR 0 | EPL |
Chelsea FC
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| 19 May 2012 | FC Bayern München 1 - Chelsea FC 1 | UCL |
| 13 May 2012 | Chelsea FC 2 - Blackburn Rovers 1 | EPL |
| 8 May 2012 | Liverpool 4 - Chelsea FC 1 | EPL |
| 5 May 2012 | Liverpool 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | FA |
| 2 May 2012 | Chelsea FC 0 - Newcastle United 2 | EPL |
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| 1 | Paddy Kenny | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Clint Hill | Defender |
| 5 | Fitz Hall | Defender |
| 18 | Luke Young | Defender |
| 35 | Anton Ferdinand | Defender |
| 10 | A. Buzsaky | Midfielder |
| 17 | Joey Barton | Midfielder |
| 32 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | Midfielder |
| 12 | Jamie Mackie | Striker |
| 21 | Tommy Smith | Striker |
| 22 | Heiðar Helguson | Striker |
| 24 | Radek Cerny | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Bradley Orr | Midfielder |
| 24 | Nedum Onuoha | Defender |
| 4 | Shaun Derry | Midfielder |
| 25 | Hogan Ephraim | Midfielder |
| 20 | Rob Hulse | Striker |
| 27 | Federico Macheda | Striker |
| 1 | Petr Cech | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | Defender |
| 4 | David Luiz | Defender |
| 26 | John Terry | Defender |
| 7 | Ramires | Midfielder |
| 15 | Florent Malouda | Midfielder |
| 16 | Raúl Meireles | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Striker |
| 10 | Juan Mata | Striker |
| 23 | Daniel Sturridge | Striker |
| 22 | Ross Turnbull | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | José Bosingwa | Defender |
| 24 | Gary Cahill | Defender |
| 34 | Ryan Bertrand | Defender |
| 5 | Michael Essien | Midfielder |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu | Midfielder |
| 18 | Romelu Lukaku | Striker |
| Joey Barton | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 17 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
QPR’s captain revealed that he was warned by the FA for tweets that correctly guessed both Manchester teams would win their Premier League fixtures last week, but will want his football to do the talking against Chelsea.
There has been much speculation that Barton could be sold, but his manager Mark Hughes has rubbished these rumours. If his side are to enjoy a run in the FA Cup as well as securing Premier League survival, the Englishman is one player that must stay at Loftus Road.
QPR’s 1-0 victory over Chelsea earlier this season saw the Blues go down to nine men in a match that led to the race row between John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. Despite the two-man deficit, Andre Villas-Boas' side still looked lively, something which will bode well for Saturday's meeting.
There will be a tense atmosphere at Loftus Road, and with Rangers slipping perilously close to the relegation places of late, expect Chelsea to just have too much quality for their west London rivals.
Results
Times In GMT
Match News
Top Scorers
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Jermaine Beckford
Striker Leicester City |
6 | 0 |
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Darius Henderson
Striker Millwall |
4 | 1 |
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Juan Mata
Striker Chelsea |
4 | 1 |
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Andy Carroll
Striker Liverpool |
4 | 0 |
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Ramires
Midfielder Chelsea |
4 | 0 |
