Match day 10 is here again, Chelsea FC will host Queen park Rangers in an each London derby on Saturday. The blues are unbeaten this season in all competitions and will be looking forward to continuing their winning streak. Every point is vital for Chelsea in the premiership race. However, going into the match, Chelsea is favourite to win but both teams will be surging for 3 points.
Chelsea will be looking to get back to winning ways in the league after Robin van Persie’s last-gasp equaliser denied them victory at Old Trafford last week.
Here they face west London rivals QPR, who won for the first time in 6, last time out. They won’t be too confident of pulling off an upset at Stamford Bridge, but they did win their last visit there, by a goal to nil with Shaun Wright-Phillips scoring the only goal of the game.
More likely is a repeat of their previous game at Chelsea, which they lost 6-1, especially if the Blues have talisman Diego Costa back.
Match Facts:
• Chelsea has won 26 of their last 31 home matches in the Premier League.
• Chelsea has scored at least 2 goals in 23 of their last 28 home matches in the Premier League.
• Chelsea has kept a clean sheet in 10 of their last 12 home matches in the Premier League.
• QPR has been losing at both half time and full time in 6 of their last 8 away matches in the Premier League.
• QPR has lost 8 of their last 9 away matches in the Premier League.
• QPR has failed to score in 6 of their last 7 away matches in the Premier League.
• QPR has conceded at least 2 goals in their last 4 away matches in the Premier League.
Team News:
| Chelsea |
• Ramires and Diego Costa could be back in the Chelsea starting line-up this weekend after having trained this week. That will mean Didier Drogba, who has scored 3 goals in 3 appearances in Costa’s absence, dropping to the bench.
• Cesar Azpilicueta serves the final game of his 3-match suspension while Branislav Ivanovic returns after serving his ban in midweek.
| QPR |
• Harry Redknapp could be tempted to field the same starting eleven as he did in the win over Aston Villa on Monday.
• However, against league leaders Chelsea he will probably put an extra man in midfield and leave a long striker up front.
• Charlie Austin will hope to keep his place but Bobby Zamora will be another option there.
Match Appointments:
Referee: Mike Jones Assistants: J Collin, R West
Fourth Official: R East
Predicted Lineup:
• Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Luis, Matic, Fabregas, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Costa.
My predicted Scoreline: 4-0 [Hazard(2), Costa(2)].
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