English Premier League

FT Sunday, April 12, 2015
Chelsea WDDWW 1
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Queens Park Rangers LLLWD 0
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MATRADE Loftus Road · 17,939 att.

Match Report

Cesc Fabregas nets late Chelsea winner at QPR as Blues close on title

Cesc Fabregas scored an 88th-minute winner as Chelsea restored their seven-point lead at the top of the table with a 1-0 victory at West London rivals QPR.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
0
60.1
Possession
39.9
9
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
329
Accurate Passes
171
470
Passes
304
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.6
8
Accurate Crosses
3
22
Crosses
23
0.4
Cross %
0.1
83
Long Balls
90
34
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
6
15
Effective Tackles
18
17
Tackles
25
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
50
Effective Clearances
45
50
Clearances
45

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

QPR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robert GreenG
  2. 4Steven CaulkerCD-L
  3. 15Nedum OnuohaCD-R
  4. 6Clint HillLB
  5. 14Mauricio IslaRB
  6. 30SandroCM-L
  7. 8Joey BartonCM-R
  8. 20Karl HenryLM
  9. 7Matt PhillipsRM
  10. 25Bobby ZamoraCF-L
  11. 9Charlie AustinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Richard DunneSUB
  2. 12Alex McCarthySUB
  3. 41Brandon ComleySUB
  4. 23Junior HoilettSUB
  5. 19Niko KranjcarSUB
  6. 39Reece Grego-CoxSUB
  7. 34Aaron MitchellSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-R
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 7RamiresRM
  9. 11Didier DrogbaF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 22WillianAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Kurt ZoumaSUB
  2. 3Filipe LuísSUB
  3. 23Juan CuadradoSUB
  4. 37Isaiah BrownSUB
  5. 12John Obi MikelSUB
  6. 1Petr CechSUB
  7. 8OscarSUB

Timeline

  1. 56' Substitution, Chelsea. Oscar replaces Ramires.
  2. 60' Didier Drogba (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 75' Bobby Zamora (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 78' Sandro (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Juan Cuadrado replaces Willian.
  6. 81' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Niko Kranjcar replaces Sandro.
  7. 83' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Junior Hoilett replaces Bobby Zamora.
  8. 88' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Chelsea 1. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  9. 90'+2' Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  10. 90'+2' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Richard Dunne replaces Mauricio Isla.

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