Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Chelsea: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 23 October 2011
Result
Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Chelsea
Premier League · Sunday 23 October 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Chelsea: match report
Queens Park Rangers defeated Chelsea 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 23 October 2011. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Heidar Helguson of Queens Park Rangers in the 10th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards; Chelsea received 7 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
Going into the game Queens Park Rangers were 15th on 9 points from 8 and Chelsea 3rd on 19 points from 8. Queens Park Rangers went on to finish that season 17th with 37 points, and Chelsea 6th with 64.
Queens Park Rangers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Chelsea in a 4-3-3.
Going into the match Queens Park Rangers's last five read D-L-D-W-D and Chelsea's W-W-W-L-W.
Key events
- 10'Penalty goal · Heidar Helguson
- 33'Red card · José Bosingwa
- 41'Red card · Didier Drogba
- 50'Yellow card · John Mikel Obi
- 52'Yellow card · Shaun Derry
- 52'Yellow card · Frank Lampard
- 58'Yellow card · Branislav Ivanović
- 59'Yellow card · Joey Barton
- 70'Yellow card · David Luiz
- 72'Yellow card · Raul Meireles
- 76'Yellow card · Ashley Cole
- 90'Yellow card · John Terry
Team news
Queens Park Rangers line-up (4-4-2)
Paddy Kenny, Clint Hill, Fitz Hall, Luke Young, Anton Ferdinand, Adel Taarabt, Alejandro Faurlin, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Heidar Helguson, Shaun Derry, Joey Barton
Chelsea expected line-up (4-3-3)
Petr Čech, Branislav Ivanović, Ashley Cole, José Bosingwa, John Terry, John Mikel Obi, Ramires, Michael Essien, Nicolas Anelka