QPR vs Chelsea: LetsTalks Match Review

Even though the game finished as goalless draw the game itself was pretty action packed with both teams creating numerous chances which on another day would have resulted in a goal.

Before the game even started the much anticipated 'will they or won't they shake hands' finally played out with Anton Ferdinand not refusing to shake John Terry's and Ashley Cole refusing to shake Ferdinand's. To be honest I didn't expect any less from either parties, as they didn't take the bigger picture in mind.

Any way enough of that rubbish lets get to the game. Chelsea started the game very well in the first half catching QPR on the break when Ramires was released down the right wing by a threw ball by Torres, which he squared to Hazard who shot first time and drew a great save from Julio Cesar. Torres not long after made a promising run beating two players before cutting back onto his left foot, letting off a decent shot which was saved by the keeper again. Chelsea then should have been awarded two penalties, first from a foul on hazard when he drove into the box and was taken down by a clumsy Wright- Philips challenge and  then when Terry was dragged to the ground by Nelson but the referee felt differently. After this QPR gradually got back into the half mainly through Zamora's hold up play and Andy Johnson's off the ball movement causing the Chelsea defence some problems.

In the second half the QPR started off much the better side, dominating possession and creating some great chances mainly down to Chelsea pumping the ball in the air to front men where are lack of size really became evident. Wright- Phillips started getting behind Chelsea's back line but his end product was never quite good enough. 10 minutes into the second half QPR had a great chance to take the lead when Granero clipped the ball into the box from the right which found Park Ji-Sung free but his header was tame and Cech relieved, saved the shot with ease.

To get back into the game Chelsea replaced Bertrand on the left wing with Moses, who for me should have been starting in the first place. I don't really understand why Di Matteo continues to play Bertrand there when we have several better options however that discussion is for another day. With the introduction of Moses Chelsea reverted back to their familiar 4-3-3 formation and where creating chances again. As the game began to approach the final whistle Mikel made a very lazy back pass to Cech which was intercepted by Zamora but he couldn't find the finish thanks to great scrambling from Cech and a lack of conviction on his part. The final chance of the game then came to Hazard who blazed over the bar after great work from Moses down the right wing. He should really have done better with the chance however it wasn't meant to be and the game finished 0-0.

To be perfectly honest the draw was a fair result for both teams. Even though Chelsea should have been awarded two penalties they didn't do enough to secure the win which they should really be getting against QPR. With the first game of the Champions League coming this week against Juventus, Chelsea are going to have to improve if they wish to get their defence of the crown off to a good start as you can only imagine Juventus will offer a greater challenge then an average QPR team. That said the result see's Chelsea remain top of the Premier League which is great.

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