Match Report : QPR 1 Chelsea 0

Chelsea lost 0-1 the derby with Queens Park Rangers on 'Loftus Road’; thereby Andre Villa-Boash missed the opportunity to climb to the second place. Extremely exaggerated penalty incurred by Heydari Helguson in the 10th minute brought the three points of QPR and Chelsea was left with only nine men in the 40th minute after a controversial red card for Drogba and Bosingwa.

The first half turned into a nightmare for Chelsea after the guests’s penalty and two red cards. Each of the decisions of the referee Chris Foy chief, however, was controversial to varying degrees. First, the arbitrator ruled for the QPR absurd penalty after David Luiz. Helguson nudged slightly in back, which was enough for the attacker fell to the penalty box. Foy awarded a penalty kick, realized in the 10th minute Helguson. The next controversial point was the 33rd minute when Jose Bosingwa received a straight red card after tackling Shaun Wright-Phillips. The referee, however, considers that defender has committed a violation as the last defense of Chelsea and showed him a red card. In 41 minutes Drogba followed Bosingwa after he was expelled for rough entry into the feet of Taarabt.

Chris Foy continued give out cards and then, and the guests had claims for two penalties - against Lampard and David Luiz, as in the second situation the offense against Chelsea defender was obvious. In the 76th minute Helguson failed to double the advance of pure QPR position. Anelka did not manage to reduce in the 80-minute, sending the ball head in the hands of Kenny. David Luiz was also near the bar after acrobatic scissor. In the sequel, Ashley Cole also failed to bring a point of Chelsea.

So Chelsea failed to take the opportunity to oust Manchester United from second place. Arsenal remains third in the standings in the Premier League with 19 points - one less than United and five away from Manchester City. QPR is in 10th place with 12 points.