Hughes ‘hopes Chelsea drop Terry’ and Murphy tipped to stay

By Matt Barrett 23/04/2012

The Daily Star claim Mark Hughes thinks Chelsea should drop John Terry for this weekend’s west London derby.

Picking up on a remark made by the QPR boss, it is suggested that Hughes is hoping Terry will not feature in the game at Stamford Bridge, thus avoiding more controversy in the Anton Ferdinand race row.

There has been speculation over whether Rangers’ players will agree to shake Terry’s hand ahead of the kick-off.

Asked whether they would do so, Hughes said: “I’ve not looked that far ahead. He’s got a busy week, perhaps he won’t play. Let’s hope so.”