Half-time: Chelsea 0 QPR 0

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Bottom side QPR stubbornly battled through the first half of the west London derby at Stamford Bridge, where Marko Marin was fortunate not to be sent off.

The Chelsea wide-man escaped with a yellow card after a horrendous fourth-minute challenge on Stephane Mbia which could easily have left his opponent with a broken leg.

Rangers defended solidly but were almost undone by a mistake from Mbia just after the half-hour mark.

Marin robbed the midfielder and found Oscar, whose shot was deflected wide by R’s defender Clint Hill.

David Luiz and Victor Moses sent efforts over the bar and keeper Julio Cesar saved with his legs to deny Oscar as Chelsea dominated most of the half.

And they wanted a penalty when Ryan Bertrand went down near the edge of the box after being accidentally clipped by Jamie Mackie.

Rangers’ only real sight of goal came when Shaun Wright-Phillips – on as a substitute for the injured Junior Hoilett – dragged a shot wide after being put through by Esteban Granero.

Hoilett limped off on 16 minutes with what appeared to be a hamstring problem.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Turnbull; Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Cahill, Bertrand; Luiz, Lampard; Marin, Oscar, Moses; Torres.
Subs: Hilario, Cole, Ramires, Mata, Hazard, Ferreira, Piazon.

QPR (4-1-4-1): Cesar, Onuoha, Nelsen, Hill, Fabio; Derry; Mackie, Derry, Granero; Hoilett (Wright-Phillips 16); Taarabt.
Subs: Green, Ferdinand, Park, Wright-Phillips, Dyer, Faurlin.

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