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Independent:
Queen's Park Rangers 1 Chelsea 0
By Glenn Moore at Loftus Road

John Terry last night categorically denied directing a racist comment towards QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during Chelsea's tempestuous derby defeat at Loftus Road.
A video circulated on the internet in the aftermath of yesterday's match, with some claiming it shows Terry insulting Ferdinand using racist language.
"I've seen that there's a lot of comments on the internet with regards to some video footage of me in today's game," Terry said in a statement. "I'm disappointed that people have leapt to the wrong conclusions about the context of what I was seen to be saying to Anton Ferdinand.
"I thought Anton was accusing me of using a racist slur against him. I responded aggressively, saying that I never used that term. I would never say such a thing, and I'm saddened that people would think so."
Reduced to nine men before half-time, and trailing to a 10th-minute penalty, Chelsea did everything but salvage a point in a wild second half in this west London derby. Nor did the final whistle halt their defiance. Having seen his team rack up seven yellow cards in addition to the reds received by Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba, André Villas-Boas confronted referee Chris Foy in the tunnel and, by his own description "aggressively" told the official what was wrong with his display.
The Chelsea manager then accused Foy of being swayed by the home support in this cockpit of a stadium claiming the occasion was "too big" for the referee. While Villas-Boas stopped short of saying there was a conspiracy against his team he said they had been on the wrong end of decisions three times in the last six matches.
"We were the better team with nine men," said Villas-Boas. "In a normal day with a referee with good judgement towards both teams we win the game. He was card-happy towards the team. I am not happy with the difference of treatment. The officials were led by the emotion of the crowd and applied uneven decision making."
Neil Warnock, unsurprisingly, saw things differently. "When you get beat like that it is easy to blame the ref instead of looking at your own mistakes. I used to do that. Chris Foy has made far fewer mistakes than either side today." Warnock added pertinently, given the way Chelsea's self-discipline broke down as the game wore on: "The top clubs are not used to having their feathers ruffled, but they have no divine right to beat you."
Looking at the respective team-sheets it seemed QPR's only chance was if Chelsea imploded or Rangers had the benefit of the doubt when it came to the officiating. In the event both happened. An inconsequential start came to life when Helguson chased a high ball into the Chelsea box, bumping David Luiz in the process. Luiz bumped him back rather harder and Helguson crumpled. He got up to convert the penalty, only Rangers' seventh goal of the season. For the next 24 minutes Chelsea had huge amounts of possession, but did little with it.
Then Adel Taarabt came to life releasing Wright-Phillips. As the little striker sped away, Bosingwa leant into him and tugged his shorts. Both fell and though Wright-Phillips was up first, Foy stopped play and, to Chelsea's horror, showed Bosingwa a red card. Villas-Boas said he thought it was a yellow as Terry was coming across to cover but the England captain would never have got there in time.
Eight minutes later Chelsea were down to nine. Drogba lost the ball in midfield and trying to recover it, lunged into Taarabt. Villas-Boas had no argument with that dismissal. Chelsea, driven on by a sense of injustice and their own fierce will to win, opened the second period with a wave of attacks which put QPR on the back foot. There were a series of penalty appeals. One, when Fitz Hall tugged Frank Lampard, should have been given but so eagerly were Chelsea diving to the floor Foy may by then had decided to ignore all claims.
There were near misses at both ends but only one clear-cut chance, Nicolas Anelka meeting Branislav Ivanovic's cross with 10 minutes to go only to head straight at Paddy Kenny. It had been 16 years since QPR last won this derby, and it was Chelsea's first defeat to a newly promoted team in 64 games stretching back a decade.
"I'm proud of my players," said Villas-Boas , adding they were only six points behind Manchester City and were yet to play them. Warnock was even prouder of his. "They'll talk about this in 30 to 40 years," he said of QPR's jubilant support. "In that respect it's one of the greatest days of my career."

Booked: QPR Derry, Barton. Chelsea Mikel, Lampard, Ivanovic, Luiz, Meireles, Cole, Terry
Sent-off: Chelsea Bosingwa (33), Drogba (41).
Man of the match: Kenny
Referee: C Foy (Merseyside)
Attendance 18,050

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Guardian:

Chelsea's André Villas-Boas slams referee after defeat at QPR
Dominic Fifield at Loftus Road

A furious occasion has drained composure from Chelsea's pursuit at the top. André Villas-Boas's side lost their discipline as well as a west London derby here and an opportunity to hoist themselves into second place and nearer Manchester City was passed up, not that those who waved the visitors on their way could care less.
Queens Park Rangers had waited 16 years to prevail in this fixture and their fans left this corner of the capital in a state of delirium at the end while Chelsea cursed at the perceived injustice of it all. They will incur a fine for the seven yellow and red cards flashed by Chris Foy, who sent off José Bosingwa and Didier Drogba, though the Football Association will surely also consider sanctioning Villas-Boas, normally so calm and calculated in front of the media, over his post-match reaction in the tunnel and public assessment of the referee.
The Portuguese had confronted Foy as the teams trudged from the turf and any potential punishment will depend upon what the official includes in his match report about that altercation. "The referee was poor," said Villas-Boas. "Very, very poor. And it reflected in the result. I spoke to him at the end and I was very aggressive. I don't care if he's OK or not. Anyone can have a bad day but this was not a bad day for us: it was a good day for us but a bad day for the referee. Conspiracy theories can lead to bans and people calling us cry babies, so we're not saying that. But it keeps happening."
The fact that he went on to cite other complaints – decisions that went against his team at Stoke City and Manchester United this season – suggests that, on some level, Chelsea feel they are fighting darker forces. "Three games played by Chelsea were influenced by the referee and this is not Premier League level," he said. "You have to accept there is human error but it's a big pattern for us. Things are not going our way."
The visiting manager's principal frustration was an apparent lack of consistency in the referee's awards. David Luiz, still so defensively vulnerable, was penalised for the ninth-minute shoulder barge that sent Heidar Helguson sprawling and allowed the Iceland international to score the game's only goal from the penalty spot. Yet Fitz Hall's tug back on Frank Lampard in the area went ignored, as did Helguson's own grapple with David Luiz. Had a penalty been awarded for either it would still have been deemed soft but such was the tone set by Foy in the first half.
There was outcry, too, at the decision to dismiss Bosingwa for tugging down Shaun Wright-Phillips after the winger had outpaced the full-back on his inside. John Terry, claimed Villas-Boas and the Chelsea captain himself, was covering in the centre to ensure the incident should not be considered a goalscoring opportunity. Foy disagreed, perhaps noting that Wright-Phillips had been able to stagger back to his feet with Terry still some distance off.
"The three match officials were led by the emotions of the crowd and couldn't deal with a game like this," added Villas-Boas. "I cannot understand the difference in judgment: not only the major decisions, but the fouls, the throw-ins.
"If he gives a soft penalty like their one, then he has to consider shoves in the opposite box, too. A couple of his decisions were right, yellow cards for sure, but I think he lost it and was card happy towards my team."
Neil Warnock, predictably enough, saw matters rather differently. "A lot of referees would have been conned, so I'm pleased we had him," QPR's manager said. "When you're beaten like that and have two men sent off, it's easy to blame the referee. When you're young, you do that."
What neither manager contested was the decision to dismiss Didier Drogba just before half-time, the Ivorian losing the ball to Alejandro Faurlín, then leaping in two-footed to regain it, sending Adel Taarabt spiralling into the air in the process.
That was born of frustration and, according to Warnock, "worthy of three sendings off". Drogba will miss three matches, the second of which will be against Arsenal, opponents he relishes tormenting, next Saturday.
Bosingwa and Ashley Cole will be absent in the midweek Carling Cup tie at Everton, the latter having accumulated five bookings. Foy also ended up finishing the contest 30 seconds early, possibly to spare himself having to consider dismissing the England left-back for a second bookable offence following a foul on Joey Barton.
Even with their numbers so depleted, Chelsea might have plucked an unlikely point near the end only for Paddy Kenny to thwart Nicolas Anelka from close range as nerves gripped the home side. The fact that QPR had been expected to prevail at the break had rather served to provoke panic, with the few chances they created all missed and their passing increasingly erratic. But theirs was the ecstasy on the final whistle, a first home win in the top flight since 1996 and a result Warnock claimed "they'll still be talking about in 30 or 40 years". Chelsea's sense of grievance may take that long to subside.

Man of the match Shaun Derry (Queens Park Rangers)


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Telegraph:

Queens Park Rangers 1 Chelsea 0

Chelsea completely lost their discipline on Sunday as two sending offs, seven yellow cards and a penalty handed Queens Park Rangers a first win over local rivals for 16 years.
Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba both saw red in the Premier League clash at Loftus Road, while Ashley Cole also picked up a suspension for his fifth booking of the season.
The rot set in when David Luiz needlessly conceded an eighth-minute penalty which Heidar Helguson scored, but the nine men wasted more than one chance to level, most notably when Nicolas Anelka headed straight at Paddy Kenny.
The defeat saw Chelsea blow the chance to capitalise on Manchester United's derby humiliation and move second in the Premier League, while also leaving them six points adrift of Manchester City.
That merely added to the jubilation for the home fans as they celebrated their side's first home victory since promotion.
Captain Joey Barton's personal attack on opposite number John Terry six days earlier did not prevent the pair shaking hands before kick-off but there was no love lost between the rival fans in what was a cracking atmosphere at Loftus Road.
Daniel Sturridge and Luiz threatened early on but the latter's habit of making daft challenges cost Chelsea dear in the eighth minute when they failed to deal with a long clearance and the defender nudged Helguson over in the box.
Referee Chris Foy pointed to the spot and Helguson snatched the ball from a far-from impressed Adel Taraabt and sent the penalty into the top corner via Petr Cech's fingertips.
The were bossing possession without creating anything of note and their afternoon took another turn for the worse in the 32nd minute when Bosingwa was controversially sent off.
Bosingwa hauled down Shaun Wright-Phillips when the winger threatened to burst clear, with Foy deeming the right-back to be last man and brandishing red.
Chelsea were livid with the decision, which was followed by Taraabt curling the resultant free-kick too close to Cech.
Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas sacrificed Sturridge for Branislav Ivanovic but his misery was far from over, with Drogba getting himself sent off four minutes before half-time.
The striker lunged in two footed on Taraabt and - unlike his other two major decisions - left Foy with little option.
Villas-Boas took action again in first-half stoppage-time, withdrawing Mata for Nicolas Anelka.
It looked a lost cause for the nine men, who were sent out a full two minutes before their opponents after the break.
Incredibly, they went close to levelling straight away when Lampard was just beaten to Raul Meireles' brilliant cross.
Kenny also flapped at a dangerous Ivanovic ball but they were soon hit on the break and John Obi Mikel was booked for upending Taraabt.
Lampard and Shaun Derry had to be dragged away from each other following a penalty-box scramble, with Foy booking both.
Luke Young screwed a great chance wide as Rangers finally began to make their advantage tell, while Ivanovic became the latest man cautioned for clattering Taraabt.
Barton picked up a customary yellow for going in late on Terry before Taraabt was withdrawn for Tommy Smith on the hour mark, the Moroccan also living up to his reputation for storming down the tunnel.
Young got in behind again five minutes later but he drilled his cross straight at Cech.
Lampard was furious midway through the half when he felt Fitz Hall had bundled him over in the box only to see the officials unmoved.
Luiz was booked for another poor challenge before seeing a penalty appeal turned down when he hit the deck under challenge from Helguson.
Barton almost scored on the break, and Meireles was booked for dissent before being immediately withdrawn for Florent Malouda.
But there was no stopping the yellow tide, Cole almost made to pay for his booking when Helguson volleyed over from point-blank range.
Chelsea should have capitalised with just over 10 minutes left when Ivanovic put the ball on a plate for Anelka, who somehow headed the ball straight at Kenny from four yards.
Jamie Mackie replaced Derry but Chelsea wasted another great chance to level when Lampard deflected Luiz's overhead kick over the crossbar.
With time running out, Villas-Boas made his feelings clear to the fourth official, while tempers flared late on when Terry closed down Kenny and the pair squared up on the six-yard line.
There was still time for Cole to nod a weak header at Kenny and Cech - of all people - nearly to get his head on the end of a free-kick.


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Mail:

QPR 1 Chelsea 0: Blues are shaken up by their very OWN noisy neighbour
By MATT BARLOW

This is how neighbourhood disputes start. A dubious penalty, two red cards, nine yellows and gallons of bad blood dripping from a thrilling game and a shock result.
On one side of the fence, Neil Warnock, parading on the pitch after the final whistle, pumping his fist and milking the roars of victory.
‘It were rocking weren’t it,’ grinned Warnock afterwards. ‘They’ll be talking about this in 30 or 40 years and quite right too.’
On the other, Andre Villas-Boas, who retreated from Shepherds Bush in a stew about ‘card-happy’ referee Chris Foy and an opportunity lost to close in on the Barclays Premier League summit.
Foy sent off Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba in the first half and gave the penalty for a foul by David Luiz on Heidar Helguson, who converted the only goal of the game from the spot.
It had been going splendidly for Villas-Boas until the ninth minute, when keeper Paddy Kenny punted into Chelsea’s box and Luiz bumped into the back of Helguson.
The Brazilian defender may be prone to attacks of clumsiness and distraction — this was the third penalty he has conceded in 14 Premier League games — but it is always a shame to see strikers rewarded for their lack of strength.
Contact was slight but Helguson crashed to the turf. Foy pointed to the spot and Helguson climbed up, won an argument with Adel Taarabt about who was taking it, and beat Petr Cech with some style.
Bosingwa was the first man off. Having allowed Shaun Wright-Phillips to steal a yard in pursuit of Taarabt’s pass, he grabbed a fistful of the winger’s shirt.
When the pair tumbled in a heap, Foy decided Wright-Phillips was denied a clear goalscoring opportunity and he was probably right, even though John Terry felt he would have made up the ground. Chelsea were reduced further in the 41st minute when Drogba launched an instinctive two-footed tackle on Taarabt in desperation to make up for a misplaced pass.
Drogba flew through the ball, into the man and seemed to know he was in trouble. Foy had little option but to flash his red card again. ‘Three sendings-off,’ said Warnock.
The Ivorian striker will be banned for three games, including Saturday’s derby against Arsenal. Bosingwa is out for Wednesday’s Carling Cup tie at Everton, as is Ashley Cole, who has reached five bookings. The club can expect an FA fine for collecting more than six cards.
Chelsea re-emerged full of the famous spirit forged under Jose Mourinho and rekindled by Villas-Boas. At times, however, it teetered on the brink of total indiscipline.
They were snarling and swashbuckling, committing men from all angles to support Nicolas Anelka, scrapping for every ball amid a blaze of yellow cards.
There was a nasty and vitriolic edge to it — either a product of perceived injustice or a deliberate guerrilla tactic in the face of their numerical disadvantage.
Uncharacteristically, Frank Lampard sought out Shaun Derry for a nose-to-nose row, aggrieved at a foul which had been missed by the referee. Both were booked.
Terry spoiled for an argument, first with Tommy Smith and then Kenny, who gave as good as he got.
Branislav Ivanovic, booked for a foul on Taarabt, was fortunate the officials missed a kick on Clint Hill.
Raul Meireles might have been dismissed on another day. He was booked for an off-the-ball trip on Smith but had been lucky to escape a yellow earlier when he deliberately handled the ball after he slipped in possession.
Chelsea’s bitterness boiled over when two penalty appeals were rejected — first a tug by Fitz Hall on Lampard, then a wrestle between Helguson and Luiz.
On the final whistle, Cole hacked down Joey Barton but Foy chose to blow 45 seconds early, rather than inflame the situation.
By the end, it must have been clear to Villas-Boas that he was destined to lose at Loftus Road.

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Mirror:

QPR 1-0 Chelsea
By Neil McLeman

When Chelsea lose under Andre Villas-Boas, they do it in theatrical style.
Last month’s thrilling defeat at Old Trafford will always be remembered for Fernando Torres’ pantomime miss.
And yesterday the Blues staged a disciplinary horror show as they gifted QPR their first Premier League home win in 15 years with a suicidal first-half display in which they gave away a soft penalty and had two men sent off.
A further seven were booked and Ashley Cole, who collected his fifth caution of the season, could also have been dismissed if referee Chris Foy had not blown full time, immediately after his clattering of Joey Barton.
By then the Merseyside official had clearly had enough. Of the Blues starting 11 only Daniel Sturridge and Juan Mata, who were both subbed before the break, were not shown a card.
At least Chelsea now have Torres available for ­Wednesday’s Carling Cup tie at Everton after his three-match suspension.
But what made this ridiculous match all the crazier was nine-men Chelsea were the better team after the break and created the best chance only for sub Nicolas Anelka to head straight at Paddy Kenny.
Despite electric home support, QPR struggled to deal with the two-man advantage and were relieved to hang on for their first win at Loftus Road since April.
Chelsea blew a chance to close within three points of the new leaders in second place, as just when the day could not get any better for Manchester City, the West London derby came along.
Not that Villas-Boas was admitting his team deserved to lose only their second game in 13 this season.
“It was a difficult task, but we were superior, even with nine men,” the Portuguese claimed. “The best ­opportunities fell to us.
“We fought very hard and could have come out with a result. I was very, very proud of the team.
“The distance is six points behind the leaders, but before it was five points on United and now we’re only a point behind. We have two clashes with City where we can make things up. We didn’t profit from the Manchester derby, but this commitment gives us good signs for the future.”
The discipline did not. The first Chelsea cock-up came after nine minutes when Kenny’s goal-kick was allowed to bounce into their area. With Heidar Helgusson shielding the ball, David Luiz blundered into his back for a soft but clear penalty.
The Icelandic striker had to withstand a more threatening challenge from his own team-mate Adel Taarabt, who is yet to score in the Premier League after 18 appearances, before grabbing the ball to take the kick.
Luiz has conceded three penaltes in 14 Premier League matches, and Petr Cech could not stop
Helguson’s dinked effort, meaning he has moved clear of Richard Dunne as Rangers’ top scorer at Loftus Road this season.
The situation quickly went from bad to worse for the Blues after 33 minutes.
Jose Bosingwa was given a straight red for a last-man foul on Shaun Wright-Phillips, though Chelsea claimed John Terry was covering.
There was less dispute over Didier Drogba’s red for a two-footed lunge on Taarabt.
Villas-Boas sent on Anelka for Mata in first-half injury time and sent out his nine remaining early and they created three chances in the first five minutes.
Luiz and Frank Lampard had strong penalty claims, but Anelka spurned the golden chance from ­Branislav Ivanovic’s cross.
And the Blues’ day was summed up as Luiz’s overhead kick hit Lampard and riocheted over the bar.


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Sun:

QPR 1 Chelsea 0
From MARK IRWIN at Loftus Road

CHELSEA lost the plot and QPR found a new hero as the Noisy Neighbours celebrated the victory they have been dreaming of for 16 years.
The moody Blues stormed away from Loftus Road raging at referee Chris Foy after collecting more cards than Clintons.
Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba both saw red in a mad first half and another seven Chelsea players found their way into Foy's notebook.
David Luiz and Ashley Cole were also fortunate to last and even at the end furious Cole had to be dragged away from Rangers' keeper Paddy Kenny.
Manager Andre Villas-Boas was just as enraged by the performance of the referee, refusing to blame his own team's complete lack of discipline.
Chelsea will now collect an automatic £25,000 FA fine but that is the least of their worries.
The truth is they can only blame themselves as they got sucked in by the occasion of their first League meeting with their near-neighbours this century.
Bosingwa was dismissed in the 31st minute for hauling down Shaun Wright-Phillips on the edge of area after being outpaced by his former Chelsea team-mate.
Ten minutes later Drogba saw a straight red for a brainless two-footed challenge on Adel Taarabt, taking the ball but wiping out the QPR man with the follow-through.
Drogba will now start a three-match ban just as Fernando Torres is returning from his suspension for last month's red card against Swansea.
The Blues have now suffered four red cards in 13 matches under Villas-Boas' management and maybe the new boss needs to get to grips with his wild bunch.
Victory at Loftus Road would have propelled them above Manchester United into second place in the Premier League. Yet they never recovered from the early blow of Heidar Helguson's penalty after the Icelandic striker was barged in the back by a clumsy Luiz challenge.
Brazilian centre-half Luiz looks good on the ball but the truth is he is not good at defending. For £21million, Chelsea are entitled to expect more.
Helguson had to argue with Taarabt, who demanded to take the penalty until he was pulled away by Shaun Derry and Joey Barton.
Even after Helguson converted, Taarabt waved an accusing finger under the nose of his celebrating team-mate.
So it came as no surprise that the sulky Moroccan stormed straight down the tunnel after being subbed in the second half.
Remarkably, that Helguson penalty was QPR's only real shot on target despite playing against nine men for more than 50 minutes.
Yet they used their numerical advantage well, keeping possession and making their overworked opponents chase the ball all afternoon. Veteran midfielder Derry turned in the performance of his career to put the shackles on Frank Lampard and Barton played like a man possessed . . . which he may well be.
The real surprise of a crazy afternoon was that Barton was only a peripheral figure in all the running feuds.
To Chelsea's credit, even when they were hopelessly outnumbered they refused to chuck in the towel and had numerous second-half chances.
Luiz and Lampard both reckoned they should have had penalties when they were wrestled to the ground.
Lampard had a goal-bound header deflected just wide by Luke Young and substitute Nicolas Anelka nodded a late opportunity straight at keeper Kenny.
Even Cech got in on the act, coming up to get his head on Florent Malouda's stoppage time free-kick.
There were only 18,050 at Loftus Road but the noise they created as they celebrated at the final whistle was probably heard up at Old Trafford.
QPR have been so long in the soccer wilderness that no one could begrudge them the euphoria of their first win against Chelsea since 1995... apart from Villas-Boas.

STAR MAN - SHAUN DERRY (QPR)

QPR: Kenny 6, Young 7, Ferdinand 7, Hall 7, Hill 7, Derry 8 (Mackie 5), Faurlin 7, Wright-Phillips 7, Barton 8, Taarabt 7 (Smith 5), Helguson 7. Subs not used: Murphy, Orr, Bothroyd, Buzsaky, Puncheon. Booked: Derry, Barton.

CHELSEA: Cech 7, Bosingwa 4, Terry 6, Luiz 4, Cole 6, Mikel 6, Meireles 6 (Malouda 5), Lampard 6, Sturridge 5 (Ivanovic 5), Drogba 4, Mata 5 (Anelka 6). Subs not used: Turnbull, Romeu, McEachran, Kalou. Sent Off: Bosingwa, Drogba. Booked: Mikel, Lampard, Ivanovic, Luiz, Meireles, Cole, Terry.
REF: C Foy 5

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Star:

QPR 1 - CHELSEA 0: BLUES IN REFFING RAGE AS JOSE BOSINGWA AND DIDIER DROGBA ARE SENT OFF

By David Woods

REFEREES’ chief Mike Riley might want to turn his phone off today following nine-man Chelsea’s sensational defeat at QPR.
For Andre Villas-Boas and his club are venting their anger big-time over the performance of referee Chris Foy.
In September the Blues were on Riley’s case over Phil Dowd’s efforts during the loss at Manchester United, lodging an official complaint alleging the ref and his officials should have spotted two goals were offside.
And Riley can expect another call from Villas-Boas about Foy, who awarded Rangers a match-winning penalty, sent off Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba in the first half, and booked SEVEN other Chelsea players!
To be fair, Foy got most of the big decisions right, although Bosingwa’s red could be argued to be harsh. Certainly John Terry thought so.
Foy also snubbed a couple of shouts for a penalty from Chelsea.
Even with nine men for an hour, Chelsea looked danger- ous and could have snatched a draw late on through Nicolas Anelka.
Rangers – with skipper Joey Barton in top form – just did not know how to go about using their two-man advantage but Neil Warnock’s men held on for their first top-flight win over Chelsea in 16 years.
QPR bagged their spot-kick in the eighth minute when David Luiz foolishly barged into Heidar Helguson as he raced on to a Paddy Kenny punt.
The Icelander made the most of it, but it was definitely a spot-kick. There was a fuss about who was to take it, with
Adel Taarabt seeming to throw a hissy fit when Helguson took the ball from him.
Helguson converted, though, with Petr Cech only able to push the shot into the net as he guessed correctly, diving to his right.
Then in the 33rd minute, Taarabt’s neat play sent Shaun Wright-Phillips through just ahead of Bosingwa and the Portuguese right-back grabbed a bit of the ex-England winger’s shirt.
Wright-Phillips fell over, but was able to get up after a quick look and did not appeal for a foul.
But Foy saw it as an attempt to prevent a goal- scoring opportunity and dismissed Bosingwa, sparking protests from Terry and Drogba,with the former claiming he was getting back to cover.
Even worse was to come in the 42nd minute when Drogba saw red for a two-footed challenge on Taraabt.
He protested that he got the ball, but he also got plenty of the QPR No.7 and had to go.
It meant Chelsea having to play 4-3-1, with Anelka coming on for Juan Mata to play up front on his own.
They still looked dangerous and soon after the restart a Raul Meireles cross looked set for Lampard to nod in until Luke Young got a vital touch.
John Obi Mikel was booked for tripping Taarabt in the 50th minute after a superb break down the right by Barton.
Lampard was furious when a bone-shaking challenge on him from Derry went unpunished.
The two went head to head, both picking up cautions.
Next to be booked was Branislav Ivanovic for catching Taarabt late, then Barton for a lunge on Terry.
Taarabt was replaced by Tommy Smith, with the immature Moroccan storming off down the tunnel.
Lampard appealed for a penalty in the 68th minute when he looked to be im- peded by Anton Ferdinand as he went for a Cole cross.
Four minutes later Helgu- son appeared to hold Luiz in the box as they battled to reach an Ivanovic throw. Again no penalty.
Then Luiz was Chelsea’s fourth booking for a foul on Anton Ferdinand.
Meireles was fifth for fouling Tommy Smith as QPR tried to break.
Cole was sixth after tripping Barton.
From Barton’s free-kick, Helguson contrived to volley over with his left from just a few yards out.
But that was topped in the 80th minute when Anelka headed tamely straight at Kenny from six yards following a perfect cross from Ivanovic.
Lampard deflected a Luiz overhead kick over the bar when it might have troubled Kenny.
Then in the final minute skipper Terry was booked for charging into Kenny, with the keeper and England star then having a face-to-face exchange.
Rangers held on and at the end there were some stormy exchanges between Young and Luiz and Cole and Ferdinand.
It mattered not a jot for Villas-Boas will see the table today and recognise his men have plenty to do if they want to win the title, with Manchester City looking so strong.


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Express:

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1 CHELSEA 0:

HOUSE OF CARDS
By Tony Banks

CHELSEA imploded in an orgy of indiscipline yesterday as they crashed to a second defeat of the campaign in a disastrous game that saw two of their players sent off and seven booked.
Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba were both red-carded by referee Chris Foy on an astonishing afternoon when Andre Villas-Boas’ players at times completely lost their rag.
John Obi Mikel, Frank Lampard, Branislav Ivanovic, David Luiz, Raul Meireles, Ashley Cole and skipper John Terry were all also booked in a west London derby that occasionally bordered on anarchy.
Amazingly, it could have been worse, with both Luiz and Cole lucky not to collect second yellow cards amid scenes of chaos as Chelsea played for more than 50 minutes with nine men.
In the middle of the carnage, Queens Park Rangers registered their first home win of the season and their first over their bitter rivals in 16 years, thanks to Heidar Helguson’s 10th-minute penalty, given for Luiz’s stupid push on the Icelandic forward in the penalty area.
It all went downhill for Chelsea from that moment in a game Villas-Boas will want to forget in a hurry.
It all went downhill for Chelsea from that moment in a game Villas-Boas will want to forget in a hurry
With Manchester United crashing 6-1 spectacularly in their derby clash earlier in the afternoon, it was a perfect opportunity to move into second place.
Instead, Chelsea are left looking at the utter wreckage of a day that saw them collect a fourth red card in 13 games this season.
Villas-Boas is big on detail, formidable on planning and more than able tactically. But he has a huge problem now with discipline on the pitch – and it is one he needs to solve quickly if their season is not to unravel.
Chelsea will now be fined by the FA for collecting more than five bookings in a game and will lose Drogba for three matches and Portuguese defender Bosingwa for two, though they are set to appeal his red card.
Villas-Boas will have Fernando Torres, sent off against Swansea last month, back to face Arsenal next Saturday. But much more of this kind of thing and he is going to start running out of players.
Chelsea started badly and it got worse. Luiz’s barge on QPR striker Helguson in the area set the ball rolling. The Icelander picked himself up to score from the spot, after a tiff with Adel Taarabt and a tricky game began to look tougher.
But if ever a team were up for a game it was QPR. Manager Neil Warnock had them revved up from the off and they were all over Chelsea like a rash.
Lampard and Cole both wasted chances as Chelsea tried to hit back, but then six minutes before half-time, Shaun Wright-Phillips was bursting past Bosingwa when the Portuguese dragged him back.
Foy showed the red card, though Villas-Boas later insisted Terry had been in a covering position and they would appeal.
Three minutes later, it got worse. Drogba lost control of the ball and lunged in two-footed on Taarabt. Out came the red again and it was nine against 11.
Ivory Coast striker Drogba appeared to row with team-mate Mikel as he left, shame-faced. Villas-Boas reorganised his side rapidly, but from then on it was damage limitation.
The bitter irony is that Chelsea actually played better with nine men than they had with 11 and very nearly saved the game by getting level.
Lampard saw a header deflected wide, Nicolas Anelka somehow headed straight at Paddy Kenny when he should have scored and then Luiz’s overhead kick was deflected. But QPR will not care. This was their day and Shepherds Bush rocked last night.

QPR (4-4-1-1) : Kenny 7; Young 7, Ferdinand 7, Hall 7, Hill 7; Barton 7, Derry 7 (Mackie 81), Faurlin 7, Wright-Phillips 8; Taarabt 7 (Smith 61, 7); Helguson 7. Booked: Derry, Barton. Goal: Helguson 10pen.

Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech 6; Bosingwa 5, Terry 6, Luiz 5, Cole 6; Meireles 6 (Malouda 71, 6), Mikel 6, Lampard 6; Sturridge 5 (Ivanovic 35, 6), Drogba 5, Mata 5 (Anelka 46, 6). Booked: Mikel, Lampard, Ivanovic, Luiz, Meireles, Cole, Terry. Sent off: Bosingwa 33, Drogba 41.
Referee: C Foy (Merseyside).