Vital QPR takes a look at Wednesday night’s opponents, Chelsea, as the two sides prepare for the West London derby.
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FACTS & FIGURES |
Founded: 1905
Nickname: The Blues
Ground: Stamford Bridge (42,055)
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
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SELECTED HONOURS |
UEFA Champions League – Runners Up: 2008
UEFA Cup Winners Cup – Winners: 1971, 1998
UEFA Super Cup – Winners: 1998
FA Cup – Winners: 1970, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2009
FA Cup – Runners Up: 1915, 1967, 1994, 2002
League Cup – Winners: 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007
League Cup – Runners Up: 1972, 2008
First Division – Champions: 1954-55
Premier League – Champions: 2004-05, 2005-06
Premier League – Runners Up: 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-08
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RECORDS |
Record Attendance: 100,000 (Estimated) v Dynamo Kiev (Friendly, November 1945)
Record victory: 13-0 v Jeunesse Hautcharage (Cup Winners Cup, 1971)
Record defeat 1-8 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (First Division, 1953)
Record Buy: Andriy Shevchenko – £30,800,000 from AC Milan
Record Sale: Arjen Robben – £24,000,000 to Real Madrid
Record Appearances: Ron Harris – 795 – 1961-1980
Record Goals: Bobby Tambling – 202 – 1959-1970
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SQUAD |
Goalkeepers
1. Petr Čech
22. Ross Turnbull
40. Henrique Hilário
Defenders
2. Branislav Ivanović
3. Ashley Cole
6. Ricardo Carvalho
17. José Bosingwa
19. Paulo Ferreira
26. John Terry
33. Alex
35. Juliano Belletti
Midfielders
5. Michael Essien
8. Frank Lampard
10. Joe Cole
12. John Mikel Obi
13. Michael Ballack
15. Florent Malouda
18. Yuri Zhirkov
20. Deco
24. Nemanja Matic
Strikers
11. Didier Drogba
21. Salomon Kalou
23. Daniel Sturridge
39. Nicholas Anelka
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LAST 5 FIXTURES |
W – 2-0 v Fulham (Drogba, Anelka)
W – 3-0 v Burnley (Anekla, Ballack, Cole A)
W – 2-1 v Stoke City (Drogba, Malouda)
W – 1-0 v FC Porto (Anelka)
W – 3-0 v Tottenham Hotspur (Cole A, Ballack, Drogba)
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LAST 5 FIXTURES V QPR |
W – 1-0 (Camp og)
D – 1-1 (Spencer) (Barker)
W – 2-1 (Furlong, Peacock) (Quashie)
W – 2-1 (Brazier og, Furlong) (Allen)
D – 1-1 (Wise) (Ferdinand) 
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