Eden Hazard of Chelsea celebrates his goal during Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge on November 1, 2014 in London, England. (Getty)
Chelsea are four points ahead over Arsenal for the lead in the English Premier League and Queens Park Rangers are in a relegation battle as they face off on Saturday April 11th, 2015 at Loftus Road in London, England. Chelsea leads the English Premier League after beating Stoke City 2-1 on April 4th, 2015. Queens Park Rangers had a mixed Week 32 in the English Premier League, tying Aston Villa 3-3 on April 7th, 2015, but sit 18th in the table and are two points away from safety in the English Premier League in 2015-2016. Chelsea defeated Queens Park Rangers 2-1 on November 1st, 2014 in London, England.
Chelsea has been a bit out of form, relatively, as 11 of their last 12 games have been decided by one goal or less, but Chelsea are 7-5-0 in those games and even won the Capital One Cup over Tottenham on March 1st, 2015 by a score of 2-0. Chelsea did fall out of the Champions League, as they were level with Paris Saint-Germain on aggregriate 3-3 but lost on away goals. Chelsea cannot look past Queens Park Rangers, but host third in the table Manchester United on April 18th, 2015 and are visiting second in the table Arsenal on April 26th, 2015.
Queens Park Rangers lost their manager from the beginning of the season, as Harry Redknapp resigned on February 3rd. Since Chris Ramsey has taken the helm at Queens Park Rangers, the team has slumped further to a 2-1-6 record and a 18th place in the English Premier League table. Goals have not been an issue for forward Charlie Austin, who ranks third in the English Premier League with 17 goals, but he has 45% of his team’s goals and Queens Park Rangers has scored one or fewer goals in six of their last nine games.
The Basics
Who:
Queens Park Rangers vs. Chelsea
What:
English Premier League Game Week 33
When:
Sunday, April 12
Where:
Loftus Road in London, England
Time:
8:30 AM Eastern Time
Channel:
NBCSN (US)/Sky Sports 1(UK) (International viewers, click here for your local provider)
Odds:
Queens Park Rangers +514, Chelsea -213, Draw +364
Stats You Need to Know
Scouting Chelsea
Record: 21-7-2, 1st (70 points)
Coach: Jose Mourinho, 2nd season
Goals Per Game: 2.1
Clean Sheets: 13
Leading Goal Scorer: Diego Costa, 19 (injured for the game)
Assist Leader: Cesc Fabregas, 16
Card Leader: Nemanja Matic, nine yellow cards and a red card
Scouting Queens Park Rangers
Record: 7-5-20, 18th (26 points)
Coach: Chris Ramsey (took over on February 3rd 2015)
Goals Per Game: 1.19
Clean Sheets: 5
Leading Goal Scorer: Charlie Austin, 17
Assist Leader: Matthew Phillips, 7
Card Leader: Joey Barton, nine yellow cards and a red card
