Chelsea 0 QPR 1, How players on both sides rated

By Tom Moore, at Stamford Bridge Wednesday, January 2, 2013
11:40 PM

QPR produced a stunning performance to claim a 1-0 victory at Chelsea. London24 rated the players who took part in the famous win.

Ross Turnbull – Was redundant for the best part of an hour but was alert enough to deal with Esteban Granero’s shot. Could do nothing about Shaun Wright-Phillips’ goal. 6/10

Cesar Azpilicueta – Was barely troubled in the first half but struggled to deal with the pace of Shaun Wright-Phillips. 3/10

Branislav Ivanovic – Eager to shoot from 25 yards but the execution was way off. Came closer with a header from eight, that skimmed the bar. Produced a great run on the edge of the area where he was fouled twice but would have broken free if advantage had been played. 5/10

Gary Cahill – With QPR seldom pushing into the Chelsea half, the centre back had a quiet game defensively. When he was needed, Cahill was there to produce a goal-saving tackle on Jamie Mackie.

Ryan Bertrand – Bright start. Was never troubled at left back. 5/10

Frank Lampard – It was a credit to the QPR defence that they shut down the area that the attacking midfielder likes to operate in. 5/10

David Luiz – His 14th minute volley from the edge of the area had Julio Cesar scrambling but was comfortably over the bar. Nearly decapitated Oscar just minutes later. 5/10

Oscar – Fired his first shot comfortably wide after a mistake from Shaun Derry. Looks to bend his shots too often. His decision making in the penalty area left a lot to be desired. 5/10

Marko Marin – Lucky not to be sent off inside the first four minutes for a nasty lunge on Stephane Mbia. Produce some dangerous corners but little all else. 4/10

Victor Moses – Produced an early contender for miss of the year when he failed to properly connect with Marin’s cross. Had a much better effort 10 minutes later that was deflected over. 5/10

Fernando Torres – Completely misjudged a ball floated in from a corner with the ball deflecting off his shin and harmlessly wide. Was denied by Cesar but would have buried it in his prime. 3/10

Eden Hazard (on for Marko Marin 60) – Failed to make any impact when he came on. 4/10

Juan Mata (on for Victor Moses 75) – Not enough time to make an impact on the game. N/A

Ramires (on for Frank Lampard 79) – Not enough time to make an impact on the game. N/A

QPR

Julio Cesar – Made a good stop with his leg to keep Oscar’s deflected shot out late on in the first half. Showed brilliant reflexes to deny Torres. 8/10

Nedum Onuoha – Was part of a battling R’s defence that kept Chelsea at bay. 7/10

Clint Hill – Did well to turn Oscar’s curling shot behind the post, but a poor clearance fell to David Luiz and only Cesar’s brilliance prevented the R’s from going behind. 8/10

Ryan Nelsen – Managed to control the area that Lampard operates effectively. 8/10

Fabio Da Silva – Showed great composure to chest the ball back to Cesar in the 81st minute as Chelsea pressed for an equaliser. 7/10

Shaun Derry – Allowed Oscar time and space to run at the QPR defence after mis-controlling the ball. Conceded a very silly foul when he clothes-lined Marko Marin. 5/10

Stephane Mbia – There to sit in front of the back four and did his job superbly. 8/10

Esteban Granero – Showed what he can do in the penalty area with a shot that Turnbull dealt with comfortably. Aside from that, he had a quiet game. 6/10

David Hoilett – Only played 15 minutes before he was forced off with injury. Had too little time to make an impact. N/A

Adel Taarabt – In games where QPR are having to be defensive in general, Taarabt struggles to make an impact and today was no exception. But when he got the ball, he set up Shaun Wright-Phillips to score the winner. 6/10

Jamie Mackie – A quiet game from the forward, unsurprisingly and was superbly denied by Cahill when presented with an opportunity. 6/10

Shaun Wright-Phillips (on for David Hoilett 15) – Scored a sensational goal to give Rangers the lead. Given little service in the final third and gave Chelsea a scare with a first-half snap shot. When given the ball on the left, he was a constant thorn in Azpilicueta. 9/10

Ji-Sung Park (on for Esteban Granero 90) – Not enough time to make an impact on the game. N/A

Kieron Dyer (on for Adel Taarabt 90) – Purely done to waste time in the game. Did not touch the ball. N/A