It is back to FA Cup betting action this weekend as the fourth round swings into action, and QPR v Chelsea betting at Loftus Road should be a cracker. We know the history between these two, because when they met in the league, it was a really ill tempered affair which QPR somehow came away with a 1-0 battling win against their rich London neighbours. There was the whole spat between Chelsea’s John Terry and QPR’s Anton Ferdinand as well which is still spilling on to this FA Cup match. QPR have been encouraging Anton Ferdinand to shake John Terry’s hand in an attempt to try and keep things under the boil at Loftus Road, and warnings have been issued to both clubs that punishments will be handed out for any discriminatory or inflammatory language. There is not going to be any love lost between the two sides in QPR v Chelsea FA Cup betting, and it just adds that extra spice for the noon kick off on Saturday. Chelsea boss Andre Villas Boas has no intention of leaving John Terry out of the squad for the match and so we can expect another headed affair. QPR got the better of the league match through a slightly dodgy penalty decision in the 10th minute, and while Chelsea controlled most of the game, even when they went down to nine men with Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba getting shown red cards, they couldn’t break through. So what fireworks are to come in QPR v Chelsea FA Cup betting?
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Chelsea will still be favourites to win the match, even though they could only muster up a 0-0 draw away from home against Norwich in the league last weekend. They are lacking a punch up front, with Didier Drogba on international duty and Fernando Torres still mis-firing in front of goal. So new QPR boss Mark Hughes, who saw his side pick up a vital 3-1 win over Wigan in the league last weekend, will sense an opportunity to gun down one of the FA Cup favourites. QPR’s form has been pretty terrible, needing a replay against Macclesfield to reach this stage and they have lost six of their last eight Premier League matches. That poor run of form got Neil Warnock the boot and while they will have one eye on the relegation battle just below them, a decent run in the cup would help their confidence. But it is a thin line for Hughes to tread, dedicating too much time to the FA Cup. QPR do struggle for goals, and if they are going to get past Chelsea, you would imagine that it would be by just one goal and nothing more. Chelsea are still patchy in their form, sometimes brilliant, sometimes scrapping for results and sometimes lethargic and lacking penetration. With the London side being way back in the Premier League title race, Andre Villas Boas will probably be gunning hard for FA Cup success, knowing that he is under pressure to bring trophies to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea are likely to pack the extra punch, they have that extra quality, but they can expect a right old scrap from Mark Hughes’ men, who always sets his teams up to be hard to beat.
QPR v Chelsea FA Cup Betting Odds
Chelsea: 8/13 at Bet365
Draw: 3/1 at Bet365
QPR: 4/1 at Totesport
