QPR v Chelsea preview
Terry and Ferdinand set to face each other again in derby clash
Cup clash: John Terry and Anton Ferdinand are set to face each other again at Loftus Road
QPR and Chelsea meet at Loftus Road in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday amid calls for the focus to be firmly on the pitch.
The London derby will be the first time Chelsea captain John Terry and QPR defender Anton FerdinandTerry was subsequently charged with racially abusing Ferdinand during the game - which he vehemently denies - and will appear in court on February 1st.
Both chairmen - Bruce Buck and Tony Fernandes - have called for the derby to be a "celebration of football" as new QPR boss Mark Hughes
QPR qualified for the clash thanks to Danny Gabbidon's winner against MK Dons in their third round replay, while Chelsea saw off Portsmouth 4-0 last time.
Team news
QPR will be without a host of first-team players for the clash.Akos Buzsaky is struggling to feature at Loftus Road with an Achilles injury, while Gabbidon, Matthew Connolly and Heidar Helguson are also doubts.
Strikers Jay Bothroyd (groin) and DJ Campbell (hamstring) are definitely sidelined, while Armand Traore and Adel Taarabt are on international duty.
New signing Taye Taiwo is also unavailable as he waits for his work permit to be rubber-stamped, although Nedum Onuoha
For Chelsea, defender Gary Cahill
But fellow midfielder Frank Lampard will miss the match with the calf tear he suffered at Norwich on Saturday, while John Obi Mikel remains out with a hamstring problem.
And attacking pair Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou definitely miss out as they continue to represent Ivory Coast
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