Blues need late penalty to defeat relegation battlers.
Jose Mourinho’s side edged past local rivals QPR to maintain their four point lead at the top of the table.
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Chelsea welcomed back Diego Costa to their starting eleven and try as they might the Blues couldn’t break down an organized QPR back-line until on the half-hour a bit of Brazilian magic put the home side ahead.
Cesc Fabregas led a fast counter attack before laying on for Oscar who curled in a beauty passed Robert Green, a fine outside of the boot finish.
Against the run of play QPR leveled when Charlie Austin, who is proving capable of netting regularly in the Premier League, equalized with a cheeky back-heel that beat keeper Thibaut Courtois.
Normal service was resumed on 75 minutes when Eden Hazard was fouled in the box, a decision Harry Redknapp was seemingly unhappy about, and the Belgian confidently stroked home the spot-kick to give Chelsea a narrow win over a QPR side are certainly playing with more confidence in recent weeks.