text: Cesc Fabregas wore a special protective face mask on Sunday as he scored the winning goal in Chelsea's 1-0 victory over QPR. Having broken his nose last week, the Spaniard netted with just two minutes to go following a poor clearance from QPR goalkeeper Rob Green before removing the mask to celebrate. Fabregas suffered the break during Chelsea's win over Stoke City last Saturday, taking a hit to the face from Charlie Adam's forearm minutes before the Scot struck a 66-yard wondergoal at Stamford Bridge. Cesc Fabregas wore a  protective mask during Chelsea's clash with QPR after breaking his nose last week . Fabregas removed the mask as he celebrated scoring a late winner for Chelsea against strugglers QPR . The Spaniard, pictured at Loftus Road, suffered the break during Chelsea's win over Stoke City last Saturday . The protective mask was branded with the Fabregas' initial and squad number for the Premier League clash . Sportsmail exclusively revealed the shield Fabregas would wear against QPR on Wednesday . Fabregas wrote this note to the orthopedic centre and its craftsmen Stefano Duchini and Lucilla Pezzoni . Fabregas travelled to Milan on Tuesday with Chelsea medical director Paco Biosca to have the mask fitted . On Sunday, Fabregas  started the game for Chelsea and took to the field - complete with mask - sporting two large bruises around his eyes. Sportsmail exclusively revealed the shield Fabregas would wear at Loftus Road on Wednesday. The former Barcelona star travelled to Milan to see a specialist, who produced masks for Fernando Torres, Petr Cech and Demba Ba previously, in the hope of returning to action as soon as possible. The mask, branded with Fabregas's initial and squad number 'C4', was made by the Ortholabsport, an orthopedic centre in Milan, and their craftsmen Stefano Duchini and Lucilla Pezzoni. The centre became famous for its work with  former Chelsea players Torres and Ba, but also work with Manchester City, Fulham and European clubs including Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk as well as the Italian national team. Fabregas travelled to Milan on Tuesday with Chelsea medical director Paco Biosca to have the mask fitted. The 27-year-old, who played on for the entire 90 minutes against Stoke, started for the Blues against QPR as Chelsea look to extend their lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League table. Fabregas suffered the break during Chelsea's win over Stoke City last weekend, taking a hit to the face . The 27-year-old played on for the entire 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge last Saturday despite the knock . Chelsea captain John Terry was forced to wear a protective face mask after fracturing a cheekbone in 2007 . Fernando Torres (right), pictured in action against Basle in 2013, also wore a mask during his time at Chelsea .
target: Cesc Fabregas wore protective face mask during Chelsea clash with QPR .
  Midfielder scored the winning goal as Chelsea claimed a 1-0 victory .
  Spaniard broke his nose in a challenge with Charlie Adam last Saturday .
  Chelsea midfielder travelled to Italy to have a protective mask fitted .
  Ortholabsport have also made masks for Petr Cech and Fernando Torres .