text: Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has backed captain John Terry to shrug off a hostile reception when they head to Loftus Road to face QPR on Sunday. It was on the same ground in 2011 that Terry was caught up in a race controversy with ex-QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, later cleared in court of racially abusing the player but banned for four matches and fined £220,000 by the Football Association for 'using abusive language related to colour'. Anton may no longer be at Loftus Road, but brother Rio could feature under Chris Ramsey. Terry's former central defensive partner with England has called him the 'biggest idiot' in the past for the way he handled the racism row. John Terry was caught up in a race controversy with then-QPR defender Anton Ferdinand in 2011 . Terry was cleared in court of racially abusing Ferdinand but was banned and fined by the FA . The Football Association fined Terry, pictured at Westminster Magistrates Court in 2012, £220,000 for 'using abusive language related to colour' 'He has been through a lot football-wise in his career,' Cahill said. 'He has been through so many good times, winning trophies and whatnot, and bad times. So in terms of personality he is obviously thick-skinned and that's why I say it won't affect him, and it won't affect us.' Terry was stripped of the England captaincy amid the fall-out, and subsequently announced his retirement from international football. On Sunday, he may come up against Anton Ferdinand's brother Rio, who branded him an 'idiot' over the affair, and the QPR fans can be expected to remind him of what happened. Anton Ferdinand avoids shaking hands with Terry during the Premier League game at Loftus Road in 2012 . But Cahill added: 'It's a local derby so the atmosphere will be intense and it will be another huge game to try to win. 'I think he has been there already. It's not as if it's the first time he has been back, he has played there.' Chelsea go into the weekend seven points clear of Arsenal having played a game less, but Cahill said there was no sense of easing up, with the Gunners still to come on the fixture list. 'There is still that element of pressure to finish the job,' he said. 'We've worked so hard this season to be where we are and to put ourselves in the position we are in, so we want to go all the way and finish it.' Chelsea team-mate Gary Cahill says his skipper will handle the hostile reception this weekend .
target: John Terry was involved in race controversy with Anton Ferdinand in 2011 .
  Chelsea defender was banned for four matches and fined by FA .
  Terry was cleared in court of racially abusing then-QPR defender .
  Blues captain will face Rio Ferdinand's QPR side at Loftus Road on Sunday .
  Team-mate Gary Cahill says he will be able to deal with hostile atmosphere .