LONDON (Reuters) - Captain John Terry will have surgery on a fractured cheekbone on Sunday, compounding Chelsea's woes after they were held to 0-0 draw in the Premier League by local rivals Fulham on Saturday.

Chelsea were playing at home for the first time under Israeli coach Avram Grant since the shock exit of Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho last week and were booed off at the end of their fourth successive league match without a goal.

It was an unhappy end to a torrid spell for the England and Chelsea skipper, who is to take legal action following newspaper reports that a row between him and Mourinho precipitated the departure of the "Special One" from Stamford Bridge.

Terry was substituted at halftime after a third minute clash with Fulham's Clint Dempsey.

Chelsea also had Didier Drogba sent off for picking up two yellow cards while Andriy Shevchenko was substituted after a poor display on his 31st birthday.

A Chelsea spokesman said Terry had a compressed fracture of the cheekbone and would have an operation on Sunday but that it was too early to know how long he would be out of action.

Chelsea go to Valencia on Wednesday for a Champions League game and England have Euro 2008 qualifiers to play at home to Estonia on October 13 and away in Russia on October 17.

BEST MANAGER

The talismanic captain wrote warmly of Mourinho in the match programme saying he was the best manager he had ever worked with.

"Most of the time it's easy to shrug off stories that are plainly made up but this week I got very angry about a couple of pieces suggesting an argument between me and Jose ... was somehow the cause or contributed to his leaving Chelsea," Terry wrote.

"This is ridiculous and untrue and with the help of my lawyer I'm taking action to put this right."

Mourinho left Chelsea "by mutual consent" last week and was replaced by Israeli coach Avram Grant, who is close to owner Roman Abramovich.

The Russian billionaire abandoned his usual box to sit among fans during the match. He suffered some abuse from supporters angry at Mourinho's departure.

Fans chanted Mourinho's name and roars of support for him reached a crescendo in the dying moments as Chelsea failed to find the net and Fulham twice went close to a goal.

Stall holders did a brisk trade in "Bring back Jose Mourinho, We love the Special One" tee-shirts outside the ground.

"Jose Mourinho won six trophies at Chelsea, he simply was the most successful Chelsea manager ever and the best manager I have worked with," Terry wrote.

"His training preparation and tactics were outstanding...but more importantly he is a good man..."

FULL SUPPORT

Terry, 26, who joined the club as a 14-year-old, added that Grant was the fourth manager he had played under at Chelsea and called on fans players and all staff to give him their full support.

Grant, whose first two games ended in a 2-0 defeat at Champions Manchester United and a 4-0 League Cup victory at Championship (second division) side Hull, looked grim after the game.

"First we need to score then we need to win," he said. "We created enough chances to win but did not score...there are things we can improve."

Grant added he expected fans to chant Mourinho's name, adding "They were behind us I have nothing but good things to say about the fans."

Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez, whose side have now drawn their last four league games, said he had hoped to steal a 1-0 win but Chelsea keeper Petr Cech had been too good at the end.

He added that there was no malice in Dempsey's challenge. "These things happen in football when two big men come together," he said.

Grant said Terry had wanted to continue in the second half but had been kept out as a precaution.