Good evening and welcome to our coverage of QPR v Newcastle at Loftus Road

The pace of the game has settled down a bit now, it was some what frantic before, this is more manageable.

Traore gets caught on the top of his boot by Simpson's studs, he is struggling a bit but I think he can run it off.

The noise inside the ground is reflecting the lively football on the pitch, neither set of fans has shut up since the opening whistle

Both teams clearly are going to be going all out for the win tonight, it has been end-to-end stuff so far.

More adventurous play from QPR as Taarabt shows some lovely skill in the middle of the park and plays in Wright-Phillips on the right, he hits it early and it flies just wide of the ner post.

Should have scored!! Great stuff from QPR going forward, Taarabt plays in Wright-Phillips on the right and he picks out Bothroyd on the edge of the six-yard box. The big striker tried a first-time volley but was off balance as he hit it and sent his effort over the bar, great chance.

The resulting corner is headed behind for another, but Gabbidon is there for the second and heads it clear.

Great Save!!!! Leon Best does brilliantly on the edge of the box, twisting and turning and making himself some space before hitting a shot that was destined for the bottom left corner, Kenny got down in the nick of time though and turned it round the post.

The corner is well defended, as is the follow-up long throw from Ryan Taylor, good solid stuff at the back from the home team

Really open stuff here, Ameobi very nearly spins away from Gabbidon inside the area but the Wales international does well and knocks it out for a corner

First real chance of the match as Faurlin plays in Traore advancing down the left, he delivers a pin-point cross onto the head of, surprisingly enough, Shaun Wright-Phillips at the back post. He leaps to meet it but puts his header over the bar, he really should have scored.

It has transpired that Shola Ameobi picked up a yellow card for decent after the previous free-kick.

Taarabt gets on the ball 30 yards out and he never needs a second invitation to shoot, his shot is on target but never really troubling Krul as he holds it down to his left.

Barton swings in the free-kick to the back post, but for some reason everyone went to the front, it rolls away harmlessly

Wright-Phillips knocks the ball past Ryan Taylor on the right flank, the Newcastle man sticks out a leg and brings him down, free-kick in a dangerous area.

It looks like QPR are trying to play with a very fluid forward line, the front three and the midfielders behind them are interchanging positions regularly even at this early stage.

Bright start to the match from the visitors, Obertan makes a burst down the right wing at pace and drives a cross-field ball towards Best, he controls it with his arm in the area though and is penalised for it.

Faurlin brings down Best in the centre circle after just 30 seconds, Ryan Taylor tries an outrageous shot from just inside the opponents half, it doesn't trouble Paddy Kenny.

Newcastle get the game underway and the atmosphere is a lively one at Loftus Road.

The teams are out on the pitch and we are just moments away from kick-off now.

Rangers have only scored one goal in their first three games, Tommy Smith's strike against Everton. Only Swansea have a worse record as they have failed to break their Premier League duck in any of their opening four games.