Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's live coverage of Stoke vs QPR from The Britannia. Kick of is coming up at 3pm and we'll bring you some team news shortly.

Moses blazes a shot over the bar.

A QPR ball is pumped hopelessly over the top and Bardsley chests it back calmly to Begovic. The crowd love that. Why do crowds love chested or headed backpasses so much?

Afters here! Austin feels agrieved by being blocked off by Wollscheid and drags him to the floor. It's soft from the big defender but Begovic is straight across to defend his teammate, getting all up in Austin's grill.

And Stoke are forced into the change. Shawcross the Stoke captain is unable to continue and is replaced by Marc Muniesa.

There's a lull in proceedings after those quickfire goals as Shawcross is down injured. It must be quite serious if it's keeping someone like him on the deck. Five minutes from half time, will they try and keep him on until the break?

This time a Stoke lapse gave Fer the ball but what is hard to believe is how much space and time Barton had in the box. He almost didn't know what to do with himself. A scruffy one, but a goal nonetheless, and the Stoke fans are stunned. That was QPR's first chance of the match.

GOAL! QPR are back in it! Fer bursts forward and slips it to Barton into the box, he cuts it back and Kranjcar is on hand to tuck the deflected shot into the gaping net. What a response! 2-1

Again QPR lost the ball in midfield and they were punished clinically by Stoke.

GOAL! Stoke double their lead and it's that man again Jonathan Walters! Again Ireland makes it, bursting forward and slipping it across for Walters to find the same bottom right corner but this time with his left peg.

Moses twists and turns before standing the ball up at the back post. Arnautovic chests it down but his shot is blocked. The danger lingers, though, and the Austrian gets it again inside the box ont he right hand side, but he gets under it like a sand wedge and the ball is sent soaring into the sky.

Barton skips round a couple of tackles but QPR are having real trouble keeping possession int he middle of the park. They can't make the bridge to Austin and the front line. Either they lose it or they get pressured into going back to the defenders and keeper. It's going to be a long afternoon.

Stoke earn a couple of corners but Moses' deliveries continue to leave something to be desired. Ireland picks the ball up near the edge of the box and lashes it from range. It has Green scrambling but is always heading wide.

Walters is a pretty important player for Stoke, isn't he? No player has been involved in more Stoke goals than him this season - he has five goals and three assists.

It's Moses who grabs the ball for himself and lines it up. He curls it beautifully towards the top corner but it has just a little too much bend on it. It comes back of the stanchion and rattles the net and the home fans think it's in.

Isla is the first man into the book as he chops down Moses on his way towards the QPR box. Free-kick in a dangerous position.

As the ball came across to Henry, he let it run across his body. But Ireland was there waiting to pounce and flicked a lovely back heel into the path of Walters who did the rest. QPR are behind again away from home.

GOAL! Stoke have the lead as Walters slots home after a terrible mistake from Karl Henry. Green gets a hand on it but it's not enough to deflect it wide. 1-0!

QPR have gone behind 16 times this season - that's the most of any team in the league. It could explain their lack of adventurousness going forward - they'll be happy just to see out the first chunk of the match without conceding.

Still waiting for the first chance of the game. Don't hold your breath. Especially if you're a QPR fan. Stoke have a corner, maybe this is it...?