Follow live coverage as Queens Park Rangers face Stoke City in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will newly-promoted Birmingham City and Wrexham, with a host of hopefuls eyeing up the £200m jackpot that comes with promotion to the top flight. At the other end of the table, Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City hope to stay up amid crises.
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Queens Park Rangers FC 0 - 0 Stoke City FC
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:55Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Richard Kone.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:55Isaac Hayden (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:55Foul by Isaac Hayden (Queens Park Rangers).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:53Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:53Foul by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:52Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Isaac Hayden replaces Jonathan Varane.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:51Attempt missed. Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Richard Kone following a corner.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:49Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Lewis Baker.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:49Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:48Attempt missed. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Harvey Vale with a cross following a corner.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:47Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:46Substitution, Stoke City. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Tomás Rigo.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:45Substitution, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé replaces Million Manhoef.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:44Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:44Attempt saved. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Nicolas Madsen.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:44Lewis Baker (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:42Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:42Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:40Attempt blocked. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rumarn Burrell.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:40Foul by Bosun Lawal (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:40Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:37Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:36Second Half begins Queens Park Rangers 0, Stoke City 0.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:35Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Ben Pearson.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:19First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 0, Stoke City 0.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:19Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:14Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:14Rhys Norrington-Davies (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:14Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:12Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:11Handball by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:10Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:10Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:10Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Paul Nardi.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:09Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Amadou Mbengue.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:09Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:07Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:06Delay in match because of an injury Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:06Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:04Foul by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:02Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
13:01Attempt missed. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Vale.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:58Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:56Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:54Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:53Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:50Attempt missed. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rumarn Burrell.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:49Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Rumarn Burrell is caught offside.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:45Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:39Offside, Stoke City. Divin Mubama is caught offside.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:36Attempt saved. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:35Attempt saved. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Richard Kone.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:31First Half begins.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
12:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City
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