Welcome to LIVE text coverage of Stoke City's Premier League clash against QPR at the Britannia Stadium.

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The full-time whistle goes at the Britannia Stadium, and QPR clinch a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Stoke City with a brace from Heidar Helguson and a goal from Luke Young ensuring that Jonathan Walters and Ryan Shawcross's efforts are irrelevant. Thanks for joining us.

A long throw in again causes mayhem in the QPR box, but eventually the visitors clear the danger after Whelan blasts a low shot narrowly wide!

It's desperate defending from QPR as the crowd roar Stoke forward, and Walters causing havoc alongside Jones and Fuller.

The fourth official indicates that a full five minutes will be added at the end of this second half!

Referee Jones books Helguson as the forward slides in pretty late on Wilkinson, and he accepts the decision immediately.

Faurlin makes a superb run down the left on the counter-attack to alleviate some of the pressure.

Etherington whips over a testing delivery to the back post, but QPR are clinging on and clear.

It's all Stoke late on as QPR defend desperately deep inside their half. Can the hosts rescue a point?

The Stoke players and staff are absolutely furious about that decision (or lack of one) and replays show that Barton hacked down Huth pretty blatantly.

Delap launches a long throw into the QPR box, and it's absolute carnage in the box as Barton appears to hack down Huth, but no penalty is given!

Helguson is afforded an abundance of space at the back post, but he doesn't trouble Sorensen with a rather tame shot.

Whitehead is penalised for a robust challenge on Faurlin, and QPR can take their time over this set-piece.

Helguson goes down again under an aerial challenge, and he looks as though he's gone 12 rounds in a boxing ring...

Pulis is given a stern talking to by the referee, and even then the Stoke boss finds a few choice words to exchange with the official.

Sorensen hammers a long ball upfield as he looks to pick out Jones, but Ferdinand and Gabbidon defend well.

Young is taken off following that clash with Fuller, and he hobbles away as Bradley Orr is introduced.

The game is getting increasingly scrappy and fragmented now as QPR defend stoutly and tempers flare.

Wright-Phillips fouls Fuller, before the forward in turn fouls Young, and this is very scrappy all of a sudden.

A through ball from Shawcross almost picks out Fuller, but Hill recovers superbly to shepherd the ball back to Kenny.