Good afternoon and welcome to live text coverage of the Premier League, which starts this weekend with Norwich visiting QPR.

QPR break away, Martin gives Townsend a little shove in the back and now Rangers have a free kcik in a very similar position at the other end.

Bennett wins a foul against Fabio on the left. Useful set piece chance for the visitors, and Snodgrass across to take it.

QPR are the lowest scorers in the first half of Premier League matches this season with just 7 goals. They’ve only scored once in the previous 8 first halves. That was Loic Remy’s 14th minute goal in 1-1 draw at West Ham on January 19th. (Infostrada)

CHANCE! Super ball from Taarbat, sitting in a bit deeper. Wright-Phillips gets a great first touch to get around Garrido but his shot is wide.

Taarabt - stepovers, tricks, and then forced to turn backwards and look for a pass. Norwich swarming him and neutralising his threat.

QPR withstand two corners, and Townsend charges out of his own penalty area with the ball to release the pressure on the hosts.

Traore stops Hoolahan as he cuts into the box, but then gets the ball tangled under his feet and has to boot it out for a corner before Hoolahan can win it back.

Grant Holt has scored just once in his last 13 Premier League appearances and none in last five. Prior to this run, he had scored in 3 successive appearances in Sept/Oct. (Infostrada)

Tettey tries to shift the ball around and get Norwich moving. QPR have drawn a blank in the first half-hour, and Norwich are growing.

Fabio stands over a free kick well within his own half. He shapes to boot it forward, then decides against it and cuts it back to his goalkeeper instead.

CHANCE FOR NORWICH! Might have done better with it - Hoolahan finds his way down the right and Snodgrass, who had set him in motion, escapes into some space in the penalty area. But his header lacks the power to seriously trouble Cesar.

On the sidelines Harry Redknapp mumbles something to Joe Jordan, his assistant. He's struggling with the February sun in his eyes, but doesn't seem too worried about the way the game is going.

That's more like it - a powerful SWP run down the right and he wins a corner, which Taarabt will take.

Wright-Phillips caught in possession on the edge of his own penalty area. Shame for Norwich that the resulting cross from Holt is a stinker.

Pilkington has tried - but he cannot shake off the injury. Elliott Bennett replaces him.

To be fair to QPR, Townsend appears to have offered the team another creative option. But SWP has been anonymous.

QPR have scored just 2 goals in their last 5 PL matches. Adel Taarabt has provided the assists in both. (Infostrada)

Mbia puts his hands all over Johnson as the pair battle in midfield. That's not on, and Jon Moss tells him as much, while awarding the visitors a free kick.

This time Traore does a better job of shepherding a Snodgrass run down the right, and cuts it off. Meantime Pilkington is having his thigh strapped on the sidelines and looks set to continue.

Hill bemused to be penalised for giving away a foul on Holt just beyond halfway. The pair laugh about it afterwards. It's just like football used to be, or something.

Townsend tries to link up with Mackie, but his pass with the outside of the boot is overhit and the ball goes out for a throw by the corner flag.