Time running out for Stoke to grab an equaliser before the break. But it is Spurs who are looking likelier to bag the second of the afternoon...

That's lowered the noise level inside the Brit. Well, in the home stands at least. Spurs fans are making all the racket.

Can this extra spice bring out a goal? Stoke go close, a cross-shot from the left forcing Hugo Lloris into a punch clear.

Nothing like a good bit of needle to get a football crowd going. The atmosphere inside the Britannia has just gone up about three notches.

Uh oh. Sparky's fuse has been lit big time. Mark Hughes goes loco over the decision to book Marko Arnautovic, spitting out a few choice words in the direction of fourth official Jon Moss. And Moss doesn't like it. He dobs in the Stoke boss - and he's sent up to the stands by ref Anthony Taylor. He's not going quietly though - sounding off as he is escorting off the pitch by Stoke's version of Max and Paddy.

Marko Arnautovic is shown a yellow card. Not for his new haircut. For apparently diving after a challenge by Eric Dier about 35 yards out. The card is about the same colour as his barnet.

Chance! Dele Alli missed a sitter here last season - and he's done it again. Not quite as bad as last season's howler, mind. The Spurs midfielder finds himself staring into the whites of Shay Given's eyes as the ball pings off Marko Arnautovic's shins and into his path. But Alli scuffs well wide from eight yards.

Joe Allen has been particularly impressive for Stoke. I saw him at Leeds Festival the other week actually. Dancing along to an indie psych band while sipping a pint of overpriced lager. Don't tell Mark Hughes.

Anyway... the Wales midfielder is rock'n'rolling nicely today. He's the beating the tune to which Stoke are playing. 

Make that two. Shay Given - making his 450th Premier League appearance - gets his gloves mucky for the first time today. Dele Alli is given too much time, curling towards the top corner. Given pushes over the bar.

Only one shot on target so far - that thunderbolt from Glenn Whelan. But it has been a competitive - and enjoyable - start. Spurs growing into this...

And here's Harry Kane's touch map so far. Pretty self-explanatory.... 

Image source, Opta

How have we got to the 21-minute mark without mentioning Harry Kane? Because he's not done much. Now the Spurs talisman has a sniff... He picks up the ball on the edge of the box, but is crowded out as he looks to shoot.

Penalty? Spurs forward Son Heung-min reckons so. He thinks his right leg is swiped by Geoff Cameron just inside the left side of the box. Ref Anthony Taylor doesn't. Son might have a point...

Image source, Opta

I'm not sure how our friends at Opta collate these graphics - but I have no idea how they have Spurs down for 60% possession. Every time I've looked up Stoke have the ball. As you can see, it does tell us that the Potters are spending plenty of time in the Spurs third.

Another half chance for Stoke. This time Jonathan Walters creates a nuisance of himself, only to scuff an angled shot from the edge of the Spurs box into Hugo Lloris's hands. 

Stoke are ramping up the pressure. Collecting corners like a football-mad kid loves collecting shiny stickers. Three in a row for the Potters, but they can't use their big men to good effect. Spurs survive.

Ooof! Glenn Whelan - a man not known for his scoring prowess - smashes a delicious volley towards the Spurs goal when the away side half clear that previous corner. No rustiness from returning Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris as he tips the ball over.

Stoke left-back Erik Pieters swings in a ball from the left, Spurs defender Toby Alderweireld heads out. Home corner...

Referee Anthony Taylor has to write in his notebook for the first time today. And it is the name of Glenn Whelan. The Stoke midfielder turns back towards his own goal near the halfway line, is robbed by the alert Dele Alli and responds by hacking him down. No argument there.