Watford laid down an early marker of their Sky Bet Championship promotion credentials with a 4-0 hammering of QPR.
After a disappointing campaign last time out, where they fell short of the play-offs, the Hornets hit the ground running and took the lead after just 36 seconds through Tom Dele-Bashiru.
Imran Louza, Matheus Martins and Vakoun Bayo added first-half goals as the Hornets ran riot against a woeful QPR.
Stoke also did the heavy lifting of their 4-1 win over Rotherham in the first half.
They led in the fifth minute thanks to Ki-Jana Hoever's opener before Andre Vidigal scored twice in first-half injury time.