Alex Gilbey is in the centre of the box completely unmarked as a sharp diagonal pass is cut in towards him.

He fires with pace but Cods keeper Jay Lynch spots the danger and denies an opener.

Fleetwood's defence can be leaky, they will want to make sure their opponents don't get too many chances like that.

A break in play at Bloomfield Road as Blackpool defender Ollie Casey has taken a blow to the head and is being bandaged up.

Looks like quite the bump he's got to his forehead.

This is the closest we've come to an opener! Jayden Fevrier runs at his full-back and delivers an excellent cross to the back post for County's top goalscorer Kyle Wootton, but he heads narrowly over the top.

Harrison Neal can't stop MK Dons from taking possession and making the run up field to set up Joe Tomlinson.

Tomlinson unleashes a shot but it deflects off a Fleetwood defender to go out for a corner.

MK Dons applying the pressure here.

Andy Lyons meets a cross to the back post for Blackpool and it's a presentable chance but he can only guide his first-time effort over the bar.

Jayden Fevrier weaves into the area for Stockport but fires over from the angle. A good run but not able to apply the finish.

Good chance for the visitors to break the deadlock!

A long ball is well met by Oldham winger Kai Payne who strikes a low effort on the bounce with his left foot from 20 yards but it is well kept out by Accrington keeper Ollie Wright.

The travelling fans are in good voice and their side have shown promising signs early on.

Nathan Lowe races through for Stockport but goes down under a challenge from Barnsley defender Mael de Gevigney.

Lowe spreads his arms wide in exasperation towards the referee who waves play on. Didn't look like a foul. Shoulder to shoulder as they say.

A quiet opening six minutes at Bloomfield Road.

Reading are searching for a first away win of the campaign. The Royals are the only side in League One yet to pick up victory on their travels so far this season.

Callum Paterson launches a long ball into the Fleetwood box but a red shirt easily clears.

Paterson gets another go, providing a sharp cross this time but again only finding a Fleetwood body.

Though the former Scotland international think it's touched the Cods man's hand and makes the appeal but the referee waves it away.

Instead, the ball is heading up the other end of the pitch.

An early ball into the middle from Oldham full-back Jamie Robson is touched goalwards by Luke Hannant but it is easily gathered by Accrington keeper Ollie Wright.

Decent start by the visitors.

Lively start by Barnsley at Edgeley Park. Reyes Cleary flashes a ball across the face of the Stockport goal and it's turned behind for a corner.

The Tykes work it short and Luca Connell's effort from the edge of the area is just about kept out by Ben Hinchliffe in the home goal.

Right then, four of today's games are ready to kick start our day.

Will they deliver some colour to a grey looking afternoon?

No time like the present to find out.

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Stockport boss Dave Challinor makes three changes from their 3-0 defeat at Peterborough.

Owen Dodgson, Nathan Lowe and Jayden Fevrier all start. Jack Diamond drops to the bench but Corey O'Keeffe and Callum Camps aren't in the matchday squad.

Mael de Gevigney and Adam Phillips return to the side for Barnsley as Conor Hourihane makes two alterations following their impressive 5-0 win over Luton.

Josh Earl and Jonathan Bland miss out.

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Football can change very quickly and particularly so in a division that’s as tightly contested as League One this season.

Stockport can attest to that, having sat top of the pile only two games ago after they’d eased to victory at Port Vale.

But two consecutive 3-0 defeats by Luton and Peterborough respectively have dropped Stockport to fifth - though they’re still only two points behind leaders Stevenage.

One win can swing things back in your favour very quickly and standing in their way today are a Barnsley side who may well have promotion ambitions of their own.

The Tykes ended a five-game winless streak with two wins on the bounce, including an emphatic 5-0 victory against Luton last weekend, and are three points off the top six with two - or even three - games in hand on the sides directly above them.

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Ian Evatt is having a reshuffle for Blackpool as he makes three changes from the 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient last weekend.

Andy Lyons, Lee Evans and Hayden Coulson come into the starting line-up for CJ Hamilton, Emil Hansson and Zac Ashworth, who all drop to the bench.

Reading boss Leam Richardson makes just the one change from the 1-1 draw with Rotherham as Daniel Kyerewaa returns from suspension in place of Matt Ritchie, who is not in the squad.

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Blackpool’s new manager bounce under Ian Evatt has waned ever so slightly in recent weeks.

The Tangerines picked up two consecutive league wins for the first time this season after Evatt arrived to replace Steve Bruce, but a defeat at Burton and draw with Leyton Orient since then means they remain in the relegation zone, one point adrift of safety.

They welcome a Reading side who have only lost one of their previous nine (W3 D5) and remain unbeaten in four matches since Leam Richardson replaced Noel Hunt as boss, but they still sit just three points clear of danger.

Both sides will be looking to boost their survival hopes and start climbing the table with plenty of time remaining to turn around the season.

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There is something brilliant but also slightly ridiculous about League One this season.

Leaders Stevenage are only eight points clear of Burton, who are 14th. It's very congested and every single result matters.

Stockport could return to the summit with a win in the early kick-off, while Barnsley would move into the play-off places if they pick up a victory.

Blackpool and Reading both have the chance to ease relegation fears in the other 12:30 GMT game.

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Callum Paterson and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing are back for MK Dons and straight into the starting XI.

Both missed out on the game against Tranmere last weekend but return looking for another home game win.

Meanwhile, Kane Thompson-Sommers also earns a starting nod for just his second of the season since his first on the opening day.

No James Bolton for Fleetwood following his late red card last time out.

Instead, Toby Mullarkey gets called up from the off in his stead, while Will Davies and Ronan Coughlan start up top.

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MK Dons would have been amongst the favourites to take League Two by storm this year but visitors Fleetwood... well they are causing quite the commotion.

The Cods finished in midtable last season but flash forward a couple of months and they are just one point below the top seven and only a handful away from today's opponents.

It's courtesy of a run in which they have lost just one of their past six league games, and MK Dons boss Paul Warne believes the visitors have the confidence to try and make a statement at Stadium MK.

"Fleetwood are three points behind us, which will surprise some people but it didn't surprise me," Warne told BBC 3CR.

"You go on a good run and you think your invincible. The heart leads the head quite a lot, so they've got a lot of encouragement from how well they've been doing.

"They will come here and fancy themselves to cause an upset, so as always, we never underestimate the opposition."