The tie is openign up a tad as we approach half-time.

Lewis Koumas' shot is heading to the cotner of the net, but Sunderland keeper Simon Moore keeps it out.

Then at the other end, Adil Aouchiche is not a million miles away as he curls a shot across the face of goal but wide of the far post.

Reading have settled after surviving the early Burnley onslaught unscathed.

Clarets keeper Vaclav Hladky has a moment to forget as he charges 12 yards off his line as Lewis Wing clips a ball into the box and gets nowhere near it.

Fortunately for him Tyler Bindon's header clears the bar.

Bizarrely Cole Palmer is on the bench today. If ever a fixture screamed weekend off...

Good feet from Georginio Rutter on the edge of the Norwich penalty area before he goes down feeling he was pushed in the back.

The referee is having none of it, though, and waves play on.

Brighton are upping the ante again.

Happier times for QPR but here's the goal they scored just before the break to give them hope...

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BBC Sport football news reporter

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The often injured duo Reece James and Romeo Lavia have been two of Chelsea's best performers in a mediocre display thus far.

James is playing his first match for Chelsea since November 10. Lavia, meanwhile, hadn't played since December 8.

Both had suffered hamstring injuries amid more general fitness problems in their last couple of years at Chelsea.

It's likely that neither player will get the full 90 minutes as they are carefully managed back to full fitness.

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Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

Brentford haven't really hit their straps yet. They have shown threats of it but Plymouth are looking comfortable and feeling more confident as the game goes on - they just have to get on the ball and get playing themselves a bit.

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Harry Burgoyne has had a pretty nomadic career and has played fewer than 100 games in total. He's 6ft 5ins and has made two superb saves in this game already.

Seizing his moment.

Forest inches away from the lead.

Free kick level with the edge of the box on the left wing, it's perfect territory for James Ward-Prowse to whip in towards the goal.

Thomas Kaminski gets his body behind the shot, but has to gather at the second attempt as Willy Boly tries to jab the loose ball home.

Here is the goal which gave West Brom the lead earlier on.

AFC Bournemouth have had 73% possession over the last 15 minutes.

Delia Smith is in attendance at Carrow Road and the club's former majority shareholder will be enjoying what she's seeing from Norwich.

The hosts survived that little flurry from Brighton and it remains all square as we reached the half hour mark.

Sunderland have looked a little flat and their first corner - after Chris Rigg's cross causes a few problems - gives their supporters a badly-needed reason to cheer on a bitterly cold afternoon.

But in keeping with the match so far, the set-piece is disappointing and cleared at the near post.

That's a wonderful save! Harry Burgoyne goes down at full stretch to turn away a Joao Felix shot and then he makes another good save from the follow-up corner.

Bournemouth almost get a quickfire second but David Brooks' curling effort is saved by Joe Wildsmith.