A Messi-esque turn from Robert Snodgrass on the right-hand edge of the Bolton box allows him to wriggle between two defenders and get a shot away.

Mark Beevers is in the path of the ball though to clear Bolton's lines.

I may be ever so slightly exaggerating with the Messi comparisons, but it really was a lovely touch.

Route one stuff almost pays off for Bolton.

Ben Alnwick launches the ball up towards Adam Le Fondre - possibly in an offside position - and the striker shoots wide of goal with his first-time shot.

James Chester was muscled out of it far too easily by the much smaller Bolton striker there.

It's end to end with no end product at the moment.

A few more fouls are starting to slip into the game as players start to tire and mistime their tackles on the snow-covered surface.

This second half has started in similar fashion to the first half.

That is to say, there haven't been many chances in the early stages.

It's not boring, but both sides are struggling to craft clear opportunities as conditions continue to worsen.

Villa substitute Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, on for Conor Hourihane, miskicks his shot on the turn after good work from Ahmed Elmohamady down the right.

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Garry Monk got his first victory as Birmingham City manager as a 3-0 win over Hull City ended a miserable seven-game losing run.

Monk, who has been in charge for just two of those defeats, said: "This is a step in the right direction but it sets a minimum standard.

"We cannot go below this standard but I think that we can get even better.

"The confidence level and belief is a little higher than it was before the game.

"It has been a difficult season for the players as they have not been at their best but you can now see their commitment."

I've been momentarily distracted from this live text by former Leeds and Coventry striker Noel Whelan's arrival in the BBC Leeds office wearing a neat waistcoat, shirt and tie combination.

Very dashing he looks.

At the Macron, Will Buckley is dashing as well, running at the Villa defence before being dispossessed just as he approaches the danger area.

Bolton break quickly after clearing Rob Snodgrass' free-kick, but the attack ends with the offside flag going up against Will Buckley.

The snow is still coming down fast and the pitch is looking very, very slick.

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Is there anything better than watching football in the snow?

The final 45 minutes of Saturday's EFL action are under way.

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Millwall manager Neil Harris wants his play-off chasing side to continue the momentum that saw them beat Barnsley 2-0 at Oakwell and extend their unbeaten run to eight matches.

"We're going like a steam train," Harris said. "We've got a massive Easter period - we'll be chasing the points over that period.

"The importance of having strength in depth has been key. The desire to play is great.

"Any three points at this level is a good achievement. I thought we found another way to win the game. We dominated early on and then capitalised on a mistake."

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QPR boss Ian Holloway said a good old-fashioned talking to got his side back on track as they fought back to earn a point in a pulsating 2-2 draw against Fulham.

Holloway said: "I'm delighted with the character, but we need to be more clinical and not show teams so much respect as we should have won in the end.

"I needed half-time to have a rant and say 'wait a minute, get a bit closer to people'. I was fuming.

"I told them to get after people and luckily for me my subs helped. We got about them and we deserved what we got.

"I believe in my team and we what we are doing. Do I expect young lads to be consistent? Not really. But I will teach them."

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Manager Slavisa Jokanovic was not a happy man, despite seeing his Fulham side stretch their unbeaten run to 16 games with a thrilling 2-2 draw at home to QPR.

Rangers trailed their London rivals 2-0 but scored at the end of the first half and had the better of the second period.

Jokanovic said: "I am not here to fight for records, I am here to win the games. After nine victories at home we didn't win. We cannot be satisfied.

"We didn't find our best performance. We were a little bit sloppy with the ball. We kept possession without taking on the QPR defensive lines.

"We had it under control, but the first goal they scored caused important damage."

Before we get to the second half, reaction to the earlier Championship action is filtering through.

Let's see what some of the protagonists have had to say, starting with the lunchtime London derby between Fulham and QPR at Craven Cottage....

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... but the corner comes to nothing for Villa.

Adam Le Fondre's goal is all that separates the two sides after a hugely entertaining first half.

They are deep into three minutes of added time at the end of the first half.

Aston Villa win a corner...

Robert Snodgrass is a magician with his set-piece deliveries.

A cross from the left is driven into the box with pace and swerve, but somehow nobody can get a touch to divert it goalwards.

Bolton's lead is looking a little fragile as the first half draws to a close.

Big appeals for an Aston Villa penalty are waved away.

A free-kick from the left is flicked on and clearly stopped by a Bolton defender's arm, but it's hard to see what he could have done to get out of the way of the ball.

Bolton winger Sammy Ameobi tests Sam Johnstone with a dipping free-kick from 25 yards out.

Johnstone makes the save with ease, the ball reaching him without taking a bounce and skidding off the surface.

You wouldn't know Bolton were a team battling relegation on this evidence alone.

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Villa should be level!

Lewis Grabban gets in front of Mark Beevers but doesn't get enough contact as he connects with a cross at the near post, giving Ben Alnwick chance to make a fine save.

Bolton break straight up the other end after defending the resulting corner, with Sam Johnstone called into action to deny Josh Vela.

This is an outstanding spectacle.

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Birkir Bjarnason goes down clutching his ankle after a meaty challenge by Bolton left-back Andrew Taylor.

It's a hard tackle, clearing the ball but keeping his foot in the air and landing right on the Aston Villa man.

Villa winger Rob Snodgrass and Bolton midfielder Karl Henry are booked for their reactions, before Albert Adomah plants a header wide after the restart.

It is all happening.

Bolton are forced to make a change.

Darren Pratley collided with Lewis Grabban on the half-way line at the restart after Adam LeFondre's goal, and after initially appearing fit to carry on, he's forced to leave the game.

It's fair to say Pratley was unhappy with Grabban, though I'd need to see a replay know if it was a deliberate block by the Villa man.