The half-time whistle pings at Villa Park and the hosts are on course for a club-record 10th straight win.

Villa keeper Jed Steer kept out Jed Wallace's fierce shot before Jonathan Kodjia slid in to give Dean Smith's side the lead.

Portsmouth are making a decent fist of this since the break, but still the visitors lead through that Jordy Hiwula strike.

Coventry goalkeeper Lee Burge has even just been booked for a spot of time-wasting. It looked a bit harsh, that.

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A chance for Ben Marshall inside the Villa box, but he takes his time to get his shot away and then claims a handball.

Referee Tim Robinson is not convinced and the hosts get the ball away to safety.

A great block by Jack Cooper denies John McGinn a sight at goal from the corner of the six yard box, at the cost of a corner which the Lions clear away.

Millwall keeper David Martin pulls off another save, as he gets behind Anwar El Ghazi's free-kick from 25 yards out, just to the left of goal.

It was hit with venom by the winger, but Martin was right behind it.

A let-off for Millwall as Jack Grealish's deflected shot from outside the area looks like it is going to fall to goalscorer Jonathan Kodjia.

But David Martin is on hand to smother the ball from in front of the Villa striker, who wasn't quite alert enough as the ball dropped to him off Jake Cooper.

We're back under way at Fratton Park.

Villa hold firm and scrabble away two crosses from the visitors.

First Ahmed Elmohamady heads a free-kick delivery clear and then Jed Steer eventually claims the second ball into the box off the head of Jake Cooper.

Millwall keeper David Martin makes a massive save as a loose back-pass from Ryan Leonard lets in Jonathan Kodjia.

The striker gets ahead of two defenders and is one-on-one with the keeper but Martin does enough to get a foot on the ball and deny Kodjia the opening goal.

Millwall centre-back Jake Cooper goes into the book for fouling Jonathan Kodjia.

The Villa striker had clipped the ball past the big defender, who then clipped him just level with the centre-circle.

Anwar El Ghazi puts in a threatening cross into the Millwall box from the left, but Jake Cooper is on hand to head it out for a corner from just ahead of Jonathan Kodjia.

It's a decent inswinging delivery from Jack Grealish, but Lions keeper David Martin gathers that one confidently.

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Midway through the first half, and Lions boss Neil Harris is cutting a relaxed figure on the sidelines.

His side have weathered the first quarter of the match and Villa have not had too many clear-cut openings so far this afternoon.

Millwall have a shot at goal with a free-kick some 25 yards out.

Shane Ferguson takes it - it suits the left-footer, just being to the right of the D - but sends it about 10 rows back in the Holte End.

Villa fans give gentle jeers to that one as it sails well over the bar.

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Another half-chance for the Lions from the resulting corner, as Alex Pearce's hooked ball back across goal is cleared away by a Villa defender inside the six-yard box.

I think we can chalk that one down as Coventry's half. Jordy Hiwula's goal has them in front at the break.

Millwall almost break the deadlock, but Villa keeper Jed Steer makes a cracking stop to turn Jed Wallace's left-footed effort behind for a corner.

Wallace had turned outside the box and let fly from 25 yards out, but the keeper was equal to it, saving acrobatically.

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Coventry City have been absolutely superb in the first half - they've got better and better as the game has gone on.

After Bright Enobakhare shows great feet to force a corner, Amadou Bakayoko fires a shot towards goal from the resulting set-piece only for it to be blocked by his team-mate and Sky Blues goalscorer Jordy Hiwula.

Millwall work their best attacking move of the game, building up a phase of passing before Jed Wallace's cross from the right is cleared away by Tyrone Mings.

The centre-back has to be alert again to block a long-distance effort from Ben Marshall.