Neil Warnock's Boro - though he's not in attendance today as he continues his period of self-isolation - need Paddy McNair's defensive attributes rather than his attacking prowess, to keep QPR at bay.

Bright Osayi-Samuel, whose creative talents are required more than ever after Eberechi Eze's move to Palace, swashbuckled his way into a good position and fed Luke Amos.

McNair got a key block in. Still level.

Birmingham have the ball in the net but Harlee Dean's header is flagged offside.

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

'Kieffer Moore for Ballon d'Or' is a banner you may have seen at Wales games recently.

The big striker has a cult following for his country and his new club Cardiff City, for whom he scored two goals in last weekend's 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest.

We're accustomed to seeing him score with his head but, so far, the former Wigan man has been running the channels and delivering some fine crosses for his team-mates.

Cardiff would probably prefer it if Moore was on the end of those crosses, not providing them.

Oldham and Crawley have traded goals at Boundary Park - perhaps the coldest place in the country today if previous visits are any guide - with Ashley Nadesan cancelling out Danny Rowe's opener. One-apiece there.

David Dunn's Barrow trail at Holker Street where Noah Chilvers has put Colchester 1-0 in front. The Bluebirds yet to win on their return to the Football League.

And winless Scunthorpe lead at home to Carlisle, with Jordan Hallam putting them 1-0 up.

Ryan Ledson wins a free-kick for 10-man Preston as they look to steal a goal against Stoke.

Scott Sinclair takes it and forces a spilled save from Potters keeper Adam Davies.

Ben Sheaf with a chance for Coventry - he has a crack on goal but it's blocked, he then puts his second attempt over the bar.

Josh Vela has put Shrewsbury a goal up away at Plymouth, that's his first goal since he joined from Hibernian earlier this year.

Crewe are 2-0 up against MK Dons thanks to a quickfire pair of goals from Mikael Mandron and Oliver Finney.

Joe Wright's strike from inside the box has given Doncaster the lead against Bristol Rovers.

Reading have been miserly at the back this season, with Rafael Cabral in goal yet to concede.

Cardiff are doing their best to pop that particular balloon, but Michael Morrison headed a Marlon Pack corner wide.

At the other Yakou Meite was swamped when he attacked a ball into the box but Alex Smithies coolly collected the effort.

Good stuff from Birmingham as Scott Hogan fires in a low ball across the box but Lukas Jutkiewicz is unable to get on the end of it.

Let off for Rotherham there.

Rollin Menayese gets his first senior goal for Mansfield Town, one of only two goals so far in League Two, to give the Stags the lead against Exeter.

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Tom Barkhuizen sees red for Preston and they are reduced to 10 men against Stoke.

It comes after he put in a rash challenge on Morgan Fox in a one-on-one challenge for the ball.

Ivan Toney is brought down in the box and the ref points to the spot.

Preston are taking this game to Stoke in the early stages but are yet to have anything to show for their efforts.

The Lilywhites win a corner and eventually find Ben Davies who manages to get his head onto it but the ball is just a few inches too high.

Some early defending for Reading as Michael Morrison hooks away a cross and after Kieffer Moore is denied a block from Omar Richards.

In reply, Yakou Meite tries to put himself about down the right, but the Reading powerhouse is unable to supply a cross of note.

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Birmingham keeper Neil Etheridge has been the busier so far.

The away side have had decent efforts on goal with free-kicks from Shaun MacDonald and Mickel Miller well saved and Chiedozie Ogbene dragging an effort wide.