Minutes after Preston's saved penalty and Jordan Storey makes a potentially goal-saving challenge to prevent Reading from going ahead.

Lucas Joao appears to be through on goal for the Royals but Storey gets back in the nick of time to thwart him.

All square so far with the second half under way at Vicarage Road.

Watford have just had the first chance of the half though as Ismaila Sarr has his effort blocked by Harry Souttar.

Jamie Lindsay denied by Luton goalkeeper Simon Sluga once again.

This time it's a near-post flick from the Scot, which Sluga turns behind for a corner.

Rotherham probing for that opener.

No goals yet but it has been an open game with both sides creating chances.

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Jeremie Bela is looking lively for Birmingham and is causing problems for Wycombe.

He finds space and has a shot from the left but it's off target.

Preston's Daniel Johnson sees his spot-kick saved by the legs of Reading keeper Rafael!

It's the winger's 250th career appearance but it wasn't the greatest penalty and Rafael guessed the right way to keep it out.

A let off for the leaders.

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Emil Riis Jakobsen wins a penalty for Preston!

He got the wrong side of Reading defender Tom McIntyre, who sent the Denmark Under-21 striker tumbling after making contact in the box.

The second half has started at the Madjeski Stadium.

Reading will go six points clear with victory while Preston are trying to recover from back-to-back Championship defeats.

Richie Edwards: Totally unfair decision by "Independent" panel, they threw out SWFC's plea re the Ground Sale & the decision to deduct points so where does the decision to halve the points come from? Think back #bcfc, external we never got the same concession.

Nathan Stokey Dray: Ref is joke, didn't go in. Only time it's gone in when Watford push Gunn in.

Bonmahon Beach: Wycombe win.. Sheffield Wednesday, Derby and Forest in the bottom three. How the mighty have fallen.

That's a top save from Luton keeper Simon Sluga.

Jamie Lindsay shoots from 20 yards and the Croatia goalkeeper makes a superb one-handed stop to push it away.

The hosts are forced into an early change as full-back Joe Mattock limps off.

Midfielder Matt Crooks comes on in his place, with Ben Wiles shifting to left-back for Rotherham.

Birmingham have responded well after that early Wycombe pressure and are upping their game now.

Mikel San Jose drives a powerful effort towards goal but Ryan Allsop is equal to it and tips it over.

Coventry keeper Marko Marosi breathes a sigh of relief...

Anthony Knockaert has a crack from 20 yards and Marosi makes a hash of the save but just about manages to keep it out.

At the other end a Matt Godden effort is blocked.

QPR have started on the front foot as Albert Adomah's cross finds Lyndon Dykes who heads low but David Marshall reacts brilliantly to claw it out.

Forest nearly fashion a chance as keeper Brice Samba kicks long to Luke Freeman, but he can't find a red shirt with the cutback.

Joe Lolley has started the game in a central role for the home side.

The away side have start brightly and have had the first sniff at goal.

Adebayo Akinfenwa heads just wide from a corner.

Tom Cleverley's goal cancels out Steven Fletcher early opener for Stoke at Vicarage Road.

The question is did it cross the line after hitting the bar or when Potters keeper Angus Gunn was nudged into his own goal by Joao Pedro? Either way, it was given.

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Goalless at the interval at the Madjeski.

In the end it was league leaders Reading who shaded the half, forcing Declan Rudd into two top saves.

But Preston have had some moments and are difficult to beat away from home of late.

We're under way in our remaining four matches, featuring six of the bottom seven Championship sides.

• Birmingham v Wycombe
• Derby v QPR
• Nottm Forest v Coventry
• Rotherham v Luton