HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2020
Blackburn 0-0 Rotherham
In all that madness the opening period at Ewood Park has just come to a close.
Big 45 for both these sides coming up.
Norwich go three points clear at top as Pukki penalty earns victory at Reading
Wayne Rooney's Derby beat Swansea to earn first home win of season
Morrison caps Cardiff fight back with late winner to beat Birmingham 3-2
Armstrong scores 98th-minute winner as Blackburn beat Rotherham
Akpom gives Boro win over Luton; Coventry-Huddersfield goalless
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Blackburn 0-0 Rotherham
In all that madness the opening period at Ewood Park has just come to a close.
Big 45 for both these sides coming up.
Cardiff 1-2 Birmingham
WHAT A SAVE!
Robert Glatzel to double his tally....
....NO, former Bluebird Neil Etheridge flies to his left and palms it behind for a corner.
Cardiff 1-2 Birmingham
Another penalty!
Corner to Cardiff and Michael Salisbury spots a handball in the box from a Blues defender.
He points to the spot. No complaints.
M'boro 1-0 Luton
It's been ruled out!
You can't double-hit a set-piece and Collins' leveller is rightly disallowed.
I think it was the linesman that convinced the referee in the end.
So, Boro have been let off the hook. They've got 15 more minutes to hold on with a man down.
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Reading 1-1 Norwich
Norwich are pressing in a bid to retake the lead.
Top scorer Teemu Pukki gets on the end of Max Aaron's cross and shoots at goal from a tight angle.
But Royals keeper Rafael Cabral touches the ball over for a corner.
James Collins pen (67 mins)
Goal! But will it count?
James Collins takes the pen with his right foot, but he blasts the ball against his left toe.
It deflects into the net. Collins celebrates. Referee Andy Davies gives it.
M'boro 1-0 Luton
And a red card!
Handball in the box from Sam Morsy and he's been sent off. James Collins to take...
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Simon Atkins: Birmingham definitely (FINALLY) starting to look competitive. If we can sort our home form out, we'll be flying!
Birmingham have lost just once on the road this season. They've tasted defeat five times at St Andrew's.
Coventry 0-0 Huddersfield
Chances in Birmingham.
Sky Blues keeper Ben Wilson dives to his left to keep out an effort from Isaac Mbenza from inside the box.
The hosts break and then Gustavo Hamer sends his shot narrowly off target.
Mbenza then goes round the Coventry keeper before shooting into the side-netting from a tight angle.
Ivan Sanchez (57 mins)
Wow! What a run. What a finish.
This game's been crying out for a bit of quality, and boy does Ivan Sanchez deliver.
The 28-year-old dribbles the ball all the way from the halfway line to the edge of the box.
He cuts inside and curls the ball into the top corner.
Not a bad way to get your first goal in a Birmingham shirt.
Michael Olise (15 mins)
Reading weren't behind for long...
Ovie Ejaria has a shot from 15 yards out deflected in past Canaries keeper Michael McGovern.
The final touch comes off team-mate Michael Olise.
Emi Buendia (11 mins)
High-flying Norwich take an early lead in Berkshire.
The Royals give away the ball with a blind pass across the back.
Emi Buendia latches onto the ball and, after setting himself, dispatches a left-footed finish into the bottom left-hand corner from just inside the box.
The hosts only have themselves to blame for that.
Coventry 0-0 Huddersfield
First opening of the game at St Andrew's and it falls to the hosts.
Gustavo Hamer has a dig from around 25 yards out but sends his curling effort over the Terriers bar.
Chuba Akpom (52 mins)
He's hardly had a touch all game and now he's netted the opener!
Marvin Johnson fires in a great ball from out wide and Chuba Akpom side-foots the ball into the bottom corner.
No chance for James Shea in the Luton net.
Blackburn 0-0 Rotherham
Rare chance for Rotherham. Matthew Olosunde breaks clear and fires in a low pass across the face of goal.
Michael Smith gets the lightest of touches and the ball sales harmlessly wide.
Any more contact and that would've been 1-0 to the Millers.
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And the second halves of our 19:00 GMT games have also just got back under way.
Cardiff & Birmingham and Middlesbrough & Luton all cancelling each other out so far.
Blackburn 0-0 Rotherham
Blackburn's Sam Gallagher attempts a cheeky lob over Johansson but can only find the roof of the net.
Tony Mowbray's side are dominating the first 15.
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The final two Championship games of the evening are getting started.
Can Norwich grab at least a point at Reading and return to the top of the table?
Blackburn 0-0 Rotherham
Ooof! Dangerous defending from Rotherham.
Matt Crooks under hits his back pass and Adam Armstrong is nearly through.
Millers keeper Viktor Johansson does well to sprint out his box and hack the ball clear.
Coventry v Huddersfield (20:00 GMT)
Coventry City have had a pretty decent campaign following their return to the Championship following an eight-year absence.
A seven-match unbeaten run means the Sky Blues started the day eight points clear of the relegation zone.
This fixture is a bit of a rarity - Coventry have not played Huddersfield in the league since the 1971-72 campaign, when both clubs were in the top flight.
Huddersfield had registered back-to-back victories before their trip to Bournemouth on Saturday brought them back down to earth with a thump.
A 5-0 defeat at the hands of the Cherries was a galling reminder of the progress the Terriers have to make - they have conceded a league-high 19 goals in their nine away games.
Carlos Corberan makes six changes, with Ryan Schofield replacing Ben Hamer in goal.
The Yorkshire club are three points ahead of the hosts ahead of kick-off.
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