And now the visitors go close to an opener.

Jack Stacey gets in behind the home defence and sends in a really inviting low cross that Dominic Solanke should just sidefoot home from six yards out but he just takes his eye off it and it goes by him completely.

John Swift tries to pull off a cheeky free-kick as the Reading man attempts to exploit a pocket of space left by the Coventry City back line.

It comes to nothing as the ball is scooped up by Coventry goalkeeper Ben Wilson.

A quieter few minutes after Callum O'Hare's early chance for the visitors.

Derby striker Colin Kazim-Richards goes up with Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and the ball comes loose from the Bosnian's grip.

The Cherries defence hack it off the line but the whistle has gone for a foul on the keeper.

Probably the right call.

So close to an opener for the hosts!

Kamil Jozwiak gets free at the back post but his header is too close to Asmir Begovic and the Cherries goalkeeper claws it behind.

The corner comes to nothing.

The heavy rain is continuing to cause problems in the north of England.

They've pushed back kick-off in the League Two game between Harrogate and Exeter by 30 minutes to work on the pitch.

It's not a journey you'd want to be a waste of time as a Grecians player - it's all of 300 miles between the two clubs.

Due to Covid postponements, this is the first league game either of these sides have played in 17 days.

And it's Coventry who get the first chance of the match as Callum O'Hare pounces on a defensive mishap from Reading.

The hosts fail to spot the Sky Blues midfielder and his low shot from a loose ball is saved by Royals goalkeeper Rafael Cabral.

We're under way at Pride Park and the Madejski Stadium in the Championship.

Wayne Rooney's first match as Derby's permanent manager did not go to plan at all on Saturday as they fell to a 1-0 home defeat by fellow strugglers Rotherham.

Bournemouth also come into this game off the back of a surprising 1-0 home reverse after they beaten by Luton at the weekend.

They could hand a second debut to new signing Jack Wilshere from the bench after the former Arsenal and West Ham man joined on a deal until the end of the season on Monday.

Jefferson Lerma's appeal against the red card he picked up in the defeat by the Hatters was successful and he starts.

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Reading take on Coventry tonight and it's been a while since these two teams faced each other at the Madejski Stadium.

The last time the Royals took on the Sky Blues in the league at home was in 2011-12 when they won 2-0 thanks to goals from Jimmy Kebe and Jason Roberts.

The hosts will be looking to roll back the years as they target three points that will help them keep pace with the rest of the top six.

Coventry boss Mark Robins arrives having never won away at Reading as a manager. Will that record change tonight?

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Second-placed Hull City are looking to close the gap on leaders Lincoln, whose game against Gillingham tonight has fallen foul of Storm Christoph.

With just under 20 minutes played they're currently drawing 0-0 with Accrington.

Meanwhile, Blackpool's home game against Northampton, scheduled to kick off at 19:00 GMT, has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch in the past 30 minutes.

Good evening and welcome to Tuesday's EFL live text.

Even with a few games falling foul of Storm Christoph we've still got loads of action to keep you across from the Championship, League One and League Two.

In fact, the the first game is already under way so let's get cracking.