Stoke make an early double change against Barnsley in the second half at Deepdale.

Steven Fletcher and Jordan Thompson are withdrawn in favour of Sam Vokes and Joe Allen.

Can the Potters get back into this one?

Half-time substitute Fantaky Dabo finds fellow full-back Sam McCallum, who opts for power with his shot which goes agonisingly wide.

A positive start to the second half for Coventry.

Preston turning the screw now against QPR but as yet they still have nothing to show for their efforts.

They win successive corners as the R's are pinned back, with Anthony Gordon's delivery being put out for Preston's first while the second goes for a goal kick after Sepp van den Berg's header is dealt with by the visitors.

They're back under way in our three 19:00 GMT kick-offs in the Championship.

Barnsley and Brentford hold slender leads over Stoke and Sheffield Wednesday respectively, but we're still waiting for the first goal between Swansea and Coventry.

Southend have held on against Forest Green as they've clinched a huge three points.

Nathan Ferguson's audacious effort from the centre circle was the pick of the goals for the League Two strugglers, who move out of the bottom two.

Meanwhile, despite Jamille Matt's consolation, Forest Green miss the chance to go top of the table.

Strong stuff from the hosts as they take the game to Watford.

Corry Evans plays through to Ryan Nyambe on the wing who gets into the box before he tees up his Blackburn teammate Adam Armstrong.

However, Will Hughes get a last ditch block onto his shot.

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Anthony Gordon tries to grab the match by the scruff of the neck for Preston as he tries his luck with a long-range free kick.

However, QPR keeper Seny Dieng is on hand to tip his effort away for a corner as the visitors hold on.

The hosts win a free-kick around 25 yards out and Junior Stanislas goes for goal, but his shot is beaten away by Cardiff keeper Dillon Phillips.

A decent enough effort and a decent enough save.

Big chance for QPR to take an early lead at Deepdale as they catch Preston sleeping.

Lilywhites keeper Daniel Iversen keeps out Lyndon Dykes' effort inside the box with an outstretched leg.

Bournemouth are being allowed to pass the ball around by Cardiff, who aren't pressing quite as high as they have in recent games.

Jonathan Woodgate's Cherries are yet to do any damage with that possession, though.

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Blackburn could do with a result tonight and they've started brightly against in-form Watford.

Adam Armstrong finds Joe Rothwell who's just outside the box but his effort at goal is dealt with by Hornets keeper Daniel Bachmann.

Preston get the first chance of this game as Anthony Gordon gets onto the ball on the left wing and plays Ched Evans through.

He then finds Scott Sinclair who's in space in the box but the ex-Celtic man's effort is wide of the mark.

Brentford still look like a team that aren't firing on all cylinders but they have a half-time lead thanks to Bryan Mbeumo's scrappy goal from a long throw.

Sheffield Wednesday have played decently enough but look a bit toothless in attack.

Not a great deal has happened here.

Both sides have had half-chances - Jamal Lowe skewing wide for Swansea and Max Biamou looking lively for Coventry, but neither keeper has had a meaningful save to make.

Callum Styles' rocket of an opener for Barnsley is all that separates them and Stoke at the break.

Work for the Potters to do while the Tykes are on course for a fourth consecutive win.

Time for the second batch of Championship matches to start.

Blackburn v Watford, Bournemouth v Cardiff and Preston v QPR are all getting under way now.

Harry Souttar's just put a golden chance for Stoke over the bar as they chase the game against Barnsley.

With half-time soon approaching, a corner's sent into the Tykes' box and straight in to Souttar's feet, but he misses the target.

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Brentford's Sergi Canos goes into the book for a tactical foul on Wednesday forward Kadeem Harris.

He knew what he was doing there.

Bees boss Thomas Frank is his usual animated self on the touchline - his side are ahead but by no means safe.

It's been a game of misfiring strikers so far and Max Biamou is the latest to be off-target.

Coventry's Liam Kelly dribbles into the area and cuts the ball back for Biamou, who hits the ball well but wide.

A huge goal in League Two and I'm not just talking about its importance for struggling Southend.

Nathan Ferguson has just picked up possession as Forest Green broke upfield, turned 180 degrees and unleashed a sensational strike from almost halfway that's picked up by the wind and goes in.

Southend had scored just five goals away from home this season until tonight. They're now 3-0 up and out of the League Two bottom two, with Forest Green missing the chance to go top.

Elsewhere, Walsall's early game against Newport has seen them slip to a 1-0 defeat courtesy of Joss Labadie's goal for the Exiles.