The confidence is flowing in this Blackburn side now, who must be wondering how they're only one goal in front.

Ben Brereton Diaz, Bradley Dack and Adam Wharton all link up instinctively around the box, but Wharton's shot gets a deflection as it heads towards the net and goes behind.

Coventry and Preston start ringing the changes, as both sides look for something to break the deadlock with 25 minutes still on the clock.

Surely we can't see another Preston match end goalless. Surely...

Tyrese Campbell, Will Smallbone and Tariqe Fosu all being thrown on for Stoke.

Alex Neil needs a response from his side.

They're yet to threaten in the second half.

Ooof how did both of those not go in?!

A crossfield ball to Ben Brereton Diaz plays in Tyrhys Dolan on the left edge of the box, but he's at a tight angle and his shot whistles across the front of the goal.

Seconds later, Bradley Dack combines well again with Brereton Diaz, yet for all the curl on his shot, it won't quite bend inside the post and whips out for a goal kick.

They're back out for the second half in tonight's later kick off at Bloomfield Road between Blackpool and Blackburn.

Good chances at both ends so far at Ashton Gate.

Tom Lees' header forced Dan Bentley to make an impressive, diving save to deny the Terriers an equaliser, as Tommy Conway blocked the follow up on the line.

Jay Dasilva then whipped in another cross which goal scorer Nahki Wells gets his head on the end of (again) but this time it goes wide.

Stoke just about deal with several balls into their box as the second half begins.

But then it's a cross into the Swans area that creates the first chance.

Jordan Thompson finds Aden Flint at the back post but he heads wide from five-yards out.

Well that's as close to a breakthrough as we've come so far and only a few minutes into the second half.

Josh Eccles play in Martyn Waghorn in the box, but his strike gets deflected off the crossbar for the hosts.

Preston still haven't conceded this season!

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The teams are back out and up and running for the second half in the four 19:45 kick-offs.

Ben Brereton Diaz has his third goal of the campaign, calmly slotting the ball past Dan Grimshaw in a one-on-one to give Blackburn the edge at the break.

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Blackburn win a free-kick and seize another chance to send the ball down the pitch.

Blackpool again though get caught out in possession and it hands another opportunity to the visitors, but Ben Brereton Diaz's shot goes over the bar this time and out.

Blackburn are looking a lot more clinical and the more likely to score, as we approach the break.

Tyler Morton is the latest player to take a stab at goal, but his shot goes wide.

Blackpool lose the ball easily right on the edge of their box, trying to play out from the back and it allows Blackburn to pounce.

The ball falls a bit awkwardly to Bradley Dack and his effort goes over the bar, but Blackpool seem to be causing there own problems here.

Shayne Lavery intercepts a Blackburn passage of play inside their own half to win back possession in a dangerous area of the pitch.

Josh Bowler darts towards the goal line but the ball gets deflected off him and goes out for a goal kick as it comes to nothing.

A goalless first 45 of Tony Mowbray's tenure as Sunderland manager.

His side have produced the better moments of the half but neither team could find a finish.

Nahki Wells' header 10 minutes from the half-time whistle has given Bristol City a 1-0 lead, after Andi Weimann hit the post for the hosts early on.

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No breakthrough yet between Coventry and Preston. Surely Preston can't draw a sixth match 0-0 this season? Remarkable.

Not the opening half Alex Neil was hoping from his new side.

Joel Piroe with the early breakaway goal for the visitors and then chances to make it two throughout the half.

The Stoke manager probably relieved his team talk only involves trying to rally his men from one down.