Daka (2) & Casadei score three quick goals as leaders Leicester beat Rotherham
Coventry thump Sunderland in Michael Beale's first game in charge of Black Cats
Plymouth fight back from 3-1 down to draw with 10-man Birmingham
Watford & Cardiff both come from behind to win
Also victories for Middlesbrough, Norwich and Southampton
Third-placed Leeds thrash second-placed Ipswich 4-0 at lunchtime
Sam McCallum (47 mins)
On at half-time and straight in the goals!
Marcelino Nunez stands up a cross to the back stick and Sam McCallum powers home a header that could lift the Canaries up to just outside the top six.
That's his first goal for the club.
Blackburn 1-0 Watford
Blackburn took the lead early on in the first half against Watford and they've almost doubled their advantage early in the second.
Andrew Moran pings a lovely ball towards the onrushing Jake Garrett who half-volleys towards goal but his effort goes off target.
Middlesbrough 1-0 West Brom
Boro have the ball in the net after a deflected free-kick fell fortuitously to Rav van den Berg in the box, but the flag is up swiftly.
#bbcefl
Back again for the second half, then.
45 minutes or so for your side to give you some festive cheer ahead of Christmas Day.
HT: Plymouth 1-2 Birmingham
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport at Home Park
Image source, Rex FeaturesIt's been one of the most entertaining halves of football I've seen this season.
Three goals, numerous other chances to score and a bit of controversy thrown in for good measure.
Birmingham should really have this game out if sight with the chances they have had.
But Joe Edwards' goal late in the half will have given Argyle hope.
While Jay Stansfield's t-shirt will have pleased one side of Devon, it may well galvanise the team popular on the other side of the county for the second half.
#bbcefl
Image source, Rex FeaturesHT: Sunderland 0-1 Coventry
Gary Bennett
Ex-Sunderland defender on BBC Radio Newcastle
I get a feeling looking at this first 45 minutes that Sunderland are worse than they have been.
They are just looking at Clarke and Roberts to do something, but they don't have the support.
Image source, Rex FeaturesSheff Wed 1-0 Cardiff
It's shaping up to be a merry Christmas for Sheffield Wednesday fans.
Their side are going to end the day in the bottom three but they're set fair for a fourth win in six as they look to pull off the great escape.
Incidentally, I assume The Great Escape will be on TV at some point this yuletide.
Plymouth 1-2 Birmingham
A first half packed with incidents comes to an end.
Lee Buchanan was stretchered off and taken to hospital after colliding with Birmingham team-mate Jay Stansfield who got himself booked for his celebrations after scoring Blues opener.
Jordan James doubled Blues' lead before Joe Edwards pulled a goal back for Plymouth just before the half-time whistle.
Sunderland 0-1 Coventry
Chances at both ends, but the River Wear was found, not the back of the net when Abdoullah Ba really should have scored in this half's best opportunity.
A bit of a weird, non-event of a chance changed things just before the break though when Sunderland ignored the old adage of 'play to the whistle.'
Callum O'Hare played to the whistle after a foul on Haji Wright was not given, O'Hare crossing for the Japanese international Tatsuhiro Sakamoto to open the scoring.
Blackburn 1-0 Watford
Adam Wharton's third-minute strike is all that separates Blackburn and Watford at the break.
Work to do for the visitors.
Stoke 0-0 Millwall
First 45 done at the bet365 Stadium.
Steven Schumacher's first game in charge of Stoke is shaping up to be pretty dull after a half of few chances to either side against Millwall.
QPR 0-1 Southampton
A chip from the halfway line from Ilias Chair provided a heart-in-mouth moment for the Saints and Gavin Bazunu particularly.
There has been plenty of action in this first-half but few clear-cut chances.
The first big chance of course was taken by the Saints who love scoring-their 38th goal of the season.
Adam Armstrong headed on a corner to Taylor Harwood-Bellis for the former Manchester City player's first goal in two months.
Norwich 0-0 Huddersfield
Not a huge amount going on in this one.
Chris Maxwell with a fine save to keep out Ashley Barnes' header for the home side is probably the brightest moment of the game thus far.
Image source, Getty ImagesMiddlesbrough 1-0 West Brom
Most of this half's chances involved Isaiah Jones, but the best was Darnell Furlong's header superbly saved by Tom Glover, until...
Daniel Barlaser slid in Lukas Engel, really nice play down the left to then assist Morgan Rogers on the penalty spot who sent the goalkeeper the wrong way.
Mid-table Middlesbrough leading play-off positioned West Bromich Albion.
Plymouth 1-2 Birmingham City
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport at Home Park
This has been such an entertaining first half of football.
Argyle have struggled to cope with Birmingham's physicality for much of the game and could be far further behind.
But that goal by Joe Edwards - pouncing on Dion Sanderson's error - has set Home Park rocking.
Leicester 0-0 Rotherham
Coupon buster?
Bottom of the table Rotherham, without an away win this year never mind season, are holding the league leaders at the break.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (45+1 mins)
Callum O'Hare plays to the whistle after a foul on Haji Wright was not given, O'Hare then crosses for the Japanese international Tatsuhiro Sakamoto to open the scoring.
Not a great first half for new Sunderland boss Michael Beale.
Joe Edwards (43 mins)
It might not be the most stylish of goals but Plymouth won't care.
Joe Edwards picks up the ball, does well to beat Dion Sanderson who fails to clear the ball away and then pokes home past Birmingham keeper John Ruddy.
Perfectly timed right before the break, too.
Image source, Rex FeaturesTaylor Harwood-Bellis (44 mins)
38th goal of the season for the Saints.
Adam Armstrong heads on a free-kick to Taylor Harwood-Bellis for the former Manchester City player's first goal in two months.