A rare break from Wigan as Raphael tries to thread a pass through for Fraser Murray but the City defence are alive to the danger.

At the other end Omari Kellyman has fired another curling effort wide of Sam Tickle's goal after Calum Chambers' superb diagonal ball picked out Cian Ashford to bring the ball under his spell and drive into the box before laying it back for Kellyman on the edge of the area.

Bojan Radulovic is looking lively for Huddersfield as he has an effort blocked before having another attempt at goal saved by Joe Whitworth.

Aden Baldwin has fallen for the hype, his own hype, encouraged by the travelling Bantams fans.

After opening the scoring the defender is urged to have a pop from range after being teed up by Antoni Sarcevic but his powerful effort is high and wide.

Max Power has also warmed the palms of Blackpool keeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell with a curling free-kick - the keeper early made a hash of a punch but escaped as the ball bounced past his own upright.

Stockport are getting plenty of opportunities down the left flank but so far, no dice.

Malik Mothersille delivers in the cross for striker Kyle Wootton but it's just a bit beyond the front man and he can't get good enough contact to see it fizz off target.

Alex Whitington
BBC Radio Manchester’s Stockport reporter

I think Malik Mothersille has had his best 40 minutes in a Stockport shirt so far today, just missing that final finish.

Yousef Salech goes down in the box after a tangle with Will Aimson and is holding his face, but referee Will Finnie sees nothing untoward and waves the appeals away.

Salech might need a spot of treatment though...

And still the home side come...

Chris Willock sends his marker for a hot-dog with some nifty footwork but sees his cross cut out by Jensen Weir, while Yousef Salech's header into the danger zone from Ryan Wintle's angled cross is scrambled away by the Wigan defence.

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff are on course for an eighth successive home league win today.

That would be their longest such run since reeling off 10 straight Championship victories in 2012 on their way to promotion to the Premier League.

A nasty clash of heads between Alex Hartridge and Bim Pepple sees both players receiving treatment.

Burton are forced into a change as Nick Akoto comes on for Hartridge.

The hosts are continuing to press for a second with Chris Willock seeing a curling effort charged down, moments after almost getting on the end of Omari Kellyman's ball over the Latics' static defence.

Calum Chambers has been urged to shooooooot by the home fans every time he's picked the ball up within 50 yards of goal since his opening strike.

Leo Castledine goes down in the Exeter box looking for a penalty, the referee is having none of it.

Bradford are getting a head of steam up now, winning a flurry of corners and from one of them Aden Baldwin so nearly got his second in a matter of moments, sending a header inches past the post.

Steve Thompson
BBC Radio Lancashire summariser & former Blackpool assistant manager

What you can find at the moment is that Bradford are winning the battles.

Danny Imray and Scott Banks, we're not seeing much of them, Blackpool aren't having the ball out wide to create things.

It's all Bradford at the moment.

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

Calum Chambers has an impressive showreel of long-distance goals for a centre-back.

The England international's latest effort came from 25 yards, curling towards the top corner to maintain Cardiff's three-point lead at the top of League One as things stand.

Stockport's Tayo Edun lays off for Malik Mothersille, who takes his chance but drags his shot wide.

The Hatters couldn't find a goal last time out against Northampton. They will want to make sure they don't repeat that here against an in-form Royals side.

Reading go on the attack and earn the first shot on target as Kamari Doyle cuts the ball to Daniel Kyerewaa on the left for the midfielder to take aim.

He arrows the ball for the corner but it's not got enough to really challenge the Hatters keeper, who collects it in his gloves with ease.

Steve Thompson
BBC Radio Lancashire summariser & former Blackpool assistant manager

The game hasn't really settled down, I don't think Blackpool have had a shot, neither keeper has had to make a save, neither side has got a foothold in the game.

It needs a spark because at the moment it's two teams cancelling each other out.