Blimey... Stockport must be wondering if they're ever going to score again? They're well on top here but cannot put the ball in the back of the net.

Kyle Wootton gets on the end of a cross in from the right but can't make any significant connection and it rolls frustratingly towards goal and Barnsley are able to clear the danger.

Odin Bailey has a shot deflected for Stockport and Murphy Cooper does well in the Barnsley goal to change direction and make the save.

A slight break in play now as Reyes Cleary needs treatment for the visitors.

Here we go then.

Marvin Ekpiteta pulls back Luke Offord just outside the MK Dons box and not only gets a caution for his misdeed but gifts Mark Helm a chance to try to get a direct equaliser.

Luckily for the defender though, Helm's shot deflects off the wall.

The heavens have opened since half-time and the Oldham fans, of which there are 1,400 of today, behind the goal to which their team are shooting towards in the second period are getting absolutely drenched.

Fair play to each and every one of them.

Burnley loanee Owen Dodgson fires in a dangerous low cross for Stockport but Tennai Watson does very well to divert it up and over his own goal to prevent County from capitalising.

Much brighter by the hosts in this second half so far.

Fleetwood's Mark Helm is found with plenty of space and unleashes a shot as the MK Dons defenders realise their mistake and scramble to cover.

He peaks the ball through towards the net but MK Dons keeper Craig MacGillivray squats down to collect it in his gloves.

A ball into the middle is turned towards goal by Michael Mellon, just on to the pitch from the bench, but the Oldham striker's instinctive prod with the outside of his boot is too high.

That's something for the travelling fans, behind that goal, to get excited about.

Aaron Nemane turns near the halfway line and drives forward to loop a ball up to MK Dons team-mate Callum Paterson in the box.

The centre-forward is close to getting contact but it just grazes past him.

Dangerous.

Odin Bailey comes rushing in towards the back post for Stockport but he can't quite stretch enough to get on the end of Jayden Fevrier's cross. Agonising for County.

Double change for the visitors just five minutes after the break.

Michael Mellon and Jack Stevens are thrown on in place of Joe Quigley and Luke Hannant.

A first sight of goal in this second half for Blackpool.

George Honeyman fires it into the box and Tom Bloxham gets a shot away but Reading keeper Joel Pereira is out to smother and then it bounces back off Bloxham and out for a goal-kick.

There were no changes at half-time for either side and there appears to be no difference on the pitch either.

MK Dons still feeling the better side but seeing their open play punts at goal unsuccessful.

Fleetwood struggling to get something going.

A mazy run from Accrington's Isaac Heath ends with him striking an effort towards goal which is deflected out for a corner.

From it, the ball almost lands to an Accrington player in the middle but Oldham, just about, scramble the ball clear.

Dave Challinor has made a double change at the break for Stockport.

Joseph Olowu and Beno Andresson have been replaced by Ben Osborn and Jack Hunt.

Substitution at the break for the home side.

Perhaps unsurprisingly after picking up a yellow card in the first-half, Farrend Rawson is withdrawn and replaced by Connor O'Brien in defence.

Our early kick-offs are beginning to get back underway after some interesting team talks... at least so we can imagine.

It's 1-0s all over the place - will the second half provide match-changing goals?

Let's find out.

Sanny Rudravajhala
BBC Radio 5 Live at Edgeley Park

Stockport have never lost three in a row under Dave Challinor. In fact, the last time it happened was in 2019, after they had already secured promotion from the National League North.

It gives you an idea of how strange this dip in performances is.

Defensively, they’ve been far more organised than their 3-0 reverse at Peterborough.

They have, however, been wasteful with their three big chances in this first half. Barnsley started brightly and have kept up the pressure.

Vimal Yoganathan’s goal was deserved and Ben Hinchliffe has been put under pressure in the County goal. Finely balanced, at a very wet Edgeley Park.

Image source, Shutterstock

Reading are deservedly ahead at the break as they chase down a first league away win of the season.

Blackpool started brightly but it's been pretty much all Reading since Kamari Doyle steered the visitors in front in the 28th minute.

The Tangerines are in a spot of trouble and are dropping below Plymouth to second bottom as things stand.

Reading almost double their advantage on the stroke of half-time.

Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan gets into the area and clips it over Blackpool keeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell, but Ollie Casey does brilliantly to get back and clear the effort off the line.

Casey prevented an almost certain goal.

Half-time at Accrington and the home side go into the dressing rooms with a one-goal advantage.

Their advantage was presented to them by Oldham when Latics left-back Jamie Robson rather inexplicably put through his own net on the half hour mark.

The Latics had the better chances until then but could have been two goals down when Isaac Heath bent a shot just wide.

Oldham could have equalized right on half-time but first-half substitute Kane Drummond saw his left-footed strike saved by Ollie Wright as he bared down on goal.

Decent first-half in Lancashire.