Blues looking the more likely at Boro.

Kristian Pedersen with a looping header that has the home keeper in trouble but the efforts lands just over the bar.

Final change made by the hosts with just under half an hour to play.

Great night for Preston and their owner Trevor Hemmings so far.

Better luck than his racing colours today anyway - Dream Du Grand Val was pulled up at Exeter earlier.

He's got a couple more runners entered for Doncaster on Friday.

Is Portsmouth's grip on the trophy loosening?

Abo Eisa levels for Scunthorpe just after the hour at Fratton Park.

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No action in the second half yet at the Riverside.

Couple of changes for Boro in that first half remember, might the half-time team talk have settled them out after the hasty personnel changes.

Exeter's place in the semi-finals of the EFL Trophy is confirmed as they have beaten Stevenage 3-0 at St James Park.

Meanwhile, Salford have turned it around against Accrington, with Tom Elliott putting the League Two side in front for the first time.

One more for North End and it really will be goodnight Charlie.

Josh Harrop swings in a free-kick from the left and Alan Browne meets it at the far post.

But he can't direct the header and it drifts wide.

Back underway in both tonight's Championship matches.

Anyone have the away double?

Exeter are less than 10 minutes away from going through as they now lead Stevenage 3-0.

Holders Portsmouth lead Scunthorpe at the break, while it's all square between Salford and Accrington courtesy of Cameron Burgess's equaliser on the stroke of half-time.

Those two goals late in the half for Macclesfield and Northampton see them both lead 1-0 at the break over Crewe and Leyton Orient respectively.

Meanwhile, it's goalless between Colchester and Bradford where Eoin Doyle's wait for Bantams goal goes on - he's had an effort ruled out for offside.

James: Alex, please stop commenting on the @BarnsleyFC, external game. Everytime you’ve mentioned us, @pnefc, external score another!

I think that's what's called the commentator's curse!

Posh in charge at the break through Ivan Toney and Siriki Dembele.

Darren Ferguson's are moving back to within a point of the play-offs as it stands.

Preston had only scored two goals away from home once all season.

But they have three in the first half at Oakwell.

And surely another three points.

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Blues lead in the north-east at the break.

Lukas Jutkiewicz's header separating the sides.

Goals in League Two are like buses... you wait ages for one and two come along at once.

Macclesfield lead promotion-chasing Crewe in new boss Mark Kennedy's first home game in charge through Paul Green's own goal.

And Northampton are in front at Leyton Orient thanks to a fierce rising drive from Ryan Watson.

Barnsley looking for something before half-time.

Marcel Ritzmaier with a curling effort from the top of the area but his left-foot shot is parried away by a diving Declan Rudd for Preston.

At the other end, Ben Pearson fires a half-volley over the bar.

So close for Blues!

Kerim Mrabti fields a clearance and he turns a shot onto the outside of the post.

But now another injury for Boro - Dael Fry forced off and Nathan Wood comes on.