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Three Championship matches at 12: 30 BST Luton lead 2-0 at Coventry through Morris penalty and Adebayo strike Bristol City 0-0 Leeds & Watford 0-0 Blackburn Seven other matches kick off at 15: 00 BST Get involved: #bbcefl, Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Ian Woodcock, Chris Peddy, Ben Ashton & Deepak Mahay Watford 0-0 Blackburn Groans from the home crowd after Yasser Larouci goes down after a challenge from Callum Brittain but the decision goes the other way as Owen Beck is then fouled for Rovers moments later. Giorgi Chakvetadze complains to the ref, feeling the call should have gone Watford's way for Brittain's initial tackle, and now he's picked up a booking for dissent. Bristol City 0-0 Leeds Leeds midfielder Ao Tanaka is in the book for a clumsy foul on the halfway line. Coventry 0-2 Luton It'll be interesting to see how the pitch plays in this second half. One of the sprinklers was shooting straight up in the air and has left the ground looking a tad soggy. Bristol City 0-0 Leeds Leeds have won their past six games against Bristol City. They had the better of things in the first 45 minutes today and they're on the front foot again in the opening exchanges of this half. Watford 0-0 Blackburn Derek Payne Former Watford midfielder on BBC Three Counties Radio There's only been two clear-cut chances. One for Blackburn and the one that fell to Kwadwo Baah. When he had that opportunity he got it all wrong, I think he got the flight all wrong. He ends up stretching and it's a mess. As the game goes on we're hoping things open up. From 60 minutes on it should. Watford 0-0 Blackburn Watford are unbeaten at home this season and Blackburn are winless on their travels. Can Rovers inflict a first defeat at Vicarage Road on the Hornets or will Tom Cleverley's side continue their formidable home record? It was a very tightly contested first-half. Big 45 minutes in the promotion race. Coventry 0-2 Luton Mark Robins has sent on Jack Rudoni in place of Liam Kitching as Coventry try to find a way back into this game. And we're back under way in our three early games in the second tier. HT: Coventry 0-2 Luton Coventry had more than 60% possession the first half, and 11 chances. But just three of those found the target, with the dogged Luton defence getting their bodies in the way of five. They're going to need to start winning the aerial battle if they're going to continue to pump balls into the box. The away side have won 17 duels in the air to Coventry's eight. HT: Coventry City 0-2 Luton Town Ged Scott BBC Sport at the CBS Arena What has Coventry City boss Mark Robins got left in his locker? This is such a cruel half-time scoreline. Coventry trail by two goals at home to the team who ruined their Premier League dream at Wembley 17 months ago - the first of them a contentious penalty, the second of them to a goal from Elijah Adebayo that at least warmed everyone's hearts. The Sky Blues have done everything but score, yet Luton lead. That's football. But Robins, as much as anyone in football, knows just what happens when you don't win games. The longest serving manager in the Championship has given so many half-time team talks - but he knows that, unless City turn this round, it could conceivably be his last. HT: Watford 0-0 Blackburn Just looking back at Dominic Hyam's close-range effort for Blackburn that cannoned off the underside of the bar. .. More than half the ball was over the line as it slammed into the turf, showing just how close Rovers were to taking the lead. Will they rue that miss? HT: Bristol City 0-0 Leeds Jon Newsome Former Leeds defender on BBC Radio Leeds Leeds' decision making in the final third needs to be better. HT: Coventry 0-2 Luton Steve Ogrizovic Ex-Coventry City goalkeeper on BBC CWR Probably the story of Coventry's season so far. There's been highlights when they go forward. But likewise there's a lot to close your eyes and squirm. Luton are 2-0 up but I don't think they are playing well. Coventry 0-2 Luton And that is half-time. Coventry started the game brilliantly but were unable to make their early dominance count as Tahith Chong won a penalty for the away side with their first meaningful attack. Carlton Morris stepped up to do the honours before his strike partner Elijah Adebayo finished a fine move to double the Hatters' lead. A big second half needed from the Sky Blues to get back in this game. Bristol City 0-0 Leeds Nothing doing in this one so far after a bright opening faded away. Leeds have had the better of it and Bristol City goalkeeper Max O'Leary had to be alert to get off his line and keep out a Dan James effort. Watford 0-0 Blackburn Honours even at the halfway stage. The best chance of the game fell to Blackburn inside the opening 10 minutes when Dominic Hyam slammed a close-range effort off the crossbar after Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann had parried Lewis Travis' cross straight to him. Watford grew back into the game and worked a couple of good openings but their only chance of note fell to Kwadwo Baah who untidily scuffed wide after he found himself unmarked at the back post from Festy Ebosele's cross. Both sides have only won two of their last six and something needs to change in the second-half if either are to find a winner. Watford 0-0 Blackburn Watford are ending the half with a succession of corners. Two are cleared at the near-post before the third is punched away by Aynsley Pears. The Hornets loop another ball into the box and Ryan Porteous goes to ground under pressure from Pears. Porteous is screaming for a penalty but the ref waves play on. Coventry 0-2 Luton Coventry are putting some good balls into the box but at the moment the Luton defence is holding firm. Rob Edwards is surely going to be delighted with this so far from his players. As for Mark Robins, he probably can't quite believe his side are two goals behind. They've had so much of this first half as we come towards the end of the two minutes of added time. Bristol City 0-0 Leeds Adam Pope BBC Radio Leeds commentator It's been a pretty lacklustre half. We've had a few moments to perk us up but Illan Meslier has not had much to do. It's really quiet here. Watford 0-0 Blackburn Todd Cantwell drives forward for Blackburn and hits a decent effort but it deflects comfortably through to Daniel Bachmann off Mattie Pollock who is clutching the arm he fell on earlier. 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