Lincoln City

Lincoln City head coach Chris Cohen told BBC Radio Lincolnshire:

“There will be very few teams that will be able to come to Middlesbrough this season and perform the way we did in the fist half.

“Everything we want to be as a football club, a football team, being aggressive, on the front foot with the ball and without the ball to really stress one of the best teams in the league. In the first half I thought we were sensational.

“Frustration would be the wrong word, but our lesson to be learned in the end is in the second half not to go safe, and to try stay aggressive and have lots of moments where we can punch back.

“And we know if we can do that against Middlesbrough, then we can do it against anyone in the league.”

Millwall

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Millwall head coach Alex Neil told BBC Radio London:

"It was a real good, solid performance. We scored two goals, we should score another one when we hit the post from about three yards and had one chalked off.

"The balance of our play was very good, I didn't think we gave Bristol much in the game.

"The sending off obviously changes things, but that's been a test for the likes of Millwall in the past - have we got enough quality to go and break somebody down?

"We showed more than enough quality today, we carried a threat right through the game."

QPR

QPR manager Julien Stephan told BBC Radio London:

“For me, it was really interesting to see the reaction of the team after the goal we conceded. I enjoyed a lot the reaction of the players. No panic, just stick to the plan.

“We scored a good first one and after we were able to kill immediately the opponent by scoring in a short time the second and the third ones. I think that changed a lot the momentum of the game.

“I enjoyed a lot how we managed the first 25 or 30 minutes [of the second half] in terms of possession, but I didn't like the fact that we didn't kill the game in this moment.

"When we have the opportunity to kill, especially when we play away from home, we have to kill.

“It’s really important and we let them alive. In fact, in the last 15 minutes, they put a lot of players on our defensive line.”

While we enjoy a breather at Bramall Lane, let's get a little post-match reaction from some of this afternoon's Championship matches.

Ian Clarkson
Ex-Birmingham captain on BBC Radio WM

Birmingham are in within half a chance here.

I would think that Sheffield United will be better in the second half.

Two evenly matched teams.

Maybe too evenly matched.

Birmingham have had the better of it but we're yet to have a shot on target.

We're into a minimum of one minute added on.

Birmingham remain on top.

Bright Oysayi-Samuel comes in off the right and goes for the corner but he's falling as he does so and it drifts wide.

Alex Cochrane hits a shot from just outside the area that Sheffield United captain Japhet Tangaga does well to get a block on.

Matt Kilgallon
Former Sheff Utd defender on BBC Radio Sheffield

Both teams have been in decent positions but the final ball just hasn't been good enough. It keeps hitting that front man.

So, they have to tidy up a bit because the build-ups have been great.

The Blades break quickly after Michael Cooper collects and August Priske long throw.

The away side sprint back and clear the danger.

Heading into the 35th minute and we're yet to have a shot on target.

Plenty of endeavour but both sides just lacking that last bit.

Ian Clarkson
Ex-Birmingham captain on BBC Radio WM

If anyone gets on the end of that, a yard to the side and that's a goal because the keeper's flat-footed.

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Beautiful cross from the Birmingham left from Alex Cochrane but there's no takers in the middle.

Blades striker Patrick Bamford goes for an acrobatic finish from Femi Seriki's deflected cross.

The one-time England man makes a great connection but it goes into the sidenetting.

Good attempt.

Matt Kilgallon
Former Sheff Utd defender on BBC Radio Sheffield

Both teams are very, very similar in the way they play.

Two strong centre halves and strikers who like to get in behind.

For me it's all about that centre-mid and who is going to pick the ball up.

It's a good start from both teams.

Birmingham work a clever corner routine and Carlos Vicente hits a fierce shot that is blocked.

The away side appeal for a penalty as Phil Neumann goes down under a challenge from Sam McCallum as he lifts the ball back into the area.

Nothing doing.

Giant Birmingham striker August Priske is taking long throws.

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Neither keeper has been forced into any action yet but it is the away team who have shaded things.