England's Matt Fitzpatrick continued his bogey-free start at the Fed Ex Open de France to charge into the halfway lead at Le Golf National. Fitzpatrick followed Thursday's blemish-free 65 by carding an eagle and five birdies in a seven-under 64 on Friday afternoon, lifting him to 13 under and one ahead of Jeff Winther.

Both Fitzpatrick and Winther equalled the lowest round of the day to ensure they would be part of the final group on Saturday, while overnight leader Michael Kim - the defending champion - is two behind after a three-under 68. Fellow American Ryan Gerard sits three back in tied-fifth alongside Tom Vaillant, while Germany's Marcel Siem fired a second-round 64 to join Thriston Lawrence and Angel Hidalgo within four of the lead.

Viktor Hovland is six strokes back and Tommy Fleetwood is a further shot behind, while France's Victor Perez looks set to miss the cut despite a hole-in-one at the par-three 11th during his second-round 71. Fitzpatrick, playing alongside Ryder Cup team-mates Hovland and Ludvig Åberg, built on his strong opening day by taking advantage of the par-five third and adding another close-range birdie at the next.

"I played really solid again and felt comfortable with my game," said Fitzpatrick, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour already this year. "The last few holes were a bit of a grind, but happy to be in the clubhouse." Eugenio Chacarra - entering the week third in the Race to Dubai standings - is on four under after rounds of 70 and 68, as Perez missed the cut on two under after triple-bogeying his final hole.