Championship round-up: Saints and Canaries thrill and Brady boosts Blues
Get up to speed with all the action from the second weekend of EFL Championship fixtures.
Coventry 3-0 Middlesbrough
Goals from Matt Godden, substitute Haji Wright on his home debut, and an own goal by Darragh Lenihan sealed a comfortable 3-0 victory for Coventry over a Middlesbrough side who have lost their opening two league games for the first time since 2007.
Birmingham 1-0 Leeds
Lukas Jutkiewicz’s injury-time penalty clinched a narrow 1-0 win for Birmingham City over Leeds United on Saturday afternoon. The win means the victors have now lost just one of their previous 18 opening home league fixtures.
Cardiff 1-2 QPR
Queens Park Rangers extended their unbeaten H2H record to three matches following a hard-fought 2-1 Championship victory over Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Huddersfield 0-1 Leicester
A late Stephy Mavidivi goal was enough to make it two-from-two for Enzo Maresca’s promotion-chasing Leicester City, in a closely-matched encounter which leaves Huddersfield Town without a point this season.
Hull 4-2 Sheffield Wednesday
A brilliant hat-trick by Ozan Tufan settled scores at the MKM Stadium, as Hull City zoomed past Sheffield Wednesday from a goal down to beat them 4-2, sealing a first Championship victory this season and a fourth straight league H2H victory over the Owls.
Ipswich 2-0 Stoke
Ipswich Town ran out 2-0 winners as they defeated Stoke City at Portman Road to record back-to-back victories upon their return to the Championship. The Tractor Boys have now gone unbeaten in their last 12 opening home league matches (W7, D5).
Millwall 0-1 Bristol City
Matty James scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner at The Den to guide Bristol City to their first away league win over Millwall since April 2019.
Preston 2-1 Sunderland
Mads Frøkjær-Jensen netted on his home league debut for Preston North End, scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory over Sunderland to cap off a commanding performance. The victorious hosts also bagged a goal inside the opening 45' for the first time in nine EFL Championship outings.
Rotherham 2-2 Blackburn
A brace from Sammie Szmodics rescued a point for Blackburn Rovers, as they came back from 2-0 down to rescue a point at AESSEAL New York Stadium.
Southampton 4-4 Norwich
You’ll be hard-pushed to find a more entertaining Championship game than this all season, as Southampton struck in stoppage time to secure a 4-4 draw against Norwich City and stretch their unbeaten home H2H run to ten matches.
Watford 0-0 Plymouth
Watford and Plymouth Argyle could not be separated in their first H2H since April 2010, as the Hornets saw their three-season run of winning their opening two Championship home games come to a frustrating end.
West Brom 3-2 Swansea
West Bromwich Albion enjoyed a winning return to the Hawthorns - but only after fending off a dramatic attempted comeback from Swansea City, as the Baggies almost let a 3-0 lead slip away in a lively second half.
