Summary

  • Villa beaten in first second-tier game since 1988

  • Forestieri netted Owls winner on 85 minutes

  • Owls striker Fletcher forced off in first half with head injury

  1. QPR make winning startpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 7 August 2016

    FT: QPR 3-0 Leeds

    Sebastian PolterImage source, Rex Features

    Earlier today, QPR beat Leeds 3-0 in the Championship. 

    In case you missed it, here's the match report...

    Queens Park Rangers 3-0 Leeds United

    Queens Park Rangers make a winning start to their Championship season with a comfortable victory over Leeds United.

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  2. It's a numbers game for Wednesdaypublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 7 August 2016

    Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa (16:30 BST)

    Sheffield Wednesday have caused all sorts of a kerfuffle following the announcement of their squad numbers for this season.

    It's given endless headaches to all those out there (like myself, incidentally) who might have a touch of OCD about these things.

    A goalkeeper wearing number 2?

    See how social media reacted to the news. 

  3. Tony's in the housepublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 7 August 2016

    Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa (16:30 BST)

    There's been lots of change at Villa over the summer.

    Not just a new manager in Roberto di Matteo, but a new owner as well in Dr Tony Xia.

    He certainly didn't want to miss this one.

  4. Postpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 7 August 2016

    Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa (16:30 BST)

    Tommy Elphick and Ross McCormackImage source, Rex Features

    So Villa give debuts to new captain Tommy Elphick and £12m striker Ross McCormack, who were out to inspect conditions on the pitch soon after arriving at Hillsborough.

  5. Team newspublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 7 August 2016

    Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa (16:30 BST)

    Team news is in ahead of kick-off at Hillsborough.

    Some new faces for both sides, including £12m signing Ross McCormack for Villa and summer recruit Steven Fletcher for Wednesday.

    Former Brighton and Bournemouth centre-back Tommy Elphick captains Roberto di Matteo's side. 

  6. One down, another so nearly uppublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 7 August 2016

    Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa (16:30 BST)

    And so the opening weekend of Championship action reaches its final fixture.

    It's a clash between one side who came down last season....

    Villa downImage source, Reuters

    And another who so nearly went up in the May sunshine at Wembley....

    Sheffield WednesdayImage source, Reuters

    Sheffield Wednesday against Aston Villa is on the way shortly.