Summary

  • Newcastle beat Reading for first win

  • Dwight Gayle (2), Matt Ritchie and Isaac Hayden on target

  • Blackburn's Shane Duffy scores two own goals and is sent off

  • Josh Scowen gives Barnsley 3-2 win over QPR

  • Bolton and Fleetwood win in League One

  1. Postpublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Newcastle 3-1 Reading

    Jaap Stam makes some changes for visitors Reading as midfielder George Evans takes a very speculative try from distance.

    He can only send his effort into the stand and the gleeful Newcastle fans behind the goal.

    A harsh scoreline on Reading currently.

  2. goal

    GOALpublished at 21:21 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Barnsley 2-2 QPR - Conor Hourihane (77 mins)

    QPR led for less than three minutes thanks to a special free-kick from Conor Hourihane.

    The midfielder is fouled on the edge of the box but picks himself up to hit the free-kick over the wall and into the top corner.

    We're all square at Oakwell.

  3. goal

    GOALpublished at 21:19 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Barnsley 1-2 QPR - Sebastian Polter pen (74 mins)

    Tjaronn Chery was successful from the spot early, but the responsibility this time is given to German Sebastian Polter, who makes no mistake.

  4. PENALTY TO QPRpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Barnsley 1-1 QPR

    It's a tale of two penalties for QPR. 

    After levelling from the spot early in the second half, James Bree is now adjudged to have tripped Yeni Ngbakoto and QPR have the chance to take the lead.

  5. Super sub scores for Fleetwoodpublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Fleetwood 2-0 Oxford

    Fleetwood boss Uwe Rosler will be giving himself a pat on the back after this one.

    He brings Ash Hunter off the bench and the forward repays him by scoring with a low shot within two minutes of coming on.

  6. Blackburn show fightpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Cardiff 2-0 Blackburn

    Quote Message

    Finally a good chance arrives for Blackburn. It is spurned, high, wide and not very handsome. I feel this somewhat goes without saying, but it was Shane Duffy with the miss. To say it is not his night would be a gross understatement. David Marshall in the Cardiff goal is yet to make a save of note, midway through the second half.

    Michael Pearlman, BBC Wales sport

  7. goal

    GOALpublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Newcastle 3-1 Reading - Gayle (69 mins)

    Dwight Gayle goalImage source, Rex Features

    Audible signs of relief around St James' Park as Dwight Gayle gets a Newcastle third.

    The former Palace man cracks in a right-footed free-kick from more than 30 yards out and Ali Al-Habsi cannot get across in time.

    Confidence restored in the Magpies.

  8. Duffy's evening gets harsherpublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Cardiff 2-0 Blackburn

    Just past the hour mark at Cardiff and two own-goal man Shane Duffy is now in the referee's notebook with a yellow card.

    Walking a tightrope now as well as being on an unwelcome hat-trick.

  9. Postpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Barnsley 1-1 QPR

    QPR growing into the game at Oakwell following their early penalty at the start of this half.

    Jordan Cousins flashes a shot just wide of goal for the visitors.

  10. Pirates back in itpublished at 21:07 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Bristol Rovers 1-2 Bolton

    Game on at the Memorial Stadium in League One where Bristol Rovers have a goal back against Bolton Wanderers.

    Lee Brown's free-kick is saved by keeper Mark Howard but Ellis Harrison is on hand to net the rebound.

  11. Postpublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Newcastle 2-1 Reading

    Two elegantly dressed managers on the touchline at St James Park this evening in Rafael Benitez and Jaap Stam.

    Can the Dutchman play a killer hand against the Spaniard to get his side back into this one?

    Benitez and StamImage source, Rex Features
  12. Latest from Cardiff City Stadiumpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Cardiff City 2-0 Blackburn

    Quote Message

    Very quiet start to the second half, though Anthony Pilkington has missed two fine chances to increase Cardiff's lead. Unless a City defender turns as generous as Shane Duffy, it is tough to see where two Rovers goals are coming from and Cardiff are very comfortable.

    Michael Pearlman, BBC Wales sport

  13. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Newcastle 2-1 Reading

    Reading have the ball in the net for a second time tonight, but this one won't stand.

    Roy Beerens creeps into an offside position in the build-up for a lay off to Danny Williams with his cute finish inside the area.

    Looked nice, but worth nothing ultimately.

  14. Ball on the ball for Fleetwoodpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    We have a first goal of the night at Highbury where Fleetwood have the lead against Oxford.

    David Ball is the man on target for the Cod Army, curling a shot from the edge of the box off the post and into the top corner.

  15. goal

    GOALpublished at 20:53 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Newcastle 2-1 Reading - Ritchie pen (50 mins)

    A number of bodies went down in the area as Newcastle were awarded that penalty.

    Unclear who got fouled, but Chris Gunter is booked in the process for Reading.

    Up steps Matt Ritchie from the spot and he dispatches his first goal for the club despite Ali Al-Habsi going the right way.

    Matt Ritchie scoresImage source, Rex Features
  16. goal

    GOALpublished at 20:53

    Barnsley 1-1 QPR - Chery pen (47 mins)

    Tjaronn Chery fires his spot-kick straight down the middle and Rangers are level right at the start of the second half.

  17. PENALTY TO QPRpublished at 20:52

    Barnsley 1-1 QPR

    What a start to the second half at Oakwell. With the words of boss Jimmy Floyd Haasselbaink still ringing in the QPR players' ears, Sebastian Polter is brought down in the box and the referee points to the spot.

    Sebastian Polter fouledImage source, Rex Features
  18. PENALTY TO NEWCASTLEpublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Newcastle 1-1 Reading

    Drama from the off again at St James's Park.

    Newcastle get a penalty awarded to them as the referee adjudges that there was a foul as a corner came in for the hosts.

  19. KICK-OFFpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

    Back under way in tonight's three Championship games.

    Big 45 minutes coming up at St James' Park as Newcastle continue to hunt for a first win of the season.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 17 August 2016

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