Championship: Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland, Norwich City v QPR

Summary

Result: Sheff Wed 1-1 Sunderland
Jones equalises after early Honeyman goal
Result: Norwich 2-0 QPR
Oliveira and Reed give Norwich victory

Live Reporting

Ian Woodcock and Brendon Mitchell

Postpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Sunderland
Better from the hosts.
Sam Winnall, who scored their goal in the draw with QPR on Saturday, is denied by keeper Jason Steele from Adam Reach's low centre.
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Postpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Sunderland
Sunderland come close to a second as Billy Jones heads wide from an Aiden McGeady corner.
McGeady had a not particularly brilliant loan spell with the Owls in 2015-16 but it seems he's enjoying himself a little more tonight.
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Get Involved via #bbceflpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Bogey grounds
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Richard Milbourne: Norwich themselves have a terrible record at Fulham, including the 6-0 which relegated us on the final day of the PL season in 2005!
Tony Bellamy: what a start for the lads!!
We're asking you to send us the grounds you dread visiting and why.
Meanwhile, Tony is a very happy Black Cats fan.
Postpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Norwich 0-0 QPR
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If it ain't broke, why try to fix it? Six and a half years is a long time to be chopping and changing your team...
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Meanwhile, Nelson Oliveira has just fired Norwich's first attempt at goal into the side-netting.
Postpublished at 19:58 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Sunderland
The hosts force a couple of corners but can't make either of them count.
Postpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Norwich 0-0 QPR
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The visitors have started well in Norfolk, with Norwich goalkeeper Angus Gunn now forced into a smart save to his right to keep Jamie Mackie's shot out.
Postpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Norwich 0-0 QPR
QPR's Jake Bidwell has had the first sight of goal at Carrow Road, sending a half-volley over the crossbar.
GOAL: Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Suunderlandpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
George Honeyman
What a start for the visitors!
George Honeyman gives them into a fourth-minute lead from a low Aiden McGeady cross.
Owls goalkeeper Keiren Westwood will feel he could have dealt with the situation better on second-viewing.
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Get Involved via #bbceflpublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Bogey grounds
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QPR boss Ian Holloway will be hoping to improve on his recent fortunes at Carrow Road.
Holloway saw his Millwall side beaten 6-1 in Norfolk in 2015 before enduring a 4-0 thrashing on the final day of last season as Hoops manager.
With that in mind we'd like to hear the away grounds you've got a terrible record at.
Suffered one too many disappointing days at Derby? Had a hatful of hammerings at Home Park?
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KICK-OFFpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Norwich 0-0 QPR; Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Sunderland
We're under way at Carrow Road and just up the way at Hillsborough too.
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While you were away...published at 19:42 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
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If you're just dropping in after a busy day at work or binge-watching a series then allow me to run you through a few of the EFL's bigger stories today:
- Hull City boss Leonid Slutsky believes Wolves are the strongest team in the Championship after they beat the Tigers 3-2 on Tuesday (click here).
- Fulham have signed Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo on a season-long loan deal after forward Lucas Piazon was ruled out with a broken leg (click here).
- Birmingham City have agreed a deal to sell defender Ryan Shotton to Middlesbrough but the player will not move until Blues can sign a replacement (click here).
Incomingpublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland (19:45 BST)
Sheffield Wednesday have completed a season-long loan deal for Vitoria Setubal defender Frederico Venancio.
The deal has come too late for him to feature this evening though.
Obviously...
Team newspublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland (19:45 BST)
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Sheffield Wednesday make three changes, with David Jones, Almen Abdi and Sam Winnall all coming in. Sunderland have picked the same team that beat Norwich on Sunday.
Sheffield Wednesday: Westwood, Hunt, Lees, Pudil, Reach, Wallace, Jones, Abdi, Bannan, Winnall, Hooper.
Sunderland: Steele, Jones, Browning, Galloway, Kone, Cattermole, Ndong, Honeyman, Grabban, McGeady, Vaughan.
Team newspublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Norwich v QPR (19:45 BST)
Norwich striker Nelson Oliveira starts for the first time this season, while Wes Hoolahan also comes in. QPR are unchanged for the third league game in a row.
Norwich City: Gunn, Pinto, Zimmermann, Franke, Husband, Reed, Hoolahan, Vrancic, Maddison, Murphy, Oliveira.
Queens Park Rangers: Smithies, Onuoha, Perch, Lynch, Wszolek, Scowen, Luongo, Freeman, Bidwell, Washington, Mackie.
Good eveningpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 16 August 2017
Norwich v QPR; Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland (19:45 BST)
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We might only be 12 days into the season but the Championship has already thrown up a fair few surprises.
From Ipswich and Cardiff starting off with three victories, to Aston Villa languishing in the relegation zone - it's been eventful.
Both of tonight's games see winless hosts looking to break their duck against unbeaten opposition.
Good evening and welcome to live text coverage of Norwich v QPR and Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland.