Summary

  • Swansea City come from behind to beat Sheffield United 2-1

  • West Brom beaten 2-1 at home by Bolton

  • Middlesbrough come from 2-0 down to draw at Millwall

  • Brentford hammer Rotherham 5-1, Wigan beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2

  1. Championship fixturespublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    Kick-off 15:00 BST unless stated

    Graham PotterImage source, PA
    • Birmingham City v Norwich City
    • Brentford v Rotherham United
    • Bristol City v Nottingham Forest
    • Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers
    • Millwall v Middlesbrough
    • Preston North End v QPR
    • West Brom v Bolton Wanderers
    • Wigan Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
    • Shefffield United v Swansea City (17:30 BST)
  2. Postpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    That's all the reaction from last night's enthralling Championship encounter.

    Let's get back to the action ahead today and show you the full fixture list...

  3. Postpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    Friday result: Reading 1-2 Derby

    Reading manager Paul Clement: "Clearly if you lose the game with the last touch, it's a real tough one to take. I thought we did enough to win the game.

    "The goal was a fantastic cross and header, but I think the error there is down to fatigue, the high temperature and the fresh legs of their right-winger against our left-back, who is struggling at that point.

    "It's a harsh result and it's a big lesson for us already so early in the season."

  4. Postpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    Friday result: Reading 1-2 Derby

    Derby manager Frank Lampard: "It's great for us, that's the sort of thing I'm back in the game for. It's not going to happen every week, I'm fully aware of that.

    "Make no mistake, we didn't deserve to win the game, and there are lots of big things for us to improve on, but let's not take away that feeling.

    "You could see from the celebrations at the end how much that means to us all."

  5. Rams leave it latepublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    Friday result: Reading 1-2 Derby

    Jon Dadi Bodvarsson had the honour of scoring the first goal of the EFL season, but Reading could not hold onto their lead at the Madejski Stadium against Derby.

    Mason Mount equalised for the Rams before Tom Lawrence netted a stoppage-time winner to give Frank Lampard a winning start as a manager.

    Read my match report here.

  6. Postpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    The EFL season got under way on Friday with a dramatic win for new Derby boss Frank Lampard...

    Frank LampardImage source, Getty Images
  7. Saturday's EFL live planpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    12:30 BST: Action from League One as Sunderland host Charlton Athletic at the Stadium of Light.

    14:00 BST: We start the build-up to the 15:00 BST kick-offs in the Championship and Leagues One and Two with all the headline team news from the Championship fixtures.

    15:00 BST: We bring you all the twists and turns of the afternoon's action in the EFL, plus news of the all-important first goal of the 15:00 BST kick-offs.

    17:00 BST: Final whistles sound and we'll tell you who's made the perfect start to the new term and who needs to do more homework.

    17:30 BST: Kick-off in the evening's Championship fixture from Bramall Lane between Sheffield United and Swansea City.

  8. Postpublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    BBC Sport will have live text commentary of every single Championship match in 2018-19, plus the end-of-season play-offs.

    Let's see what's first up on the menu today...

  9. Postpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    Today is the day when anything is possible for your club.

    It doesn't matter at which level you operate - hopes and dreams are waiting to be realised during the next nine months.

    Nuno Espirito SantoImage source, Reuters
  10. Postpublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    It seems only two minutes since Coventry City were winning the League Two play-off final at Wembley to round off the 2017-18 season.

    But what a summer it has been - the weather has been glorious and even England won a penalty shootout at a World Cup...

    But now the proper football is back...

  11. We're back!published at 11:00 British Summer Time 4 August 2018

    EFL launchImage source, PA

    Go on admit it, you missed us didn't you this summer?

    Never mind all that drama in the World Cup and the seemingly never-ending heatwave, you've been craving the return of league football on a Saturday afternoon.

    The good news for you all is we've got nearly nine hours of coverage ahead and no doubt plenty of talking points.

    Let's get this season off and running for real...