KICK-OFFpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
The second halves are kicking-off across the EFL.
Summary
Seven games in Championship, with early leaders Fulham beating Millwall 2-1
Stoke continue fine start with 3-1 win at struggling Swansea
Bristol City end 12-game winless run with 3-2 victory at Reading
Also victories for Huddersfield, Luton and Coventry
Cardiff score two late goals to draw at Peterborough
Portsmouth & Burton continue 100% winning records in League One
Forest Green & Mansfield make it three wins out of three in League Two
KICK-OFFpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
League Two half-time headlinespublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
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Image source, Rex Features- Bradford's Andy Cook scores 38-minute hat-trick to put Bantams 3-1 up against Stevenage
- Oldham trail Bristol Rovers 1-0 and heading for third straight loss
- Early league leaders Forest Green 1-0 up at Rochdale through Jamille Matt
- Six games level, including five goalless
League One half-time headlinespublished at 20:44 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
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- Portsmouth's strong start to the season looks set to continue thanks to Ryan Tunnicliffe's early goal against Shrewsbury.
- No goals as yet between the two strong starters Burton and Sunderland.
- Oxford United are a goal to the good against Crewe thanks to James Henry's penalty.
- MK Dons and Charlton are level at 1-1 in an eventful first half where Jayden Stockley and Troy Parrott traded goals.
- Sheffield Wednesday lead 1-0 at Hillsborough against Fleetwood courtesy of Lee Gregory's goal.
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End of twitter postChampionship half-time headlinespublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
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- Early pace-setters Fulham lead 2-0 at Millwall, with Aleksandar Mitrovic on the scoresheet
- Nick Powell's header has put Stoke in front at Swansea, with Russell Martin still looking for his first league win as Swans boss
- Luton and Coventry City are 1-0 up in their games at Barnsley and Blackpool respectively
- Bristol City are 2-1 up at Reading in the later kick-off, with that game still in the first half
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Peterborough United 0-0 Cardiff City
No goals as yet in this one at London Road.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Blackpool 0-1 Coventry City
Coventry ahead from pretty much the last touch of the first half by Viktor Gyokeres.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Barnsley 0-1 Luton Town
Amari'i Bell with the early strike for the visitors sees them lead at Oakwell.
Image source, Rex FeaturesHALF-TIMEpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Huddersfield 0-0 Preston
Goalless in west Yorkshire but Preston have had the better of the chances.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Swansea City 0-1 Stoke City
Nick Powell's header the difference between these two as Stoke have the lead.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Millwall 0-2 Fulham
Early goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Fabio Carvalho inside the first eight minutes have put Fulham firmly in control.
Ivan Carvalho should have added a third, and 18-year-old Carvalho has been a livewire for the visitors - having a shot deflected wide in stoppage time.
Millwall have barely got going and have rarely threatened. They need a big improvement.
A smattering of boos accompany the half-time whistle from the home crowd.
GOAL: Blackpool 0-1 Coventry Citypublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Viktor Gyokeres (45+2 mins)
Right on the stroke of half-time, Coventry take the lead.
Viktor Gyokeres is the man to get it for the visitors with a suspicion of handball it has to be said as he meets a cross at the far post from Fankaty Dabo.
Blackpool gutted as the half-time whistle blows straight after.
Postpublished at 20:31 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Blackpool 0-0 Coventry City
Somehow this one is still goalless as half-time approaches.
Chris Maxwell nearly makes a hash of trying to punch clear a Coventry corner seemingly under no real pressure at his near post.
But his flapping doesn't cost his side and much to his relief the ball drifts behind harmlessly for another corner that the visitors spurn.
Postpublished at 20:30 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Reading 1-2 Bristol City
Bristol City have a chance to restore their two-goal lead, but Tomas Kalas sends a header straight into the arms of Royals keeper Rafael Cabral from Matty James' corner.
Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Huddersfield 0-0 Preston
Ben Whiteman is the latest Preston player to go close to opening the scoring.
The ball breaks to the midfielder from about 30 yards out after another counter-attack by the visitors but his right-foot drive is well gathered by Lee Nicholls.
Hat-trick for Bradford's Cookpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
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Andy Cook has just netted a hat-trick inside 38 minutes for Bradford to put them 3-1 up against Stevenage.
Elsewhere in the division Forest Green are a goal up at Rochdale and on course for three wins in three.
Crawley have also just equalised against Salford.
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Swansea City 0-1 Stoke City
Concerns mounting for new Swansea boss Russell Martin as he is forced to bring Yan Dhanda off before half-time.
Joel Piroe is on in his place as the hosts search for a leveller.
Oldham trailpublished at 20:25 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Bristol Rovers 1-0 Oldham
Calvin Andrew
Ex-Rochdale, Mansfield and Port Vale forward on Squad GoalsKeith Curle's a close friend of mine so I'm kind of rooting for them, but it's just not going well.
Oldham heading for a third defeat in three at the start of the season. They trail to Harvey Saunders' 38th-minute goal.
GOAL: Reading 1-2 Bristol Citypublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Femi Azeez (19 mins)
Reading pull a goal back.
Femi Azeez is the man who gets it, to net his second in two games after his strike in the win at Preston on Saturday.
Josh Laurent drives to the byline before cutting the ball back to Azeez, who slams it into the roof of the net.
Will the nerves set in for Bristol City now?
Martin not happy on the touchlinepublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 17 August 2021
Swansea 0-1 Stoke
Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at the Swansea.com StadiumRussell Martin has seen some encouraging signs in his first three games as Swansea's head coach, but he is cutting a frustrated figure so far tonight.
Stoke remain in control of this contest, with a Swansea team who are short on firepower not really laying a glove on their opponents as yet.
With his side not clicking, Martin's frustration is obvious.
Michael O'Neill, by contrast, looks like he is enjoying his night in south Wales.
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Huddersfield 0-0 Preston
Still not really sure how Preston aren't ahead in this match.
They've made all the running in the first 33 minutes and now Ched Evans has had a shot stopped on the line by Naby Sarr coming back just in time to cover for the hosts.