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

  1. Postpublished at 20:19 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Millwall 0-2 Fulham

    Fulham squander a great opportunity to make it 3-0 and kill off the game.

    The Whites break away after dealing with a Millwall long throw, and Fabio Carvalho sets Ivan Cavaleiro away in space.

    The Portuguese forward gets into the box on the left, but blasts narrowly wide at the near post.

    He really should have hit the target there.

  2. Postpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Blackpool 0-0 Coventry City

    Still no goals at Bloomfield Road either half an hour in.

    Jamie Allen goes close though for the Sky Blues with a shot narrowly wide of the post and then Chris Maxwell blocks a Callum O'Hare shot from a corner that seemed to take an age to clear.

  3. Postpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Peterborough 0-0 Cardiff City

    Still no goals in this one which might have surprised some looking at how free-scoring the hosts have been at home in recent times.

    Aden Flint heads a Joel Bagan cross over the bar for the visitors.

    At the other end, Curtis Nelson mkes a neat block on a shot from Posh striker Siriki Dembele.

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    GOAL: Reading 0-2 Bristol Citypublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Chris Martin (14 mins)

    Bristol City double their lead from another set piece.

    Matty James' free-kick is headed back across goal by Cameron Pring, and Chris Martin has an easy tap-in.

    That's Martin's second goal of the season, which matches his tally in the Championship in 2020-21.

    Nigel Pearson's Robins are well on track to record their first league win since March.

  5. Postpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Barnsley 0-1 Luton Town

    Barnsley searching for a leveller after Amari'i Bell's early goal for Luton.

    Romal Palmer and Clarke Oduor combine well with Oduor skipping past a few Luton defenders, but Callum Styles eventually has a shot well blocked.

  6. League Two latestpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    #bbcefl

    Bradford goalImage source, Rex Features

    Just the three goals in the fourth tier so far and two have them have come at Bradford - the Bantams are 1-1 with Stevenage.

    Salford are also in front at Crawley.

  7. goal

    GOAL: Reading 0-1 Bristol Citypublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Andreas Weimann (5 mins)

    The visitors take an early lead at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

    Chris Martin flicks on a long throw-in from Tomas Kalas, and Andreas Weimann is on hand to nod in and put the Robins ahead.

    It's the Austrian's first goal since October 2020 - he's had a long spell out on the sidelines through injury.

    Andreas Weimann goalImage source, Rex Features
  8. Postpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Millwall 0-2 Fulham

    Millwall right wing-back Mahlon Romeo is the first man into the book of referee Geoff Eltringham.

    He caught Fabio Carvalho late after the youngster tricked his way past the defender.

  9. Postpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Huddersfield 0-0 Preston

    Preston still knocking on the door here for the opening goal.

    Ched Evans meets a free-kick from Ben Whiteman after it's half-cleared with a first-time volley on his right foot that just takes a deflection off a Huddersfield defender to go behind for a corner.

  10. Owls leadpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    League One latest

    Lee Gregory has just given Sheffield Wednesday the lead against Fleetwood at Hillsborough.

    A few more goals elsewhere in the division - Charlton took a 15th-minute lead at MK Dons, but Spurs loanee Troy Parrott has just levelled for the hosts.

    Portsmouth, Ipswich and Accrington are also in front.

  11. Stoke in controlpublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Swansea City 0-1 Stoke City

    Gareth Vincent
    BBC Sport Wales at the Swansea.com Stadium

    Stoke deservedly lead at Swansea after dominating the opening 15 minutes.

    The home side's attempts to get their possession game going have been stifled by Stoke's high press.

    With Swansea struggling to get out of their own half, Michael O'Neill's team had already had a couple of sights of goal before Nick Powell headed them in front from a Tommy Smith free-kick.

    Swansea have work to do.

  12. Postpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Millwall 0-2 Fulham

    Millwall fans have been left stunned by that lightning Fulham start.

    The travelling supporters get the oles going with a spell of possession... in the 12th minute of the game.

    The home crowd jeer as the ball eventually goes out of play.

    The Lions have barely got going.

  13. KICK-OFFpublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Reading 0-0 Bristol City

    The late kick-off in the Championship is under way.

    Bristol City are chasing a first league win since March at Reading.

    Robins boss Nigel Pearson has made three changes for this one, as Jay Simpson, Tomas Kalas and Cameron Pring come in, while George Puscas starts up front for the hosts.

    The Royals did the double over the visitors last season.

  14. goal

    GOAL: Swansea 0-1 Stoke Citypublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Nick Powell (15 mins)

    Deadlock broken at the Liberty Stadium.

    Visitors Stoke ahead through a thundering header from Nick Powell.

    Outswinging free-kick from the right from Tommy Smith is met as he stoops to make a powerful contact on the edge of the box and there's no chance of Swansea keeper Steven Benda stopping that.

  15. Postpublished at 19:58 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Huddersfield 0-0 Preston

    Busy first 10 minutes of this one so far and it's the visitors who seem to be asking more questions.

    A couple of free-kicks for Preston swung into the danger area are just about dealt with by the Terriers defence to get it clear. Pressure already on Huddersfield keeper Lee Nicholls.

  16. 'I think Fulham are going to win the league'published at 19:56 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    #bbcefl

    Pien Meulensteen
    Squad Goals

    Fulham are flying. They're making a statement that they want to be back in the Premier League. I think they're going to win this league. They have such a good squad.

  17. goal

    GOAL: Millwall 0-2 Fulhampublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Fabio Carvalho (8 mins)

    Incredible start by the visitors.

    Fulham break swiftly from a throw-in in their own half.

    Neeskens Kebano picks up the ball on halfway and advances infield before slotting a perfectly-weighted through ball into the Millwall box.

    Fabio Carvalho races on to it and flashes a first-time right-footed shot past Lions keeper Bartosz Bialkowski at his near post. Could the Pole have done better?

    That's an assist and a goal for the youngster now.

  18. Pompey leadpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    League One update

    Ryan Tunnicliffe goalImage source, Rex Features

    Ryan Tunnicliffe has given Portsmouth the lead at home to Shrewsbury.

    Pompey had two wins from two heading into this game - great start on their way to making it three.

    Accrington are also beating Doncaster in League One.

  19. goal

    GOAL: Barnsley 0-1 Luton Townpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Amari'i Bell (4 mins)

    And an early goal at Oakwell too.

    It's gone to the visitors through midfielder Amari'i Bell sweeping home from just outside the Barnsley penalty area after a ball across from the right side by Cameron Jerome.

    The home support stunned by that, but the travelling Luton masses delighted with how they've started.

  20. goal

    GOAL: Millwall 0-1 Fulhampublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Aleksandar Mitrovic (3 mins)

    Fulham are off to a flier in south-east London.

    Fabio Carvalho is released down the left flank and gets into the box and to the byline.

    The youngster pulls the ball back and Aleksandar Mitrovic is on hand to turn in from the edge of the six yard box.

    A really good finish from the Serb, who scored the flukiest of goals at Huddersfield on Saturday.

    Aleksandar Mitrovic goalImage source, Rex Features