Summary

  • Championship leaders Fulham beat Stoke 3-0

  • QPR go second with 2-0 win over Coventry

  • Huddersfield thump Reading; Preston ease past Swansea

  • Millwall score last-minute winner against Blackpool

  • Bristol City beat Cardiff and Derby draw with Nottingham Forest in early games

  • Peterborough v West Brom 20:00 BST

  • Sunderland go top of League One with win over Wycombe

  • League Two leaders Forest Green's winning start ended by Port Vale

  1. Honours even in East Midlands derbypublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    FT: Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest

    If you weren't with us a bit earlier, a reminder that Derby County and Nottingham Forest shared the points at Pride Park.

    Brennan Johnson cancelled out a first-half goal from Tom Lawrence for the hosts.

    Forest hit back to earn point at Rams

    Brennan Johnson hits late equaliser at Derby to relieve the pressure on under-fire Nottingham Forest boss Chris Hughton.

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  2. League Two half-time headlinespublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Forest Green v Port ValeImage source, Rex Features
    • The surprise half-time score sees leaders Forest Green 2-0 down at home to Port Vale, with their 100% winning record in serious danger.
    • But Salford have had a dream 45 minutes. They are 3-0 up at home to Newport, who conceded eight to Southampton in midweek.
    • Scunthorpe lead Tranmere and Walsall are beating Stevenage by slender 1-0 margins.
    • Hartlepool were leading Carlisle but were pegged back by Zach Clough just before the break.
    • Jack Muldoon put Harrogate ahead against Exeter with a 43rd-minute penalty and Barrow levelled in injury time at home to Bristol Rovers through Ollie Banks.
  3. League One half-time headlinespublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    • Leaders Sheffield Wednesday are being held at Morecambe.
    • Second-placed Portsmouth are also being held to a goalless draw at Wigan.
    • Sunderland have taken a 2-0 lead against fellow fast starters and promotion contenders Wycombe.
    • Charlton look on course to get a first win of the season as they lead Crewe 2-0.
    • Oxford United are also ahead against Lincoln City by the same scoreline thanks to James Henry's brace.
  4. Championship half-time headlinespublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    FulhamImage source, Rex Features
    • League leaders Fulham are 1-0 up at home against currently unbeaten Stoke thanks to Harry Wilson.
    • Sam Gallagher's goal had in-form Blackburn 1-0 up at Middlesbrough but Jonny Howson's goal levelled it for the hosts.
    • Preston fell behind at home to Swansea but they've turned it around to lead 2-1 at the break.
    • Huddersfield are 1-0 up against Reading and on course for a a third straight league win for the first time since 2017.
    • Barnsley had an early lead against Birmingham but a goal from Lukas Jutkiewicz means it's 1-1 at the break at Oakwell.
    • Goalless in the other four Championship games.
  5. goal

    GOAL: Preston 2-1 Swansea Citypublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Emil Riis (45+2 mins)

    Turnaround complete for Preston right on the stroke of half-time.

    Emil Riis fires them ahead with a powerful effort inside the penalty area from Sean Maguire's assist.

  6. Sunderland fans 'like a 12th man'published at 15:45 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

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    Joe Thompson
    Former Rochdale and Tranmere midfielder on Squad Goals

    "The fans are like a 12th man aren't they and once Sunderland get in front, the momentum is very difficult to stop and it feels like it's wave after wave.

    "You know if you can quiet them down they tend to start voicing their opinion."

    The Black Cats are two goals to the good at home to Wycombe.

  7. Postpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Preston 1-1 Swansea City

    Two decent chances for Preston to take the lead before half-time.

    Sean Maguire shoots across goal from the edge of the box but goes just wide.

    Moments before, Emil Riis sees a shot inside the penalty area saved by Steven Benda.

  8. goal

    GOAL: Huddersfield 1-0 Readingpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Lewis O'Brien (39 mins)

    Sorba Thomas is the architect as his deep cross finds midfielder Lewis O'Brien who smashes in.

    Town on course for a third straight league win for the first time since 2017.

  9. Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Hull City 0-0 Bournemouth

    Dominic Solanke on a mission here to try and get Bournemouth in front.

    He goes close again as he latches on to Jack Stacey's through ball but Matt Ingram gets across to coverhis effort towards goal and force it behind.

  10. goal

    GOAL: Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburnpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Jonny Howson (36 mins)

    A deserved equaliser for Middlesbrough, and it comes from a Blackburn free-kick.

    Anfernee Dijksteel leads the counter-attack and plays a glorious ball for Jonny Howson, and the Boro captain rolls back the years as he gallops forward from midfield and clips it past Thomas Kaminski.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

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    Chris: One word. Rubbish.

    Andy: It’s not good. We’re getting overrun… and we’ve barely been in their half.

    Aaron: Curle gone if we lose today?

    It doesn't sound like a classic between Sutton and Oldham so far...

  12. goal

    GOAL: Barnsley 1-1 Birminghampublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Lukas Jutkiewicz (35 mins)

    He's been doing this for a while has Lukas Jutkiewicz.

    The 32-year-old smashes home his first of the season to level the scores at Oakwell.

  13. Postpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Luton 0-0 Sheff Utd

    Sheff Utd are finding it hard to get into their stride and they are forced into a change as defender George Baldock goes off injured, with Jayden Bogle on in his place.

    It could have been worse too, but Luton forward Elijah Adebayo put a free header over the bar.

  14. Postpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Hull City 0-0 Bournemouth

    Dominic Solanke looks a threat again for Bournemouth.

    He powers into the Hull penalty area past Jacob Greaves but Matt Ingram makes the save.

    It almost breaks to Emiliano Marcondes on the follow up but he has his effort blocked by Tom Huddlestone.

  15. Postpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    QPR 0-0 Coventry

    Someone has got to score in this soon!

    Ilias Chair tries an audacious lob over Simon Moore in the Coventry goal but the keeper gets back to claw it away.

  16. League Two latestpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Forest Green v Port ValeImage source, Rex Features

    No sign of a comeback from Forest Green just yet after the unbeaten league leaders fell 2-0 behind inside 10 minutes.

    Hartlepool, who have started the season well, are ahead at home to Carlisle, and Salford have doubled their lead over Newport thanks to Conor McAleny.

  17. Postpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn

    Neil Warnock's men try to respond to Sam Gallagher's opener, but Isaiah Jones heads into the side netting, while they shout for a penalty with Marcus Tavernier appealing that his shirt was being held.

  18. Postpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Fulham 1-0 Stoke City

    No more goals at Craven Cottage since Harry Wilson's early strike.

    But Fulham have looked like adding to it with decent efforts from Jean-Michel Seri and Denis Odoi from range.

  19. League One latestpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    Sunderland have doubled their lead over Wycombe through Eliot Embleton, and Oxford have done likewise against Lincoln, with James Henry grabbing his second.

    Cambridge are a goal to the good against Bolton and Plymouth are ahead at home to Fleetwood.

  20. Postpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 28 August 2021

    QPR 0-0 Coventry

    Still no goals in this one but it's not for a want of trying.

    Gustavo Hamer goes close for the Sky Blues after being teed up by Martyn Waghorn.