Summary

  • First Saturday programme of the 2022-23 EFL season

  • John Swift cancels out Isaiah Jones strike as West Brom earn point at Middlesbrough

  • Jon Dahl Tomasson starts Blackburn reign with win over QPR

  • Hull score 93rd-minute winner to beat Bristol City

  • Norwich beaten at Cardiff on return to Championship after relegation

  • Derby start their first season in the third tier since 1985-86 with win over Oxford

  • Stockport County and Grimsby Town both beaten on their returns to the EFL

  • Get involved at #bbcefl

  1. Thanks and goodbyepublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 30 July 2022

    Isaiah JonesImage source, Rex Features

    So, the first EFL Saturday of the season is done.

    No matter how it's gone for your team there's loads of time to put it right/build on it.

    We'll be back tomorrow at 11:45 BST for Sunderland's first game back in the Championship, as they host Coventry.

    Thanks for your company today and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

    Cheers.

  2. Still to comepublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 30 July 2022

    The EFL weekend isn't done there.

    We'll be back tomorrow at 11:45 BST for Sunderland v Coventry and then we'll have live text coverage of Monday night's game between Sheffield United and Watford.

  3. Postpublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 30 July 2022

    FT: Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Tony Brown
    West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

    Albion were far better in the second half and took the game to Middlesbrough.

    They could have won the game but Steve Bruce should be sataisfied with their perofrmance in the second half.

    They didn't want to lose this game and that point could be very valuable at the end of the season.

  4. FULL-TIMEpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 30 July 2022

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    MiddlesbroughImage source, Rex Features

    A game of two halves.

    Middlesbrough had much the better of the opening 45 minutes and led at the break thanks to Isaiah Jones' early goal.

    However, they could not find a second and were made to pay for that in the second half when debutant John Swift levelled for the greatly improved visitors.

    A point apiece then for these two possible promotion challengers.

  5. Postpublished at 90+4 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Darnell Furlong flings a long throw in to the area as West Brom look for a late winner.

    Darragh Lenihan heads it away before Alex Mowat slices an effort into the stand.

  6. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 30 July 2022

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Tony Brown
    West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

    It's been a really entertaining first game of the season. Both sets of players have put everything into it.

  7. Postpublished at 90+1 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Daryl Dike does well to force Boro defender Darragh Lenihan off the ball on the byline.

    The American then tries to score from a very tight angle when he maybe should cut it back.

    We're into five minutes added on at the end now.

  8. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    West Brom bring on Alex Mowatt for Jayson Mulumby.

    Molumby looks to be in a bit of discomfort.

  9. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Close for the hosts!

    Lovely play down their left ends with Ryan Giles flashing a cross across the face that just evades his team-mates.

  10. Postpublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 30 July 2022

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Tony Brown
    West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

    Grady Diangana is fractions away there. He just couldn't get a touch to it.

    It's been Albion's half. They've thrown far more men forward and have looked dangerous.

    It's been so much better than the first half.

  11. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Chaos!

    West Brom get the ball into the Boro area after good work from Daryl Dike.

    It bounces off a Boro defender and Zack Steffen makes a mess of his punch and the ball eventually goes across the face of the Middlesbrough goal.

  12. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Middlesbrough sub Josh Coburn does really well to win a corner after battling through a couple of West Brom defenders.

    Dara O'Shea gets a block on the young forward's shot.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 78 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    The game is really stretched now.

    I think there's going to be at least one more big chance in this.

    Who will it fall to though and will they take it?

    West Brom go to their bench for the second time and Daryl Dike makes his return from a long-term injury in place of Karlan Grant.

  14. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    End to end now!

    Grady Diangana plays Jed Wallace in and the former Millwall man does neither cut it back nor shoot.

    That's a chance for West Brom.

  15. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 30 July 2022

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Tony Brown
    West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

    It's that time in the game when it opens up. It's getting stretched.

  16. Postpublished at 73 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Jonny Howson chances his arm from range for the home side after a corner is punched out by David Button and then played to him.

    It hits West Brom defender Semi Ajayi's foot and somehow flies over the bar.

    The second Boro corner causes more panic but the Baggies clear.

  17. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    West Brom have been so on top this half I don't think I've typed Ryan Giles' name.

    The Wolves loanee is finally fed the ball down the Boro left and sends in a really testing cross.

    The Baggies get it clear but they can ill-afford to give this guy a chance to get a delivery into the middle.

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 68 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Heading into the last quarter of this game and West Brom go to their bench for the first time.

    Grady Diangana is on and Matty Phillips is off.

  19. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Bit of a stoppage here as Dara O'Shea is down getting some treatment for West Brom.

    The Baggies defender caught an elbow off Marcus Forss.

    Certainly accidental but that wont make it hurt any less.

  20. Postpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 30 July 2022

    Middlesbrough 1-1 West Brom

    Tony Brown
    West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

    Albion have been a different side in the second half.