Summary

  • Five matches in Championship

  • Sunderland thump Rotherham in Tony Mowbray's first game in charge

  • Alex Neil's Stoke score stoppage-time equaliser against Swansea

  • Preston win 1-0 at Coventry and still yet to concede this season

  • Bristol City beat Huddersfield to go five unbeaten

  • Blackburn beat Blackpool in Lancashire derby

  • Get involved #bbcefl

  1. Postpublished at 20:31 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Sunderland 0-0 Rotherham

    The clear Roker air is clearly having an effect on the ball the evening.

    Ross Stewart takes Alex Pritchard's pull-back but fires over.

    He then heads over Dennis Cirkin's cross from the left.

    Conor Washington can't keep his effort down either as he blazes over after some neat build up play down the left wing.

    Tony MowbrayImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Coventry City 0-0 Preston North End

    It's still goalless at the CBS Arena although Coventry fans will have been pleased to see two decent chances fall to their team.

    Centre-back Michael Doyle's strike from distance looked to be going in without Freddie Woodman's save, while Jake Bidwell went agonisingly inches wide with his own effort a minute later.

  3. goal

    GOAL: Bristol City 1-0 Huddersfield Townpublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Nahki Wells (35 mins)

    The hosts are in front!

    Nahki Wells gets his second goal of the campaign, heading the ball into the top corner from a perfectly weighted Jay Dasilva cross.

    Bristol City have continued their trend of scoring in every match so far this season.

  4. goal

    GOAL: Blackpool 0-1 Blackburn Roverspublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Ben Brereton Diaz (16 mins)

    Blackburn celebrateImage source, Rex Features

    How happy will Blackburn fans be to still see this man in their shirt?!

    Out of nothing really Blackburn pounce in midfield as Bradley Dack plays a beauty of a shot through to Ben Brereton Diaz.

    In a one-on-one with Dan Grimshaw in goal, there was only ever really going to be one winner as the striker sends it into the net.

  5. Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Blackpool 0-0 Blackburn Rovers

    The action has been concentrated around Blackburn's box for a few minutes now. Josh Bowler hits a thumping strike from inside the box and it's going towards goal but is blocked.

    Blackburn can't quite get a grip on things and out of their own half at the moment.

  6. Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Stoke 0-1 Swansea

    Alex NeilImage source, Rex Features

    Couple of moments as Swansea try to extend their lead.

    Ben Wilmot rises to meet Jordan Thompson's corner at the near post but flicks his header across goal and just wide.

    Then Joe Allen drills in a low shot that's parried away by Jack Bonham in the Stoke goal.

    Plenty for new Potters boss Alex Neil to think about.

  7. CLOSE!published at 20:14 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Bristol City 0-0 Huddersfield Town

    Best chance of the match so far and it's fallen to Huddersfield.

    Ollie Turton wins a completely free header at the far post after Jonathan Hogg sets Sorba Thomas loose. But Turton, somehow, can't get his effort on target and it goes wide in a massive let off for the hosts.

  8. CLOSE!published at 20:12 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Sunderland 0-0 Rotherham

    Chances at both ends.

    First Lynden Gooch cuts in from the right and finds Ross Stewart, it's a firm strike but Wes Harding comes in to clear off the line!

    Oliver Rathbone with the first real effort for Rotherham, a strike from distance that takes some saving from Anthony Patterson.

    But then a better chance as Richard Wood rises to meet a free-kick but skews his header wide from a great position.

  9. Postpublished at 20:11 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Blackpool 0-0 Blackburn Rovers

    Blackpool win a couple of free-kicks to get the chance to send the ball into the Blackburn box.

    The second eventually falls to the feet of Gary Madine, who fires the ball high and over the net, but the referee had already blown the whistle for a foul in the build up.

  10. Postpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Bristol City 0-0 Huddersfield Town

    We're 22 minutes in at Ashton Gate and it's already gone a bit flat.

    Nigel Pearson is up from his seat on the touchline sending instructions to his players. Neither team seems to be quite firing in the final third just yet.

    Bristol City v HuddersfieldImage source, Rex Features
  11. Postpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Blackpool 0-0 Blackburn Rovers

    Ryan Hedges takes an early shot from distance as Blackburn break into the Blackpool half, but it's comfortably collected by Dan Grimshaw in goal.

    Blackburn are clearly keen to end their run of three defeats.

  12. Postpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Coventry City 0-0 Preston North End

    Another chance from Preston who are pushing here for an early goal.

    This time, Ben Woodburn's header from a corner goes narrowly wide of the post.

  13. Kick offpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    #bbcefl

    We're also now up and running at Bloomfield Road, as Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers gets underway.

  14. Postpublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Bristol City 0-0 Huddersfield Town

    Eesh that's a missed chance for Huddersfield. A corner from Sorba Thomas comes in dangerously to the box and Tom Lees beats Kal Naismith to the ball, wins a header but it goes over.

  15. Postpublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Sunderland 0-0 Rotherham

    The home fans right behind new manager Tony Mowbray for the early exchanges at the Stadium of Light.

    Jack Clarke and Dan Neil have both fired half-chances over the bar for the hosts.

    Alex Pritchard then finds Ellis Simms but the Sunderland forward drags his shot narrowly wide.

  16. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Coventry City 0-0 Preston North End

    Some early action in front of goal for Preston - who have still only scored one goal this season, remember - as Greg Cunningham forces a save out of Coventry keeper Ben Wilson from distance.

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    #bbcefl

    Don't forget you can have your say on all things Championship this evening using #bbcefl on Twitter.

    Happy with the appointment of Alex Neil, Stoke fans? Likewise, Tony Mowbray, Sunderland supporters?

    Get in touch!

  18. goal

    GOAL: Stoke 0-1 Swanseapublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Joel Piroe (6 mins)

    A terrible start for Alex Neil's tenure at Stoke!

    The hosts have had almost all the ball in the opening salvos but Swansea take the lead with their first attack.

    A clearance makes its way to Matthew Sorinola on the right and his cross finds Joel Piroe in the area to poke home.

    Swansea celebrateImage source, Rex Features
  19. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    Bristol City 0-0 Huddersfield Town

    Oof we're up and running at Ashton Gate only four minutes in. This fixture is teasing goals already.

    Andi Weimann hits the post with an excellent right-footed shot. The ball bounces back out and somehow ends up in the path of an oncoming Tommy Conway, but Conway can't quite connect with the ball properly and Lee Nicholls deals with it in the Huddersfield goal.

  20. get involved

    Kick offpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 31 August 2022

    #bbcefl

    We're under way in four of our five matches this evening.

    Let's get this show on the road.