EFL: Relive Saturday's Championship, League One & League Two action

Summary

West Brom thrash in-form Hull for first win
Blackpool recover to draw 3-3 at rivals Burnley
Blackburn knocked off top with defeat at new leaders Sheff Utd
Wins for Wigan, Reading, Sunderland & Luton
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Live Reporting

Ian Woodcock, Matt Newsum and Claire Gould

Postpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Burnley 3-1 Blackpool
Blackpool making a bit of early running in the second half, as Jerry Yates and Jordan Gabriel both cannot find the back of the net, while Josh Bowler's free-kick deflects away without truly troubling Anijanet Maric.
Swansea searching for inspirationpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Swansea 0-1 Luton
Gareth Vincent
BBC Sport Wales at the Swansea.com Stadium
If this second half follows a similar pattern to the first, Nathan Jones and Luton will soon be celebrating a first win of the season.
The first half was painful for Swansea, who had plenty of possession - as usual - but offered little attacking threat.
With precious few options in what is a thin squad, Russell Martin's attempt to change things at half-time has seen Kyle Naughton come on as part of a switch in system.
What Swansea are really crying out for is some inspiration in the final third.
Postpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Sheff Utd 1-0 Blackburn
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Blackburn striker Ben Brereton Diaz has been linked with a move to French side Nice.
Rovers will hope that the Chile international can go out on a bang if he is on his way out the door.
League One updatespublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
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Rock-bottom Burton have fallen behind to a Ben Garrity effort for Port Vale.
Jensen Weir has given Morecambe the lead at Oxford.
Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Reading 1-0 Middlesbrough
Reading come close to a second, as Andy Yiadom zips a ball in but veteran Shane Long can't meet it.
The Royals have won both home games so far this season and the record is continuing as it stands.
Plenty of time to go though.
GOAL: West Brom 2-0 Hull Citypublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
John Swift (48 mins)
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West Brom double their money.
Grady Diangana plays John Swift in and he makes no mistake with a crisp strike.
Looks like Hull's unbeaten start to the season is coming to an end.
Second halfpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
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We're back under way in most games across the leagues.
Plenty of goals around so far. Let's keep them coming.
League Two half-time headlinespublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
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- Newport have come from behind to lead Tranmere 2-1 at Rodney Parade.
- Leaders Salford have been pegged back at Doncaster, the score currently 1-1.
- Wimbledon are leading 2-0 away at Crawley, hoping to hold on to the lead after their midweek capitulation.
- Crewe and Stevenage are both winning 2-1 at home to Northampton and Carlisle respectively.
- Barrow are leading 1-0 at home to Harrogate.
- Managerless Rochdale are losing 1-0 at Swindon.
- Leyton Orient are in front at Colchester, the score 1-0.
- It's goalless between Gillingham-Walsall, Grimsby-Sutton and Mansfield-Stockport.
League One half-time headlinespublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
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- Ipswich lead at Shrewsbury through Tyreece John-Jules and going top as it stands.
- Two goals for Jonson Clarke-Harris as in-form Peterborough 3-0 up against Lincoln.
- Plymouth 2-0 up at Forest Green with goals from loanees Finn Azaz and Bali Mumba.
- George Byers and Liam Palmer strikes have Sheffield Wednesday two goals up at Bolton.
- Wycombe, Charlton, MK Dons and Portsmouth all a goal up.
- Goalless between Burton-Port Vale, Fleetwood-Derby and Oxford-Morecambe.
Championship half-time headlinespublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
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- Burnley have powered into a 3-1 first-half lead against Blackpool, with two goals from Nathan Tella.
- Tyrese Fornah's first professional goal has given Reading the lead over visitors Middlesbrough.
- Oliver Norwood's strike has put Sheffield United in front against early pacesetters Blackburn at Bramall Lane
- Steve Bruce's West Brom lead his old club Hull thanks to an own goal by Callum Elder.
- Allan Campbell's goal has put Luton in front at Swansea, while Ross Stewart did the same for Sunderland at Stoke.
- It's goalless between Preston and Watford, just as it has at Birmingham where the 10-men of Wigan are keeping it all-square.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
That's half-time across the leagues.
Let's take a quick look at what the first 45 minutes have brought us shall we?
'Such a bad goal to concede'published at 15:51 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
HT: Stoke 0-1 Sunderland
Nigel Johnson
Stoke City Commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Totally against the run of play. Stoke have been in charge this first half.
A little ball over the top for Ross Stewart to get on the end of and push past the keeper who got a hand to it.
It's such a bad goal to concede it's ridiculous!
Postpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
QPR 1-1 Rotherham
QPR have their tails up now as we head into the break.
Some neat play ends with Lyndon Dykes' fine low shot drawing a decent save from Viktor Johansson in the Millers goal.
GOAL: Stoke 0-1 Sunderlandpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Ross Stewart (45 mins)
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If you looked up 'suckerpunch' in the dictionary you wouldn't be surprised to see a pic of Ross Stewart scoring this latest goal for Sunderland.
Stoke have dominated, it's fair to say. Sunderland had barely landed a punch to borrow boxing parlance but having 'rope-a-dope'-d the Potters, they strike just before half-time.
It's a ball into the channels which Scotland striker Stewart eats for breakfast, and he kept his cool to breeze toward goal and finish beyond Josef Bursik.
Stunning outcome.
League Two updatespublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
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Newport have turned things around against Tranmere, Omar Bogle scoring form the spot to give the Exiles the lead 2-1.
Max Clark has doubled Stevenage's advantage over Carlisle.
Courtney Baker-Richardson has his and Crewe's second of the day against Northampton.
GOAL: QPR 1-1 Rotherhampublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Chris Willock (43 mins)
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Levelled up!
Chris Willock shows lovely feet to dance into the area and then send a sharp shot into the bottom corner.
Good game this.
Postpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Stoke 0-0 Sunderland
No goals up on the hill by the A50 so far this afternoon, but it is Stoke who are starting to stretch the Sunderland defence.
Pressure on, but not too many concrete chances to mention.
League One updatepublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
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Liam Palmer has scored a quick-fire second for Sheffield Wednesday at Bolton, with just two minutes between the two goals.
Anis Mahmeti has his second goal of the season to give Wycombe the lead at Barnsley.
League One updatepublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
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Sheffield Wednesday have gone in front at Bolton thanks to George Byers.
GOAL: West Brom 1-0 Hull Citypublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Callum Elder own goal (37 mins)
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I was just writing an entry about Hull hitting the crossbar and then bang, West Brom score.
A cross in from the right is turned into his own net by Callum Elder.
Just a few minutes before Oscar Estupinan had seen David Button turn his shot on to the bar.