Roundup of the third matchweek of 2022-23 Sky Bet Championship season, as Blackburn Rovers again sit top of the table.
Ben Brereton Diaz and Sam Gallagher finished each other’s chances as Blackburn defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-1 to stay top for a second consecutive matchweek, despite Grady Diangana netting for the Baggies in the 59th minute.
Oscar Estupinan’s brace fired Hull up to second following a 2-1 victory at home against rock-bottom Norwich City, who reduced their deficit with a consolatory 30-yard free kick from Marcelino Nunez.
Tom Cleverley’s strike from Ismaila Sarr’s pullback pass in first-half injury-time lifted Watford up to third, following a narrow 1-0 win over Burnley despite Hassane Kamara’s red card for a foul on Vitinho.
Comeback goals from Jake Cooper, George Honeyman and George Saville saw fourth-placed Millwall fight back to stun third-bottom Coventry City in a five-goal thriller at The Den, as the visitors finished with 10 men after Gustavo Hamer’s red card in the second-half.
Cardiff sit fifth after Jaden Philogene-Bidace struck a 17th minute winner from Callum O’Dowda’s cross to beat Birmingham City at home.
Sunderland round out the top six after finding themselves held to a 2-2 draw at home against QPR, after the Hoops fought back through Ilias Chair and Seny Dieng to snatch a point – having been 2-0 down at half-time after strikes from Ellis Simms and Ross Stewart.
Down in the relegation zone, Luton sit just outside of the relegation zone by a single point after suffered a 1-0 home defeat against Preston, as Brad Potts struck a 18th minute volley winner for the Lilywhites.
Bristol City sit second-bottom after they collected their first point of the season in a 1-1 draw away at Wigan, after Andreas Weimann’s opener was cancelled out by Will Keane’s effort.
Elsewhere, goals from Yuta Nakayama, Danny Ward and Jordan Rhodes fired Huddersfield out of the relegation zone with a 3-1 home win against Stoke, despite Lewis Baker equalising for the Potters after his first-half penalty was saved.
Olivier Ntcham fired in a 87th minute counter-attack winner from Michael Obafemi’s square ball, as Swansea edged past Blackpool in an entertaining encounter at Bloomfield Road.
Daniel Barlaser produced a hat-trick of assists as he set up first-half goals for Conor Washington, Jamie Lindsay and Chiedozie Ogbene as Rotherham thrashed Reading 4-0, with Richard Wood heading in their opener from Ben Wiles’ seventh minute cross.
Finally, Chuba Akpom’s brace saw Middlesbrough twice fight from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw at home to Sheffield United, who had led through Sander Berge then Ryan Giles’ own goal.
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