Roundup of the opening week of the 2024-25 Sky Bet Championship season.
Late goals from Josh Windass and Michael Smith sent Sheffield Wednesday top of the table with a 4-0 victory at home to Plymouth, in which Jamal Lowe put the Owls ahead before Brendan Galloway’s own-goal doubled their lead.
Goals from Dara O’Shea and Vitinho put Burnley second with a 4-1 win at fellow relegated rival – Luton, after Josh Brownhill and Wilson’s Odobert’s goals put the Clarets in front only for Tahith Chong to briefly reduce the Hatters’ deficit.
Tyrhys Dolan, Andreas Weimann, Sammie Szmodics and Yuki Ohashi all scored as Blackburn beat newly-promoted Derby 4-2 at Ewood Park, despite Curtis Nelson’s brief equaliser then Kane Wilson headed in a consolatory goal for the Rams.
Josh Maja’s hat-trick saw West Brom win 3-1 from behind away at QPR, having fell behind to Lucas Andersen’s 16th minute header.
Regis Le Bris enjoyed a winning debut as Sunderland manager after Luke O’Nien and Jack Clarke netted in a 2-0 clinical victory at Cardiff.
Mark Harris and Cameron Brannagan netted in a 2-0 home win for newly-promoted Oxford United, as the Us stunned Norwich at the Kassam Stadium.
Elsewhere, last season’s losing play-off finalists – Leeds scraped a 3-3 draw at home to newly promoted Portsmouth with Brenden Aaronson’s late equaliser after Callum Lang’s brace had put Pompey on the cusp of a shock victory.
Mileta Rajovic’s 90th minute header sealed a 3-2 win for Watford at Millwall, as Duncan Watmore’s brace briefly brought the Lions level following Edo Kayembe and Giorgi Chakvetadze’s goals for Tom Cleverley’s Hornets.
Ryan Lowe quit as Preston manager just days after the Lilywhites lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield United, with Oliver Arblaster and Gustavo Hamer having netted either side of half-time for the Blades.
Emmanuel Latte Lath’s 25th minute penalty saw Middlesbrough scrape past Swansea to claim a first opening weekend victory since 2014.
Substitute, Lewis Baker fired in a 78th minute winner as Stoke edged past Coventry in a scrappy contest.
Finally, Oscar Estupinan’s injury-time penalty rescued Hull a 1-1 draw at home to Bristol City, after Fally Mayulu’s half-volley had put the Robins ahead.
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