Roundup of the opening matchweek of 2025-26 Sky Bet Championship.
Scott Twine’s brace plus goals from Ross McCrorie and Anis Mehmeti saw Bristol City enjoy a winning start to life under Gerhard Struber with a 4-1 victory at Sheffield United, with the Blades too under new management after Ruben Selles replaced Chris Wilder.
Injury-time goals from Divin Mubama and Sorba Thomas saw Stoke clinch a comeback 3-1 victory at home to Derby, after Lewis Baker cancelled out Carlton Morris’ effort.
Macaulay Langstaff netted a 83rd-minute winner as Millwall sat third with a 2-1 victory at Norwich, in which Camiel Neghli’s opener was cancelled out by Josh Sargent.
Comeback goals from Jannik Vestergaard and Wout Faes saw Leicester clinch an opening 2-1 win under Marti Cifuentes against struggling Sheffield Wednesday, after Nathaniel Chalobah had put the Owls in front at half time whilst Barry Bannan was red carded for the visitors in the 76th minute.
Jack Stephens’ 96th-minute winner saw Southampton avoid a shock opening weekend defeat at home to newly-promoted Wrexham, after Ryan Manning’s free-kick cancelled out Josh Windass’ penalty.
Adrian Segecic’s rebound strike saw Portsmouth scrape victory at Oxford United to round out the top six.
Elsewhere, Charlton enjoyed a winning return to the second tier as summer signing, Harvey Knibbs fired in a 94th-minute winner at home to Watford.
Exactly a decade on from his Middlesbrough debut, Dael Fry headed in a 51st-minute winner as Boro enjoyed a winning start under Rob Edwards over Swansea.
Isaac Price’s 15th-minute winner saw West Brom enjoy a winning start to life under Ryan Mason with a narrow victory at home to Blackburn, despite Darnell Furlong’s red card for a foul on Yuki Ohashi.
George Hirst netted a 95th-minute penalty as Ipswich snatched a controversial 1-1 draw at newly-promoted Birmingham City, after Jay Stansfield had fired the Blues in front at St Andrews’ Stadium.
Milutin Osmajic rescued Preston a 1-1 draw at QPR after Ben Whiteman’s own-goal put the Hoops ahead at half time.
Finally, Coventry and Hull began their season with a goalless draw at the CBS Arena.
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