Roundup of the first midweek round of the 2026-27 Sky Bet Championship season.
First-half goals from Eom Ji-Sung and Adam Idah fired Swansea to the summit with a 2-0 victory at home over Watford.
Rumarn Burrell’s brace saw QPR move up to second with a 2-1 win at home to Cardiff, as Perry Ng netted the Bluebirds’ consolatory 74th-minute effort.
Charlton slipped to third after Tyreece Campbell’s finish rescued the Addicks a 1-1 draw at seventh-placed West Bromwich Albion, after Callum Styles had smashed the Baggies in front with a 20-yard volley.
Wolves suffered their first defeat of the season as Marshall Munetsi’s effort and Konstantinos Mavropanos’ own-goal couldn’t prevent a 4-2 loss at West Ham, as Divine Mukasa’s brace plus Jarrod Bowen’s penalty and Mavropanos’ finish handed the Hammers victory.
Middlesbrough sit fifth after Aidan Morris’ strike was cancelled out by Ugo Raghouber’s curled equaliser in a 1-1 draw at second-bottom Burnley.
Late goals from Lisav Eissat and Dom Ballard saw Bristol City climb to sixth with a 3-1 win at rock-bottom Preston, after Scott Twine’s early opener was cancelled out by Caleb Wiley.
Birmingham City rounded out the top eight with a 1-1 comeback draw at home to Southampton as August Priske’s header cancelled out a headed opener from the Saints’ Keven Schlotterbeck.
Elsewhere, Zak Sturge’s own-goal plus second-half goals from Kieffer Moore and Jacques Ekomie saw Wrexham cruise to a 3-0 victory at Millwall.
Ethan Galbraith’s 13th-minute winner saw Stoke beat Norwich 1-0 at the BET365 Stadium for their first league win of the season, which lifted them into third-bottom.
Romelle Donovan netted a 93rd-minute winner as Sheffield United beat Doncaster in a 3-2 thriller at Bramall Lane, having twice fought back through goals from Japhet Tanganga and Patrick Bamford after Xavier Simons and Sam Dalby twice put the Trotters in front.
Goals from Sammie Szmodics and Lars-Jorgen Salvesen saw Derby claim a 2-0 away win at Portsmouth.
Blackburn snatched a 0-0 draw at Lincoln City despite Tom Atcheson’s red card for a foul on Rob Street which earned him a second booking.
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