Roundup of up-to-date Sky Bet Championship action as Middlesbrough continued to set the pace.
David Strelec and Kaly Sene fired Middlesbrough to their best-ever start to a league campaign on 16 points with a 2-1 home win over West Brom, despite Aune Heggebo’s late consolatory header.
Stoke remained second in the table but slipped four points behind after they fell to a 1-0 loss at QPR through Harvey Vale’s 75th-minute winner.
Bristol City missed a chance to climb to second despite Anis Mehmeti’s third goal in three matches as they suffered a 3-1 loss at home to Oxford United, as Nik Prelec, Przemyslaw Placheta and Greg Leigh netted for the Us to lift them out of the relegation zone.
Fourth-placed Leicester played out a goalless draw at home to sixth-placed Coventry.
Alfie Devine’s 29th-minute strike fired Preston up to fifth with a 1-0 win at Derby which dropped the Rams into the relegation zone.
Birmingham sit outside of the relegation zone in eighth position on goal difference after Lyndon Dykes struck a 94th-minute winner to defeat Swansea 1-0 at St. Andrew’s.
Down in the relegation zone, Chris Wilder endured a difficult return to the dugout at rock-bottom Sheffield United as the winless Blades suffered a sixth straight league loss in a 1-0 defeat at home to Charlton, as Isaac Olaofe netted a 90th-minute winner for the Addicks.
Sheffield Wednesday remain second-bottom despite a first league win of the campaign as they won 2-0 at Portsmouth through goals from Barry Bannan and George Brown.
Watford sit above the bottom three on goal difference after a 1-0 defeat at Millwall, as Camiel Neghli curled in a 10th-minute free-kick winner.
Elsewhere, Josh Windass’ brace and a goal from Ryan Longman saw Wrexham claim a 3-2 victory at Norwich after Jack Stacey put the Canaries ahead initially, whilst Jovon Makama netted a 92nd-minute consolatory for the hosts.
Kyle Joseph, John Lundstram and Oli McBurnie found the net as Hull cruised to a 3-1 victory at home to Southampton, despite Adam Armstrong 95th-minute consolatory goal for the Saints.
Blackburn’s home clash against Ipswich was abandoned in the 80th minute due to torrential rain at Ewood Park, with the hosts 1-0 up at the time through Todd Cantwell after Jacob Greaves had been red carded for a 49th-minute foul on Yuki Ohashi.
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