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Summary

  • Reading win at Millwall to go top of Championship

  • Kompany's Burnley win 5-1 at Wigan

  • Blackpool draw 3-3 with Bristol City

  • Hull & QPR win 3-2 as Estupinan scores hat-trick for Tigers

  • Sunderland boss Neil misses game to watch Stoke before likely appointment

  1. That's all for todaypublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Danny CowleyImage source, Rex Features

    The EFL, you've gotta love it.

    After what has been quite the afternoon full of non-stop goals, we're calling it a day here.

    It's been a pleasure to have you all along with us on this fine bank holiday weekend Saturday. We'll be back on Tuesday evening with more action from the Championship.

  2. League Two full-time headlinespublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

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    Leyton Orient celebrateImage source, Rex Features
    • Leyton Orient beat Hartlepool 4-2 to stay top of the league.
    • Newport cruise to a 4-0 victory at Harrogate, all four goals coming in the first-half.
    • Rochdale pick up their first point of the season drawing 1-1 with Crawley at Spotland.
    • Barrow continue their good early season form picking up a 1-0 win at Wimbledon.
    • Doncaster move into the top three with a 1-0 victory at Northampton.
    • Grimsby come from behind to beat Walsall 2-1.
    • Tranmere record a 2-0 home win over Colchester.
    • Sutton score a late winner to defeat Mansfield 2-1 at Gander Green Lane.
    • Carlisle beat Gillingham 1-0 at Brunton Park.
    • Ten man Stockport score a late equaliser at home to Swindon.
    • Salford score a 90th minute winner to beat Stevenage 1-0 at The Peninsula Stadium.
    • It finishes goalless between Bradford-Crewe.
  3. League One full-time headlinespublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

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    Derby celebrateImage source, Rex Features
    • Sam Smith scores hat-trick as Cambridge beat 10-man Burton 4-3.
    • Portsmouth win 1-0 at Port Vale through Dane Scarlett to go top.
    • Sheffield Wednesday thrash Forest Green, Will Grigg scores twice as MK Dons put four past Morecambe.
    • Also victories for Oxford, Derby and Plymouth.
    • Ipswich-Barnsley and Lincoln-Fleetwood end 2-2 while Bristol Rovers-Shrewsbury and Wycombe-Charlton also ends level.
  4. Championship full-time headlinespublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Josh BrownhillImage source, Rex Features
    • Burnley batter Wigan 5-1 to end the Latics' unbeaten start to the Championship season.
    • Reading go top of the table thanks to a debut goal from Naby Sarr at Millwall.
    • Oscar Estupinan bags a hat-trick for Hull City to help them to a 3-2 win over Coventry and QPR beat Watford by the same scoreline.
    • West Brom fight back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Huddersfield and Blackpool and Bristol City share six goals and the points at the seaside.
    • Stoke win 1-0 at Blackburn with incoming boss Alex Neil watching on from the stands.
    • Rotherham beat Birmingham City 2-0 and Middlesbrough beat Swansea 2-1 for their first win of the season.
    • It ends goalless between Cardiff and Preston, meaning the six games the Lilywhites have played in the league this season have featured just one goal.
  5. Postpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Wowsers.

    What a day that's been.

    Headlines from across the leagues coming up in just a moment.

  6. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Millwall 0-1 Reading

    Centre-back Naby Sarr's 14th minute goal on his debut for Reading proved the difference at The Den, as the Royals move to the top of the Championship table thanks to their third consecutive win.

  7. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Hull City 3-2 Coventry

    Oscar Estupinan is the hat-trick hero as Hull City bounce back after their first defeat of the season last week.

  8. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Watford 2-3 QPR

    A humdinger of a game sees QPR take the lead three times, with Albert Adomah grabbing the winner.

    The Hornets had a late equaliser ruled out for offside.

  9. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea City

    Goals from Riley McGree and Matt Crooks help Middlesbrough secure their first victory in the league this season and end a run of five winless matches.

    Joel Piroe scored from the spot with 11 minutes remaining for Swansea, but it was too late for the side who also saw out the match with 10 men.

  10. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Wigan 1-5 Burnley

    Burnley end Wigan's unbeaten start to the league season with a crushing win.

  11. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Rotherham 2-0 Birmingham

    A goal in each half from veteran centre-back Richard Wood sees Rotherham continue their unbeaten start.

    Very early days but the Millers are in the Championship play-offs, despite playing a game fewer than most sides.

  12. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Blackburn 0-1 Stoke

    Incoming Stoke boss Alex Neil watches his new charges claim a second win of the season thanks to a goal from Lewis Baker.

  13. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Huddersfield 2-2 West Brom

    Huddersfield led 2-0 thanks to an early double from Tino Anjorin but two goals from Jed Wallace earned the Baggies a point.

  14. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Blackpool 3-3 Bristol City

    Substitute Theo Corbeanu's 90th minute goal earns Blackpool a last-minute draw with Bristol City, in an entertaining match at Bloomfield Road.

    Blackpool twice took the lead, and twice Bristol City drew level, but when the Robins eventually went in front thanks to a Marvin Ekpiteta own goal they couldn't quite hold on.

  15. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Cardiff City 0-0 Preston North End

    A game fitting of two sides who are struggling to score, as it ends goalless at the Cardiff City Stadium.

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    GOAL: Wigan 1-5 Burnleypublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Samuel Bastien (88 mins)

    Dear me, Wigan's unbeaten start to the season is coming to quite an end here.

    Samuel Bastien has his first goal for the Clarets.

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    GOAL: Blackpool 3-3 Bristol Citypublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Theo Corbeanu (90 mins)

    What's that saying about madness and doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for a different outcome?

    I've lost count of how many goals Bristol City have given away in the final seconds of games now, as Blackpool find an equaliser through substitute Theo Corbeanu, with 90 minutes on the clock.

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    GOAL: Wigan 1-4 Burnleypublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Josh Brownhill (86 mins)

    Game over.

    Josh Brownhill has his second, Burnley have their fourth and they'll be having three points too.

  19. RED CARD: Ben Cabango - Swanseapublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea City

    Swansea are going to have to see out the final few minutes of this match with 10 men, with Ben Cabango sent off after being shown a second yellow card.

    You get the feeling that might help settle Middlesbrough fans' nerves.

  20. Postpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 27 August 2022

    Huddersfield 2-2 West Brom

    Josh Ruffels hits the crossbar for the home side with a cracking shot from long range.