CHAMPIONSHIP

MARCUS Browne gave his absent boss and 1,000 returning supporters something to cheer as Middlesbrough hit back to claim a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth at the Riverside Stadium.

Watching from his home in Cornwall due to a positive coronavirus test, former Cardiff chief Neil Warnock saw Dominic Solanke fire the visitors into a 38th-minute lead.

But Warnock will have been cheered by the sight of substitute Browne meeting a Paddy McNair cross to head a deserved equaliser 10 minutes from time.

Boro were one of eight clubs piloting the return of 1,000 fans to their matches this weekend.

The other team in the Championship was Norwich, who needed an 85th-minute Przemyslaw Placheta leveller to earn a 2-2 draw with Preston at Carrow Road.

Brentford marked their first league game at their new Brentford Community Stadium with a 3-0 victory over Huddersfield

Josh Dasilva broke the deadlock in the 58th minute before Marcus Forss and Bryan Mbeumo netted in the closing stages.

Adam Armstrong hit a hat-trick as Blackburn thrashed 10-man Wycombe 5-0 at Ewood Park.

Reading followed up their 2-0 win at Derby by beating nine-man Barnsley by the same scoreline at the Madejski.

Michal Helik was sent off for Barnsley three minutes before half-time and Mads Andersen (68) also saw red a minute after Yakou Meite had given Reading the lead, with Michael Olise (76) wrapping up the points.

Jordan Clark struck an 87th-minute winner as Luton beat Derby 2-1 at Kenilworth Road after Jack Marriott had cancelled out Luke Berry’s opener for the home side.

Jed Wallace scored the only goal to help Millwall to a 1-0 victory at Rotherham while the game between Sheffield Wednesday and Watford ended goalless.

Bristol City maintained their perfect start with a comfortable 2-0 win at Stoke. Nahki Wells put them ahead in first-half stoppage time. And the points were made safe when Andreas Weimann slotted home with a minute left.