False start for Norwich

NORWICH returned to the second tier with a bump as they lost a feisty clash 1-0 at CARDIFF.

Romaine Sawyers, a summer signing from West Bromwich, scored the only goal via a deflection four minutes after the break.

‘I’m frustrated with the result,’ said Canaries boss Dean Smith. ‘The better team got beaten.’ Lewis Travis scored a stunning winner as BLACKBURN beat QPR 1-0 in a meeting of two new managers. Jon Dahl Tomasson was left happier than Michael

Beale following an underwhelming contest at Ewood Park illuminated by Travis’s top-corner strike from 30 yards. MIDDLESBROUGH and WEST BROM had to be satisfied with a point apiece in a 1-1 draw. Chris Wilder’s side struck early through Isaiah Jones, but Steve Bruce’s Baggies fought back and summer arrival John Swift equalised.

SWANSEA are being tipped for promotion by some but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at newly promoted