Baggies knocked off top in spite of away win
FULHAM moved to the top of the Championship by beating Hull City 2-0 at Craven Cottage.
Aleksandar Mitrovic and Fabio Carvalho, as they had in the victory against Millwall in midweek, scored first-half goals as Marco Silva’s side leapfrogged West Bromwich Albion on goal difference.
West Brom won 2-1 away to Blackburn Rovers to also make it 10 points from four games.
Alex Mowatt scored in the opening two minutes of the first half and Matt Phillips made it two in added time at Ewood Park to put Albion in control.
Chile international striker Ben Brereton Diaz pulled one back for Rovers with his fifth goal in seven games but the Baggies held on for another victory.
Stoke City are third after beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 with a Josh Tymon goal, leaving Forest bottom going into next weekend’s clash with Derby County at Pride Park Stadium and still looking for their first point.
Coventry City continued their progress by climbing to fourth with a 2-1 win over Reading.
Substitute Matty Godden grabbed a winner eight minutes into added time to seal a dramatic comeback win for the Sky Blues.
John Swift’s first-half penalty had put the Royals ahead before Jamie Allen equalised after 62 minutes.
Queens Park Rangers fought back to draw 2-2 at home to Barnsley, with Charlie Austin grabbing a stoppage-time equaliser.
Barnsley led 2-0 through first-half goals from Dominik Frieser and Cauley Woodrow – his 50th for the
Tykes – before Ilias Chair halved the deficit 14 minutes from time.
Cardiff City complete the top-six after defender Aden Flint scored twice for the second successive game.
The Bluebirds beat Millwall 3-1, with Flint’s fellow centre-back Sean Morrison also on target seven minutes from time.
Benik Afobe gave the Lions hope after 76 minutes, six minutes after Flint completed his second-half brace.
Blackpool fought back to draw 2-2 away to Bournemouth after Dominic Solanke had scored twice for the Cherries inside 19 minutes.
A rare James Husband goal and a Jerry Yates penalty gave the Seasiders a deserved point.
Birmingham City crushed Luton Town 5-0 at Kenilworth Road as Scott Hogan struck twice with Marc Roberts, Gary Gardner and Chuks Aneke also on target.
Huddersfield Town claimed a dramatic 2-1 win against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
Levi Colwill’s winner came in the fourth minute of added time, just moments after Billy Sharp had cancelled out an earlier effort from Josh Koroma.
The Blades have yet to win under new boss Slavisa Jokanovic and are one place off the foot of the table.
Preston North End picked up their first points of the season by beating Peterborough United 1-0 at Deepdale. Patrick Bauer scored the only goal after 14 minutes.