South Wales Echo

ROBINS SOARING AS SECOND-HALF SHOW SEALS WIN

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TOMMY Rowe and Jamie Paterson netted second-half goals as Bristol City maintained their flying start to the season with a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Ashton Gate.

Left wing-back Rowe turned up in the centre of goal to slide home from close range on 59 minutes.

And Paterson made sure of the outcome in stoppage time with a right-footed finish from 12 yards.

Swansea City are third after winning 2-0 at Wycombe. Andre Ayew and Jamal Lowe netted.

Bournemout­h moved up to fourth with a 1-0 defeat of Norwich City.

Arnaut Danjuma scored the winner, receiving possession 30 yards from goal, turning neatly and crashing a shot into the bottom corner.

Joao Pedro netted the winner as Watford remained unbeaten following a 1-0 victory over Luton at Vicarage Road.

The forward celebrated his 19th birthday with his maiden goal in the 35th minute for the Hornets to claim a third consecutiv­e clean sheet and end Town’s 100 per cent record.

Free-scoring Blackburn found the net three times in four first-half minutes to condemn Derby County to a third consecutiv­e league defeat.

Tyrhys Dolan tapped in the opener in the 11th minute, his second goal in as many games, before Bradley Johnson returned to haunt his former employers with a quickfire double from outside the box.

Adam Armstrong’s sixth goal of the season 13 minutes from time sealed a rampant 4-0 victory.

Ivan Toney’s first Brentford goal, a 21st-minute penalty after he was brought down in the area, salvaged a 1-1 draw against Millwall after Jed Wallace’s early goal at the Den.

Chuba Akpom marked his Middlesbro­ugh debut with the opener in a 1-1 draw at QPR.

Boro went ahead through Akpom in the 19th minute only for Bright Osayi-Samuel to level shortly after.

Birmingham drew 1-1 with Rotherham after two late penalties at St Andrew’s.

Kieran Sadlier was successful from the spot for the Millers three minutes from time, but Jeremie Bela also converted from 12 yards at the death to keep Blues unbeaten.

Stoke took advantage of Tom Barkhuizen’s 22nd-minute red card as Lee Gregory’s tap-in – his third goal in his last three league games – sealed a 1-0 win at Preston.

Barnsley collected their first point with a goalless draw against Coventry at Oakwell.

 ??  ?? Greg Cunningham is challenged by Reading’s Yakou Meite
Greg Cunningham is challenged by Reading’s Yakou Meite

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