South Wales Evening Post

CHAMPIONSH­IP ROUND-UP

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JOSH Brownhill scored a brace for Burnley as they thrashed Wigan 5-1 to earn their second win in the Championsh­ip this season.

Burnley’s success was their first in five league games and saw them move up into sixth in the table.

They took the lead through Jay Rodriguez before Brownhill added their second.

Will Keane slotted home a penalty for Wigan just before halftime but Nathan Tella extended the Clarets’ lead six minutes into the second half.

Brownhill added his second of the game and Samuel Bastien capped off a dominant performanc­e with the fifth.

Oscar Estupinan continued to shine for Hull as he scored a hat-trick in the 3-2 win against Coventry.

Estupinan fired the Tigers in front early in the game, but Matt Godden equalised from the spot in the 29th minute.

Estupinan added his second to restore the Tigers’ lead just before the break and completed his hattrick in the 56th minute.

The Sky Blues kept pushing and Godden got his second, but Hull held on to go third.

Reading moved top of the table after beating Millwall 1-0 at the Den with Naby Sarr scoring on his debut.

Blackpool recorded a second successive 3-3 draw after they came back to earn a point against

Bristol City.

The Tangerines took the lead early through Josh Bowler but Tommy Conway levelled for the Robins just before the break.

Jerry Yates restored the lead in the 55th minute before Antoine Semenyo equalised soon after.

The Robins went in front for the first time through Marvin Ekpiteta’s own goal, but substitute Theo Corbeanu equalised in the 90th minute.

Norwich went fourth after Josh Sargent’s goal saw off Sunderland 1-0.

A Richard Wood double put Rotherham fifth after beating Birmingham 2-0.

Watford’s unbeaten start to the season ended after Albert Adomah scored the winner in QPR’S 3-2 win.

Ilias Chair and Chris Willock were also on target for Michael Beale’s side, who won for the first time away from Loftus Road under their new head coach.

Ken Sema and Joao Pedro had equalised for Watford, who saw a late goal ruled out for a questionab­le offside.

Middlesbro­ugh beat Swansea City 2-1. Riley Mcgree and Matt Crooks scored for Boro before Joel Piroe pulled a goal back with a penalty.

A Jed Wallace brace saw West Brom come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Huddersfie­ld.

Lewis Baker’s goal saw Stoke beat Blackburn 1-0.

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