Sunday Sun

Josh’s double leaves Wigan Brown-ed off

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JOSH Brownhill bagged 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 to sixth in the table.

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

Will Keane slotted home a penalty for Wigan just before half-time 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 after he scored a hattrick in the 3-2 victory 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 nabbed his second but Hull held on to go third.

Reading went top after beating Millwall 1-0 at the Den, Naby Sarr scoring on debut.

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

Watford’s unbeaten start to the season ended after substitute Albert Adomah scored the winner in QPR’S 3-2 win, while a Richard Wood double was enough for Rotherham to move into fifth after beating Birmingham 2-0.

A Jed Wallace brace saw West Brom come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Huddersfie­ld, who remain in the relegation zone.

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