Championship round-up: Fulham demonstrate their promotion credentials

๐Ÿ”น 12 goals
๐Ÿ”น 53 shots
๐Ÿ”น 24 on target
๐Ÿ”น 8.9 xG
๐Ÿ”น 3.1 goals over expected
๐Ÿ”น 5.6 xA
๐Ÿ”น 20.8% conversion
๐Ÿ”น 4.4 touches in opposing box (per game)

In all of the above metrics, @FCKobenhavn‘s Viktor Claesson sits in the 95th percentile of all #sldk players (at least).

#fcklive

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๐Ÿ”ต #LCFC win: 49%
โš’๏ธ #WHUFC win: 27%
๐Ÿค Draw: 24%

That point at Newcastle might just come back to save Dean Smith’s @LCFC today. But they’ll need all three points against West Ham, and a favour from Bournemouth.

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๐Ÿต๏ธ #LUFC win: 36%
โšช๏ธ #THFC win: 39%
๐Ÿค Draw: 25%

Sam Allardyce’s @LUFC need to beat a flagging Spurs team – and for results elsewhere to go their way – if they are to remain a Premier League club. A huge ask for Leeds.

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Fulham thrash Huddersfield

The biggest wins of the weekend went to two West London clubs; Fulham gained a superb 5-1 victory away against Huddersfield with Marco Silva enjoying his first win as manager.

Serbian striker Aleksander Mitrovic opened the scoring after nine minutes with a freakish goal while Josh Onomah added a second in the 37th minute before Matt Pearson halved the deficit for the Terriers four minutes later.

Aleksandar Mitroviฤ‡ celebrates opening the scoring during the Championship match between Huddersfield Town and Fulham.(Photo by John Early/Getty Images)

Their two-goal lead was restored almost immediately thanks to youngster Fabio Carvalho.

A second half sending off for Harry Wilson didnโ€™t seem to hinder them either, with two late goals for substitute Ivan Cavaleiro securing the 5-1 victory.


QPR win comfortably

Queens Park Rangers were the other big winners, securing a 3-0 away success against a Hull City team who had won so convincingly on the opening day against Preston.

Defender Rob Dickie got his name on the scoresheet for the third game in succession, with the other goals coming from Chris Willock and Lyndon Dykes. Both the Rโ€™s and Fulham have picked up four points from their opening two games after opening day draws.


Parker gets first win

Two sides yet to get off the mark are Nottingham Forest and Preston, with AFC Bournemouth picking up the three points at Forestโ€™s City Ground and giving Scott Parker his first league win as the Cherries manager.

David Brooks opened the scoring early on and a bullet effort from Danish midfielder Phillip Billing secured the win, both goals coming either side of a Scott McKenna headed goal for Forest. Brooks was sent off late on for a second yellow card.

Preston went down 2-1 at Reading, who themselves picked up their first win of the season. A Daniel Johnson penalty cancelled out a first senior goal for Readingโ€™s Femi Azeez.

A 69th minute strike from John Swift secured the win. Itโ€™s been a bad start for Preston manager Frankie McAvoy, who has lost his first two games as permanent manager after taking over from Alex Neil and is already under pressure.

The Scotsman was Neilโ€™s assistant and then took over as interim manager, winning five of his eight matches to secure the permanent role.


A return for Bamba; Peterborough stun Derby

Other results included wins for Middlesbrough and recently relegated West Brom.

The latter went 3-0 up against Luton, only to see their two-goal lead slip to 3-2, courtesy of goals from Harry Cornick and Pelly Ruddock-Mpanzu.

ย Karlan Grant of West Bromwich Albion scores to make it 3-0 during the Sky Bet Championship match between West Bromwich Albion and Luton Town at The Hawthorns.(Photo by Adam Fradgley – AMA/Getty Images)

Middlesbrough secured a 2-1 victory against Bristol City, which included goals from new recruits Uche Ikpeazu and Matt Crooks.

The game was also significant as Sol Bamba made his first league appearance for the club and his first league game since announcing his recovery from cancer.

In the other games, Blackpool had their first home game back at this level since 2015 but were beaten 2-0 by Cardiff City, courtesy of goals from Leandro Bacuna and Kiefer Moore.

Fellow Championship newcomers Peterborough United completed a stunning comeback victory against beleaguered Derby County thanks to two injury time goals from Harrison Burrows and Siriki Dembele, after youngster Jack Stretton had put the Rams ahead after 77 minutes.

At The Den, Millwall played out a 1-1 draw with Blackburn whilst Barnsley claimed their first league win under new manager Markus Schopp thanks to Dominik Frieserโ€™s 39th minute strike against Coventry City.

Lastly, Birmingham and Stoke remain unbeaten after they played out a 0-0 draw at St Andrews. The late game saw Swansea City fans return to the Liberty stadium as they took on recently relegated Sheffield United. Both teams remain winless in the league though as they played out a below-par 0-0 draw.

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๐Ÿ”น 12 goals
๐Ÿ”น 53 shots
๐Ÿ”น 24 on target
๐Ÿ”น 8.9 xG
๐Ÿ”น 3.1 goals over expected
๐Ÿ”น 5.6 xA
๐Ÿ”น 20.8% conversion
๐Ÿ”น 4.4 touches in opposing box (per game)

In all of the above metrics, @FCKobenhavn‘s Viktor Claesson sits in the 95th percentile of all #sldk players (at least).

#fcklive

๐™’๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿ”ต #LCFC win: 49%
โš’๏ธ #WHUFC win: 27%
๐Ÿค Draw: 24%

That point at Newcastle might just come back to save Dean Smith’s @LCFC today. But they’ll need all three points against West Ham, and a favour from Bournemouth.

#PremierLeague | #LEIWHU

๐™’๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ“Š

๐Ÿต๏ธ #LUFC win: 36%
โšช๏ธ #THFC win: 39%
๐Ÿค Draw: 25%

Sam Allardyce’s @LUFC need to beat a flagging Spurs team – and for results elsewhere to go their way – if they are to remain a Premier League club. A huge ask for Leeds.

#PremierLeague | #LEETOT