Some EFL and lower league content to close out what has been a hugely busy day. Thanks for reading.
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A reminder of this afternoon’s results…
Championship:
Cardiff City 0-2 Sunderland
QPR 1-3 West Brom
Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea
Leeds United 3-3 Portsmouth
Millwall 2-3 Watford
Oxford United 2-0 Norwich City
Stoke City 1-0 Coventry
Hull City 1-1 Bristol City
League Two:
Cheltenham 3-2 Newport County
Barrow 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
Harrogate Town 0-2 Bromley
Salford City 0-2 Port Vale
Walsall 1-0 Morecambe
Gillingham 4-1 Carlisle
MK Dons 1-2 Bradford City
Tranmere 0-0 Notts County
Doncaster 4-1 Accrington Stanley
Fleetwood 1-0 Grimsby Town
AFC Wimbledon 4-2 Colchester
League One:
Stockport 2-0 Cambridge United
Peterborough 0-2 Huddersfield
Bristol Rovers 1-0 Northampton Town
Leyton Orient 1-2 Bolton
Burton 2-3 Lincoln City
Crawley Town 2-1 Blackpool
Exeter City 1-0 Rotherham
Stevenage 1-0 Shrewsbury
Wigan Athletic 0-1 Charlton
Wrexham 3-2 Wycombe
Birmingham 1-1 Reading
Here’s a round-up of this afternoon’s Championship games…
Full-time - League One
And that’s time on the final round of fixtures of the day! Here are the results…
Stockport 2-0 Cambridge United
Peterborough 0-2 Huddersfield
Bristol Rovers 1-0 Northampton Town
Leyton Orient 1-2 Bolton
Burton 2-3 Lincoln City
Crawley Town 2-1 Blackpool
Exeter City 1-0 Rotherham
Stevenage 1-0 Shrewsbury
Wigan Athletic 0-1 Charlton
Wrexham 3-2 Wycombe
Birmingham 1-1 Reading
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GOAL! Wrexham 3-2 Wycombe (Vokes, 89)
Sam Vokes gets one back for Wycombe! Can they now go on to snatch a point from this match?
GOAL! Bristol Rovers 1-0 Northampton (Bilongo, 90+2)
Bryant Bilongo has surely scored a late winner for Bristol Rovers!
Dominic Booth is watching Wrexham vs Wycombe this evening. He says: “Steven Fletcher’s delightful strike has surely wrapped up the points for Wrexham here and the sense of relief around the ground is palpable.
“A sellout crowd of 13,214 – including owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney – have lived and breathed every single kick on the Welsh club’s return to the third tier after 19 seasons away.
“They’ve been given a stern test by Wycombe today but that they’ve weathered the storm and hit back shows how serious they should be taken by the rest of League One.”
GOAL! Wrexham 3-1 Wycombe (Fletcher, 83)
The hosts have restored their two-goal lead thanks to Steven Fletcher!
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GOAL! Birmingham 1-1 Reading (May, 87)
Alfie May converts a penalty to equalise for Birmingham!
GOAL! Burton 2-3 Lincoln (O'Connor, 86)
O’Connor strikes again to put Lincoln back into the lead!
GOAL! Wigan 0-1 Charlton (Jones, 81)
The deadlock has been broken at the Brick Community Stadium and Charlton take the lead! Lloyd Jones with the goal!
Back at Broadhall Way Stevenage have the perfect opportunity to extend their lead as a penalty is awarded for a foul in the box. However, Dan Kemp fails to convert and shoots wide.
GOAL! Stockport 2-0 Cambridge (Wootton, 76)
Kyle Wootton makes it two for the hosts!
GOAL! Leyton Orient 1-2 Bolton (Adeboyejo, 75)
Victor Adeboyejo restores Bolton’s lead!
GOAL! Crawley 2-1 Blackpool (Fletcher, 74)
Ashley Fletcher gets Blackpool back in the game after forcing Jojo Wollacott into a mistake!
GOAL! Exeter 1-0 Rotherham (Watts, 70)
Exeter have found a breakthrough thanks to Caleb Watts!
Dominic Booth is at Wrexham vs Wycombe this afternoon. He says: “Despite still having the lead – and the deafening sound being made by 12,000 home fans – Wrexham haven’t had everything their own way.
“They stormed out of the blocks and Jack Marriott’s goal to make it 2-0 was an absolute peach of a volley, but Wycombe have grown into the contest and the 2-1 scoreline is a fair one now. Richard Kone’s finish was very smart into the near post, after a quick 180 turn. The next goal feels vital, as one or two opening day nerves set in at the Racecourse Ground.”
GOAL! Wrexham 2-1 Wycombe (Kone, 58)
Wycombe are back in it! Richard Kone gets one back for the visitors!
A bit of controversy at St Andrew’s as Amadou Mbengue passes the ball back to Joel Pereira, who picks it up. However, the referee gives nothing despite Birmingham appealing for a free kick.
GOAL! Stevenage 1-0 Shrewsbury (List, 58)
We finally have the first goal of the second half and it’s from Elliott List! The winger breaks the deadlock at Broadhall Way.
Five minutes into the second half and there hasn’t been much to report on so far. Reading thought they had a second but goalscorer Ehibhatiomham was flagged offside before putting the ball in the net.
We’re back under way in League One!
A quick bit of transfer news for you… Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Dominic Solanke in a £65million transfer from Bournemouth.
Half-time - League One
Stockport 1-0 Cambridge United
Peterborough 0-2 Huddersfield
Bristol Rovers 0-0 Northampton Town
Leyton Orient 1-1 Bolton
Burton 2-2 Lincoln City
Crawley Town 2-0 Blackpool
Exeter City 0-0 Rotherham
Stevenage 0-0 Shrewsbury
Wigan Athletic 0-0 Charlton
Wrexham 2-0 Wycombe
Birmingham 0-1 Reading
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GOAL! Peterborough 0-2 Huddersfield (Wiles, 45+1)
Huddersfield extend their lead through Ben Wiles on the brink of half-time!
GOAL! Birmingham 0-1 Reading (Ehibhatiomhan, 43)
Reading take the lead at St Andrew’s just before half-time thanks to Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan!
GOAL! Burton 2-2 Lincoln (Bodin, 41)
Burton are level again thanks to Billy Bodin! What a game this is turning out to be!
GOAL! Leyton Orient 1-1 Bolton (Kelman, 38)
Charlie Kelman equalises for Orient!
GOAL! Peterborough 0-1 Huddersfield (Evans, 36)
Against the run of play, Huddersfield take the lead! The ball fans to Antony Evans on the edge of the box, who is given plenty of space. The midfielder unleashes a shot and it takes a deflection on its way into the top-left corner!
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GOAL! Crawley 2-0 Blackpool (Quitirna, 34)
Junior Quitirna makes it two for the hosts!
GOAL! Wrexham 2-0 Wycombe (Marriott, 29)
What a goal! The ball is played over to Ollie Palmer on the edge of the box. He flicks it across to Jack Marriott with his first touch, who volleys it straight into the top-left corner. No chance for Nathan Bishop. What a hit!
GOAL! Burton 1-2 Lincoln (Darikwa, 22)
This match has been turned on its head! Lincoln take the lead for the first time thanks to Tendayi Darikwa!
GOAL! Crawley 1-0 Blackpool (Hepburn-Murphy, 16)
The deadlock has been broken at the Broadfield Stadium! Rushian Hepburn-Murphy receives the ball from Jeremy Kelly in the box and puts it in the net with his first touch. A fantastic start from the hosts.
Another thrilling start to this round of EFL fixtures. Goals galore once again!
GOAL! Wrexham 1-0 Wycombe (Cleworth, 9)
Max Cleworth gets Wrexham’s first goal of the League One season!
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GOAL! Burton 1-1 Lincoln (O’Connor, 9)
Paudie O’Connor equalises for Lincoln after four minutes!
GOAL! Leyton Orient 0-1 Bolton (Charles, 8)
Dion Charles puts the visitors ahead at Brisbane Road!
GOAL! Burton 1-0 Lincoln (Godwin-Malife, 5)
Udoka Godwin-Malife breaks the deadlock for the hosts!
GOAL! Stockport 1-0 Cambridge United (Barry, 5)
The first goal of the evening goes to Stockport and what a goal it is! Louie Barry attempts an audacious strike from distance, looping the ball over Vincente Reyes and across the line!
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Kick-off - League One
And just like that, we’re back under way! This time in League One!
Don’t forget, if you need a quick break from the football you can head over to our Olympics blog to follow the action on the penultimate day in Paris.
This evening’s League One fixtures…
Stockport vs Cambridge United
Peterborough vs Huddersfield
Bristol Rovers vs Northampton Town
Leyton Orient vs Bolton
Burton vs Lincoln City
Crawley Town vs Blackpool
Exeter City vs Rotherham
Stevenage vs Shrewsbury
Wigan Athletic vs Charlton
Wrexham vs Wycombe
Birmingham vs Reading
Manchester City win Community Shield
Manchester City beat local rivals Manchester United 7-6 on penalties following a 1-1 draw at Wembley.
Next up, we’re off to League One!
Full-Time - League Two
Cheltenham 3-2 Newport County
Barrow 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
Harrogate Town 0-2 Bromley
Salford City 0-2 Port Vale
Walsall 1-0 Morecambe
Gillingham 4-1 Carlisle
MK Dons 1-2 Bradford City
Tranmere 0-0 Notts County
Doncaster 4-1 Accrington Stanley
Fleetwood 1-0 Grimsby Town
AFC Wimbledon 4-2 Colchester
GOAL! Cheltenham 3-2 Newport (Colwill, 90+6)
Colwill gets a late winner for Cheltenham! A fantastic strike from the 19-year-old!
GOAL! Doncaster 4-1 Accrington (Sharp, 87)
Four for Gillingham, now four for Doncaster. Billy Sharp with the goal this time!
GOAL! Gillingham 4-1 Carlisle (Williams, 87)
Jonny Williams makes it four with a composed strike into the bottom-left corner!
A little Community Shield update for you… Manchester United have just taken the lead against Manchester City through Alejandro Garnacho with just under 10 minutes left to play!
GOAL! Gillingham 3-1 Carlisle (Nolan, 77)
Jack Nolan makes it three for the hosts!
GOAL! Harrogate 0-2 Bromley (Grant, 71)
EFL new boys Bromley are in dream land! Kamarl Grant makes it two at the EnviroVent Stadium!
GOAL! Salford 0-2 Port Vale (Garrity, 69)
Garrity scores his second with a headed effort following a corner!
GOAL! Doncaster 3-1 Accrington Stanley (Gibson, 68)
Jordan Gibson makes it three for Doncaster! Another fantastic strike into the top-right corner!
GOAL! Doncaster 2-1 Accrington Stanley (Molyneux, 62)
What. A. Strike! Molyneux almost breaks the net with a powerful strike from distance to restore Doncaster’s lead.
GOAL! Gillingham 2-1 Carlisle (Mellish, 65)
Carlisle have one back thanks to Jon Mellish. They’re back in this game!
GOAL! Harrogate 0-1 Bromley (Cheek, 62)
History has been made! Bromley have scored their first-ever EFL goal! Michael Cheek breaks the deadlock against Harrogate!
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GOAL! Wimbledon 4-2 Colchester (Bugiel, 54)
And just like that, Wimbledon have a two-goal lead! Omar Bugiel strikes to give his team more of a comfortable advantage. What a disaster for Colchester.
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Not as many early goals in this second half. A few missed chances across the board, including a howler from MK Dons, but aside from that not much to report on!
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GOAL! Doncaster 1-1 Accrington Stanley (Walton, 47)
Tyler Walton equalises for Accrington!
GOAL! Gillingham 2-0 Carlisle (Wakeling, 48)
Jacob Wakeling doubles Gillingham’s advantage just after half-time. A debut goal!
And just like that, we’re back under way in League Two!
It’s been an eventful afternoon so far with 17 goals scored in League Two before half-time. Surely there won’t be as many in the second half, will there?
It’s also half-time at Wembley in the Community Shield…
Half-time – League Two
Cheltenham 2-2 Newport County
Barrow 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
Harrogate Town 0-0 Bromley
Salford City 0-1 Port Vale
Walsall 1-0 Morecambe
Gillingham 1-0 Carlisle
MK Dons 1-2 Bradford City
Tranmere 0-0 Notts County
Doncaster 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Fleetwood 1-0 Grimsby Town
AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Colchester
GOAL! Salford 0-1 Port Vale (Garrity, 45+3)
Ben Garrity strikes on the brink of half-time!
GOAL! Doncaster 1-0 Accrington Stanley (Molyneux, 44)
Luke Molyneux breaks the deadlock for the hosts!
GOAL! Cheltenham 2-2 Newport (Greaves, 43)
Another comeback! This time it’s Newport! Oliver Greaves equalises for the visitors on his debut!
GOAL! Wimbledon 3-2 Colchester (Stevens, 38)
Colchester were 2-0 up inside the opening 10 minutes, but they’ve let that lead slip before half-time!
Matt Stevens gives Wimbledon the advantage for the first time in this game from the penalty spot. It was a controversial decision to give the kick following a questionable handball, but Johnnie Jackson won’t care!
I’ve only just managed to catch my breath… 13 goals so far in League Two! Oh how I’ve missed the EFL!
GOAL! Wimbledon 2-2 Colchester (Reeves, 30)
Jake Reeves equalises for Wimbledon! What a game!
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GOAL! Cheltenham 2-1 Newport (Baker-Richardson, 31)
Courtney Baker-Richardson gets one back for Newport from the penalty spot!
Drama! Drama! Drama! I’m struggling to keep up with it all! What a start to the season!
GOAL! Cheltenham 2-0 Newport (Colwill, 23, Dulson, 27)
Two goals in quick succession for Cheltenham. Joel Colwill with the first, Liam Dulson with the second!
GOAL! Walsall 1-0 Morecambe (Allen, 20)
The goals keep coming! This time, Taylor Allen breaks the deadlock for Walsall!
GOAL! Barrow 1-0 Crewe (Vassell, 22)
The deadlock has been broken at Holker Street. Theo Vassell with the goal for Barrow.
GOAL! MK Dons 1-2 Bradford (Gilbey, 20)
Alex Gilbey gets one back for MK Dons!
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GOAL! Fleetwood 1-0 Grimsby (Helm, 19)
Mark Helm breaks the deadlock!
GOAL! Wimbledon 1-2 Colchester (Ball, 13)
It’s a goal fest already at the Cherry Red Records Stadium! James Ball manages to get one back for the hosts with a deflection.
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GOAL! Wimbledon 0-2 Colchester (Goodliffe, 9)
Goodliffe strikes again for the visitors. What a start for Colchester!
GOAL! MK Dons 0-2 Bradford (Sherring OG, 6)
It goes from bad to worse for MK Dons. They fail to clear their lines and the ball is crossed into the box. Sam Sherring swings a wild boot in an attempt to clear the danger, but it deflects straight into his own goal. Disaster for the Dons.
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GOAL! Gillingham 1-0 Carlisle (Dieng, 3)
It’s another early goal! This time for Gillingham thanks to Timothee Dieng.
GOAL! Wimbledon 0-1 Colchester (Goodliffe, 1)
Ben Goodliffe fires Danny Cowley’s side into the lead after just one minute!
GOAL! MK Dons 0-1 Bradford (Pattison, 2)
What a strike! Alexander Pattison receives the ball from Tyreik Wright just outside the box and unleashes a stunning strike straight into the back of the net!
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Kick-off - League Two
We’re back under way, this time in League two!
Read Louise Taylor’s match report from this afternoon’s dramatic clash at Elland Road here:
Moving on to League Two now and here are the 3pm BST fixtures…
Cheltenham vs Newport County
Barrow vs Crewe Alexandra
Harrogate Town vs Bromley
Salford City vs Port Vale
Walsall vs Morecambe
Gillingham vs Carlisle
MK Dons vs Bradford City
Tranmere vs Notts County
Doncaster vs Accrington Stanley
Fleetwood vs Grimsby Town
AFC Wimbledon vs Colchester
If you need a little break from the football, we also have our Olympics live blog…
Don’t forget we also have the Community Shield to look forward to this afternoon. The match between Manchester City and Manchester United kicks off in around 20 minutes and you can follow the action as it happens with our live blog.
Championship results
Cardiff City 0-2 Sunderland
QPR 1-3 West Brom
Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea
Leeds United 3-3 Portsmouth
Millwall 2-3 Watford
Oxford United 2-0 Norwich City
Stoke City 1-0 Coventry
Hull City 1-1 Bristol City
Preston 0-2 Sheffield United
Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Derby County
Full-time - Championship
The Championship is well and truly back!
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GOAL! Leeds 3-3 Portsmouth (Aaronson, 90+5)
Just as we thought it was all over, Leeds have found ANOTHER equaliser! Brenden Aaronson with the goal this time!
GOAL! Leeds 2-3 Portsmouth (Lang, 90+2)
Arguably the biggest goal of the day so far, Lang restores Portsmouth’s lead from the penalty spot! A huge upset is on the cards at Elland Road!
GOAL! Hull 1-1 Bristol City (Estupinan, 90+1)
Oscar Estupinan equalises from the penalty spot, slotting the ball into the bottom-left corner!
GOAL! Cardiff 0-2 Sunderland (Clarke, 89)
Jack Clarke makes it two for Sunderland and that should be the three points.
GOAL! Millwall 2-3 Watford (Rajovic, 90)
Drama! Drama! Drama! Just moments after Watmore equalises for the visitors, Mileta Rajovic puts Watford back in front! What an end to this match at the Den!
GOAL! Millwall 2-2 Watford (Watmore, 88)
Millwall are back level! Watmore strikes again!
GOAL! Hull 0-1 Bristol City (Mayulu, 84)
And the deadlock has been broken at the MKM Stadium as well! Bristol capitalise on a defensive error from Hull and Fally Mayulu breaks into the box before slotting the ball home.
GOAL! Stoke 1-0 Coventry (Baker, 78)
The deadlock has been broken at the Bet365 Stadium! Super-sub Lewis Baker with the goal!
GOAL! Millwall 1-2 Watford (Watmore, 74)
Duncan Watmore gets the hosts back into the game! We’re in for a thrilling final 15 minutes at the Den!
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69 min: There has been a lengthy pause in play at the Den following a clash of heads between Ryan Leonard and Matthew Pollock. Both players are now okay.
GOAL! QPR 1-3 West Brom (Maja, 65)
It’s a dream start for the striker, Maja has his hat-trick! The striker manages to volley the ball in from close range following another Fellows cross.
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GOAL! Oxford United 2-0 Norwich (Brannagan, 58)
It’s two for Oxford! Cameron Brannagan with the goal following a low-driven cross from Sam Long!
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GOAL! Millwall 0-2 Watford (Chakvetadze, 55)
Giorgi Chakvetadze makes it two for Watford with a stunning free kick from around 30 yards out!
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GOAL! QPR 1-2 West Brom (Maja, 51)
Maja strikes again for West Brom! Tom Fellows makes a great run down the right before crossing the ball into the box and Maja gets above his marker to head it into the back of the net.
GOAL! Leeds 2-2 Portsmouth (Gnonto, 46)
And just like that, Leeds are level! Gnonto makes a fantastic run into the box from kick-off, cutting inside from the left before slotting the ball into the bottom-left corner.
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Kick-off – Championship
We’re getting back under way in the Championship. A huge 45 minutes ahead for several teams…
Leeds fan Jeremy predicted a 3-1 defeat for his side before the match. He has just emailed back in to say: “Well, there’s a turn up for the book, NastyLeeds on their way to an embarrassing 1-3 home defeat to new boys Pompey, as predicted in my pre-match mail. Plenty of time left for Farke’s boys to turn it round, or for Pompey to rub salt in with further goals in the dying seconds.”
Jeremy Boyce wrote in during that chaotic first half. He said: “GOALS! You’re not wrong, seems like they’re flying in everywhere. What is it? Strikers refreshed from their holidays, or defenders still on the beach?”
Feel free to email in with your thoughts!
This afternoon’s scores so far…
Cardiff City 0-1 Sunderland
QPR 1-1 West Brom
Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea
Leeds United 1-2 Portsmouth
Millwall 0-1 Watford
Oxford United 1-0 Norwich City
Stoke City 0-0 Coventry
Hull City 0-0 Bristol City
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Half-time - Championship
And, breathe… The Championship is well and truly back! We’ve been treated to a goal fest so far this afternoon!
GOAL! Leeds 1-2 Portsmouth (Lang, 41)
Yes, you read that right. Portsmouth are leading Leeds at Elland Road! Callum Lang unleashes a sensational strike from the edge of the penalty area, firing the ball into the bottom-left corner. Now THAT is how you introduce yourself to the Championship.
40 min: Norwich are really struggling against Oxford at the moment. The hosts’ press is proving quite the problem for Johannes Hoff Thorup’s side. Angus Gunn has already made an error that could’ve been costly in this first half, but he just pulled off a strong save to spare his team’s blushes before the break.
Wow! What an action-packed start to this EFL return! And we’re not even at half-time yet!
GOAL! Oxford United 1-0 Norwich (Harris, 28)
What a start for the Championship new boys! Mark Harris fires Oxford into the lead! Norwich are stunned!
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GOAL! QPR 1-1 West Brom (Maja, 26)
Josh Maja fires the visitors level at Loftus Road!
GOAL! Leeds 1-1 Portsmouth (Sorensen, 23)
The Championship new boys are level! Elias Sorensen equalises for Portsmouth!
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GOAL! Middlesborough 1-0 Swansea (Latte Lath, 25)
Emmanuel Latte Lath fires Boro ahead from the penalty spot with a fantastic strike into the top-right corner!
GOAL! Millwall 0-1 Watford (Kayembe, 23)
Definitely not the start the hosts would’ve wanted. Edo Kayembe fires Watford into the lead!
GOAL! Cardiff 0-1 Sunderland (O'Nien, 18)
A corner is sent into the box from the left. It floats over to Dennis Cirkin at the back post, who sets up Luke O’Nien in the six-yard box. The centre-back then gently heads the ball into the net from just two yards out.
GOAL! QPR 1-0 West Brom (Andersen, 17)
Lucas Andersen makes a late run into the box to meet a fantastic Rayan Kolli cross, heading the ball into the top-left corner with great power.
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GOAL! Leeds 1-0 Portsmouth (Struijk, 10)
Pascal Struijk converts the spot kick, slotting the ball nicely into the bottom-left corner.
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PENALTY! Leeds
Dan James breaks into the box but is caught from behind! A stonewall penalty, no doubt.
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5 min: Huge chance for Leeds in the early stages at Elland Road! Jayden Bogle plays the ball through to Georginio Rutter in the box, who squares it back across goal to Wilfried Gnonto. The forward goes for goal but his effort is saved by Will Norris!
Kick-off - Championship
We’re under way in the Championship!
Players will take to the pitch early at The Den this afternoon to pay tribute to Matija Sarkic before Millwall vs Watford. Millwall goalkeeper Sarkic tragically passed away in June aged just 26. The club has since retired the N.20 in his honour.
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We start with the Championship. Here are this afternoon’s fixtures…
Cardiff City vs Sunderland
QPR vs West Brom
Middlesbrough vs Swansea
Leeds United vs Portsmouth
Millwall vs Watford
Oxford United vs Norwich City
Stoke City vs Coventry
Hull City vs Bristol City
Preamble
Hello, hello and welcome to the first Clockwatch of the season! We have 30 - yes, you read that right, 30 - games of football on offer today as the EFL makes a triumphant return. Think of it as a three course meal.
Starter - Championship action. We kick off today’s proceedings at 12:30pm BST with the likes of Leeds United, Norwich and Watford all live.
Main - League Two. We then dip down to tier four at 3pm BST when 22 of the 24 teams will be in action.
And finally, dessert - League One. We round off the day with 11 third tier fixtures at 5:30pm BST.
Not to mention the Community Shield AND the Olympics happening today as well. SO MUCH SPORT!
I’ll be with you all afternoon, keeping you up to date with every game across the board. Join me!
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