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Derby County 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 match report: Leon Best bounces back to rescue Gary Bowyer’s debut
Monday 05 August 2013
While Nigel Clough is now the Championship’s longest-serving manager, Gary Bowyer was the fifth used last season alone by Blackburn Rovers, upheaval which would doubtless provoke convulsions from Derby’s board.
Derby County 1 Blackburn Rovers 1: Leon Best rescues point for Rovers
Sunday 04 August 2013
Substitute Leon Best rescued a late point for Blackburn and denied Derby a winning start to the new Sky Bet Championship campaign.
Leeds United 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 match report: Injury time winner from debutant Luke Murphy hands home side opening day victory over Seagulls
Sunday 04 August 2013
Disputed winner ruins Brighton's day as Leeds begin life after Bates with three points
Millwall 0 Yeovil 1 match report: Shock loss at The Den as Ed Upson hands Championship new boys early victory
Sunday 04 August 2013
Yeovil favourites for the drop pre-season but show class to upstage hosts
Nottingham Forest 1 Huddersfield 0 match report: Henry Lansbury gives Billy Davies' side opening day victory
Saturday 03 August 2013
Nottingham Forest netted just their second goal in seven opening day fixtures to start their Sky Bet Championship campaign with a closely-fought win over Huddersfield.
Middlesbrough 1 Leicester 2 match report: Foxes earn comeback victory at the Riverside thanks to Jamie Vardy winner
Saturday 03 August 2013
Danny Drinkwater's 20-yard effort cancelled out Lukas Jutkiewicz own goal
Birmingham 0 Watford 1 match report: Early Troy Deeney strike is enough to give play-off finalist's opening day victory
Saturday 03 August 2013
Deeney's 11th minute strike hands Hornets the win as they continue good form from last season
Burnley 1 Bolton 1 match report: Close-fought battle sees Darren Pratley cancel out a David Wheater own goal in Championship season opener
Saturday 03 August 2013
Burnley took the lead against their local rivals but both sides come away with a point after Pratley equalised midway through the first half
The Championship kick-off: Can Harry Redknapp stop QPR going way of Wolverhampton Wanderers?
Friday 02 August 2013
Manager is old hand at this level but this is football's most unpredictable league
Coventry handed 10-point penalty over stadium row
Friday 02 August 2013
Coventry City have accepted a 10-point deduction from the Football League after parent company Coventry City Ltd agreed to go into liquidation following the rejection of a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) by the owners of the Ricoh Arena.
Championship opening-day round-up: Wins for Wigan, Reading and QPR on return to Championship while Yeovil stun Millwall
Friday 02 August 2013
A round-up of the day's action in the SkyBet Championship
League Two 2013/14 preview: Fleetwood, Chesterfield, Cheltenham? Or maybe Portsmouth can finally change their fortunes...
Friday 02 August 2013
A brief look at this season's SkyBet League Two which gets underway on Saturday
League One 2013/14 preview: Will Wolves stop the rot and mount a return to the Championship, and can Brentford recover from last-gasp heartbreak last season?
Friday 02 August 2013
A brief look at this season's SkyBet League One which gets underway tonight
Championship 2013/14 preview: Can Harry Redknapp drag QPR back up or will FA Cup holders return to the big time?
Friday 02 August 2013
A brief look at this season's SkyBet Championship which gets underway on Saturday
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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