Championship Round-Up

18 August 2009 19:59
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Cardiff moved top of the Championship and Crystal Palace secured their first win of the season following last weekend's controversy.[LNB] Middlesbrough picked up their second win in three days, while West Brom got the better of Peterborough after a five-goal thriller at London Road.[LNB]Michael Chopra helped himself to a hat-trick to inspire Cardiff to a 3-1 win at Plymouth.[LNB]Crystal Palace shrugged off the controversy of last weekend's defeat to Bristol City with a superb 3-1 win over Roy Keane's Ipswich as Darren Ambrose came back to haunt his old club with two goals.[LNB]Doncaster ended Coventry's 100 per cent start after holding Chris Coleman's side to a goalless draw at the Keepmoat Stadium.[LNB]Adam Johnson was the hero for Middlesbrough with both goals in the 2-0 victory over Scunthorpe at Glanford Park.[LNB]Nicky Maynard proved to be the match-winner for Bristol City for the second successive game with the only goal in the 1-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers.[LNB]Preston recorded their first win of the campaign with a 3-0 victory at Barnsley to leave the Tykes still looking for their first victory.[LNB]Watford secured their first three-point haul of the season with an impressive 4-2 win at Nottingham Forest.[LNB]West Brom survived a stirring comeback from Peterborough to edge out the Championship new boys 3-2 after racing into a 3-0 lead.[LNB]Sheffield United and Leicester maintained their unbeaten records after a 1-1 draw at Bramall Lane.[LNB]Swansea secured their first point of the campaign after drawing 0-0 with Reading, who are still looking for their first goal of the new season.[LNB]Blackpool drew for the third time this season after being held to a goalless draw at home to Derby.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports