Source: SKY_Sports
Championship round-up
// 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();} West Brom reclaimed top spot in the Championship on Saturday, while Ipswich picked up their first win of the season.[LNB] Reading secured a much-needed success on the road and Swansea extended their impressive unbeaten run to nine games.[LNB]Elsewhere, Gordon Strachan made a less than auspicious start to his reign at Middlesbrough.[LNB]West Brom had won only one of their last six heading into their meeting with Watford, but returned to form and the top of the table courtesy of a comfortable 5-0 success on home soil.[LNB]Bristol City are still well placed among the promotion-chasing pack, but they could only muster a 1-1 draw against dogged Sheffield Wednesday.[LNB]Preston were also forced to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Crystal Palace and remain on the fringes of the play-offs as a result.[LNB]Blackpool clambered into the top six this weekend, but only just as they were held 3-3 in a thriller against Doncaster. [LNB]Reading desperately needed to halt their recent slump, and ease the pressure on boss Brendan Rodgers, and they did just that as they saw off Coventry 3-1 at the Ricoh Arena.[LNB]Ipswich remain bottom of the table, but they are now level on points with faltering Peterborough after David Wright handed them a priceless 1-0 win against out of sorts Derby.[LNB]Peterborough are in deep trouble towards the foot of the table after Barnsley recovered from going a goal down to claim a 2-1 success at London Road.[LNB]Swansea continue to make impressive progress up the rankings, with goals from Craig Beattie and Cedric van der Gun enough to see off Scunthorpe in their latest outing.[LNB]Strachan's first game in charge of Middlesbrough failed to capture the imagination of the locals as Boro slipped to a 1-0 defeat against lowly Plymouth at the Riverside Stadium.[LNB]Adam Johnson missed from the penalty spot on a dismal afternoon for the hosts, who slip out of the play-off places.[LNB]
