{"id":504205,"date":"2019-08-11T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=504205"},"modified":"2019-08-11T08:55:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T12:55:08","slug":"championship-review-matchweek-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/08\/11\/championship-review-matchweek-2\/","title":{"rendered":"EFL Championship Review: Matchweek 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

There were all the usual twists and turns from the Championship in match week two from the second-tier. Newly promoted Charlton Athletic comfortably beat Stoke City<\/a>; meanwhile, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest shared the spoils from an entertaining draw.<\/p>\n

EFL Championship Review<\/h2>\n

Made To Settle For A Point<\/h3>\n

Marcelo Bielsa would have left Elland Road on Saturday wondering how his side failed to beat Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n

Pablo Hernandez<\/a> fired the Whites ahead in the 59th-minute and the hosts were dominant as they seemed set to start the season with a second successive victory.<\/p>\n

Leeds had been on top for a long while before Hernandez made the net bulge. Patrick Bamford<\/a> had several attempts but came closest with a wayward volley that struck the crossbar.<\/p>\n

However, as Bielsa’s side failed to deal with a corner, Grabban darted away from his marker to scramble the ball in from two yards.<\/p>\n

Pressure Grows For Stoke City As Potters Taste Defeat Again<\/h3>\n

Stoke City boss Nathan Jones could soon begin to feel the weight of being Potters boss after suffering a second successive defeat in the Championship. Charlton Athletic join Sheffield Wednesday as one one of only two Championship sides with a 100% record after two games.<\/p>\n

Lyle Taylor<\/a> and Tom Ince<\/a> were on target as the two sides entered half-time level following a poor first half. Stoke could have levelled before Ince’s eventual strike as Scott Hogan<\/a> struck the crossbar, but it was Ince’s left-footed drive that sent the two sides into the break on level terms.<\/p>\n

Lee Gregory<\/a> was twice off target for the Potters, hitting the post and then shooting well over the crossbar. And the visitors were made to pay for the missed chances as Chus Aneke converted from ten yards before Conor Gallagher completed the scoring seven minutes from time.<\/p>\n

How Did We Do?<\/h3>\n

Each week we take a crack at predicting the results of each match. How did we get on this opening weekend? Actual results are shown in bold whereas our predictions are in italics.<\/p>\n

Leeds United 1-1 Nottingham Forest <\/strong>\u2013 Leeds United 3-1 Nottingham Forest<\/em><\/p>\n

Birmingham City 1-1 Bristol City<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Birmingham City 1-1 Bristol City<\/em><\/p>\n

Cardiff City<\/a> 2-1 Luton Town<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Cardiff City 2-1 Luton Town<\/em><\/p>\n

Charlton Athletic 3-1 Stoke City<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Charlton Athletic 1-1 Stoke City<\/em><\/p>\n

Derby County 0-0 Swansea City<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Derby County 2-1 Swansea City<\/em><\/p>\n

Fulham<\/a> 2-0 Blackburn Rovers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Fulham 3-1 Blackburn Rovers<\/em><\/p>\n

Hull City 2-1 Reading<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Forest Green Rovers 2-0 Oldham Athletic<\/em><\/p>\n

Middlesbrough 0-1 Brentford<\/strong> \u2013 Middlesbrough 2-1 Brentford<\/em><\/p>\n

Preston North End 3-0 Wigan Athletic<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Preston North End 1-0 Wigan Athletic<\/em><\/p>\n

Queen’s Park Rangers 1-1 Huddersfield Town<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Queen’s Park Rangers 2-1 Huddersfield Town<\/em><\/p>\n

Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Barnsley<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Barnsley<\/em><\/p>\n

West Bromwich Albion<\/a> 1-1 Millwall<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Millwall<\/em><\/p>\n

So, we got two fixture score predictions correct and another two correct based on their results!<\/p>\n

Up Next<\/h3>\n

Games to take place on Saturday, August 17. 3:00 kick-offs unless otherwise stated.<\/em><\/p>\n

Huddersfield Town v Fulham \u2013 19:45. Friday, August 16.<\/em><\/p>\n

Barnsley v Charlton Athletic<\/p>\n

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough<\/p>\n

Brentford v Hull City<\/p>\n

Bristol City v Queen’s Park Rangers<\/p>\n

Luton Town v West Bromwich Albion<\/p>\n

Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City<\/p>\n

Stoke City v Derby County<\/p>\n

Swansea City v Preston North End<\/p>\n

Wigan Athletic v Leeds United<\/p>\n

Reading v Cardiff City –\u00a012:00. Sunday, August 18<\/em><\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>