Saturday afternoon in the Championship…29/09/2018

The Championship continued on Saturday afternoon with Blackburn Rovers, for whom Darragh Lenihan started but Derrick Williams missed out through suspension, played out a two all draw with visitors Nottingham Forest. Derby County and Richard Keogh went down to a one nil defeat at Bolton Wanderers while Alan Judge was a late substitute for Brentford in their two all draw with visitors Reading who were without the suspended John O’Shea. Hull City held visitors Middlesbrough and Darren Randolph to a one all draw while Millwall duo Aiden O’Brien and Shaun Williams started against visitors Sheffield United whose trio of John Egan, Enda Stevens and the re-vitalised David McGoldrick all started with McGoldrick, who may return to the Irish squad to be announced next week, scored twice in a three two victory. Preston North End duo, Alan Browne and Callum Robinson started the three two defeat by visitors West Bromwich Albion with Browne scoring a late consolation goal. Loanees Ryan Manning and Richie Towell both started and scored for Rotherham United in their two all draw with visitors Stoke City.
In League One, Ronan Curtis started for Portsmouth in their three one victory at Rochdale.