FORMER CORK CITY striker Sean Maguire opened the scoring as Preston North End picked up their first three points of the Championship season.
The Kilkenny-native Republic of Ireland international headed home in the sixth minute of Preston’s 3-0 win over newly promoted Wigan at Deepdale.
Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton have set the early pace atop the second-tier table in England, with Wednesday top on goal difference thanks to a 2-0 home win over Barnsley.
A Charlton side featuring Irish prospect Josh Cullen — back on loan from West Ham — saw off Stoke, for whom former and current internationals Steven Ward and Scott Hogan both started.
In the early kick-off, Leeds United were made to rue a plethora of missed opportunities as Nottingham Forest held them to a 1-1 draw at Elland Road.
Championship results
- Birmingham 1 Bristol City 1
- Cardiff 2 Luton 1
- Charlton 3 Stoke 1
- Derby 0 Swansea 0
- Fulham 2 Blackburn 0
- Hull 2 Reading 1
- Leeds 1 Nottingham Forest 1
- Middlesbrough 0 Brentford 1
- Preston 3 Wigan 0
- QPR 1 Huddersfield 1
- Sheffield Wednesday 2 Barnsley 0
- West Brom 1 Millwall 1