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Middlesbrough beat lowly Blades to go top of Championship

Championship leaders Middlesbrough extended their blistering start to the season with a 1-0 win over bottom of the table Sheffield United on Saturday.

Tommy Conway scored the decisive goal midway through the second half to make it four successive league victories for Rob Edwards' side.

The defeat continued Ruben Selles' miserable opening to his reign as Sheffield United boss.

The Blades are still looking for their first point and United's fans at the Riverside Stadium chanting for Selles to be sacked.

Kieffer Moore's header put Wrexham on their way to their first win of the season in the Championship as they ground out a 2-0 victory at Millwall.

It was the Red Dragons' first win in the second tier since they beat Rotherham on the final day of the 1981-82 season, and it was sealed by Lewis O'Brien's goal deep into stoppage-time.

West Bromwich Albion brought an end to Stoke's 100 per cent start season after securing a 1-0 win to extend their own unbeaten run.

The goal came courtesy of summer signing Nat Phillips in the 14th minute.

Oxford earned their first Championship point in a 2-2 draw with Coventry, while Bristol City beat Hull 4-2.

Portsmouth secured a 1-0 home victory over Preston and QPR cruised to a 3-1 victory over Charlton in the London derby at Loftus Road.

Josh Sargent's brace fired Norwich to a 2-0 triumph at 10-man Blackburn after Sean McLoughlin was sent off in the 44th minute.

Ipswich remain winless after a 2-2 draw against Derby.

Swansea won 2-0 against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, while Southampton drew 2-2 at Watford.

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