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Championship is now war of attrition

HANDS up. Who has seen a decent Championship game this season? Who has been genuinely excited? I certainly haven’t and, according to the official statistics, I’m not alone. At the time of writing, the second tier was averaging almost 0.5 goals per game fewer than in any season since it was rebranded in 2004.

MULDOON FRUSTRATES RED DEVILS

CRAWLEY Town manager John Yems felt his team should have racked up a hatful of goals again during a frustrating draw at Harrogate.

PYM AND POSH OUT TO PROVE A POINT

REDEMPTION is the name of the game according to Peterborough goalkeeper Christy Pym as they look to right the wrongs of last season.

Ivic livid over ‘soft' stalemate

VLADIMIR Ivic slammed his Watford players’ lack of passion at QPR – and warned their attitude must change if they are going to have any chance of promotion.

RICKY SAVOURS SLICE OF ACTION

Winger’s so glad to get his boots on

GRIMES CALLS THE TUNE FOR SWANS

Rare goal as skipper pounces on error

Sam's the man for boss Tony

BLACKBURN boss Tony Mowbray declared he was “disappointed” to only leave Kenilworth Road with a point.

DIEDHIOU THE PARTY-POOPER

Robins sub swoops to ruin Roo’s big day...

KIEFFER'S STRIKE EARNS NEIL POINT

Chopper rewarded on Den return...

IT'S A DISGRACE! WARNOCK HAS RANT AT REFEREE

Boro pay penalty as Canaries rise to the summit

FISHER IS REELED IN BY DONS

Rookie keeper seizes chance

COLEMAN SAD FOR DISMISSED McCONVILLE

Sub lasts five minutes as Accy hold Imps

Hunt Left ‘Hurting' As Robins Crash Out

Swindon caretaker-boss Noel Hunt was left reeling after witnessing his League One side suffer a shock first-round defeat at home to Non-League Darlington.

TASTY CHERRIES PICK OFF BLUES

DETERMINED Bournemouth bounced back in style after seeing their unbeaten start to the season end in midweek with an impressive 3-1 victory at Birmingham.

Struggling Rams face make-or-break time

UNDER-PRESSURE Derby County manager Phillip Cocu is self-isolating for 14 days after chief exec Stephen Pearce tested positive for Covid-19 – it’s the last thing he would have wanted following their loss to QPR on Wednesday.

Two-goal Taylor's on Reds alert!

CHRIS Hughton warns there is ‘still more to come’ from Lyle Taylor, after seeing the striker bag the two goals that helped Forest see off Wycombe.

SAMUEL KNOCKS OVER THE CARDS

GILLINGHAM may have narrowly avoided a banana skin, but assistant boss Paul Raynor believes the character they showed should be commended and reserved special praise for two-goal Dominic Samuel.

DANNY WAS LEFT GAGA BY YAYA!

WHEN Yaya Toure turned up to train with Leyton Orient over the summer, Danny Johnson couldn’t help but reflect on their contrasting paths in the game – once he had stopped pinching himself.

RICHIE BIDS TO IMPRESS HIS HEROES

NEW Salford City boss Richie Wellens admits it will be “weird” working for his boyhood idols at Moor Lane.

JEPHCOTT'S IN TO PROGRESS THE PILGRIMS

But Addicks boss Bowyer not sad at exit

HOLDEN'S HARDY ROBINS SOARING

DEAN Holden hailed his Bristol City side’s grit and determination after they sealed victory in the Severnside derby.

'I'M SO LUCKY THAT I'VE LEARNT THE HARD WAY

IT’S not much fun being a goalkeeper when Ruben Neves is lining one up from range. Just ask Harry Burgoyne, who spent two years picking the Portuguese Pirlo’s efforts out of the net.

Swans indebted to ‘leader' Ayew

SWANSEA boss Steve Cooper paid tribute to Andre Ayew after his stand-in skipper helped seal back-to-back victories for the club.

Paunovic rocked by Royals coup

VELJKO Paunovic urged his Reading side to be more ruthless after they crashed to a first league loss of the season with a disappointing defeat at Coventry.

FARKE CHEERED BY FLYING CANARIES

DANIEL Farke hailed his in-form Norwich side after they swept aside early pace-setters Bristol City.

CORBERAN HAILS HUNGRY TERRIERS

Lacklustre Lions taste defeat for first time

POTTERS READY TO CRAFT PUSH FOR PROMOTION

McClean ‘hitting his stride’ for O’Neill’s outfit

MERRY MILLERS ARE ON THE RUN

ODDLY enough, Stephen Gilpin was slumped on his couch when he decided to run 10k every day for a month.

SMART ALEX SMASHES IT!

Ismael in awe of Mowatt’s winner

HODGES EYES PLOUGH LANE RETURN AFTER DERBY DRAW

Points shared between the Dons