Championship roundup: Leeds end Ipswich’s perfect start in 4-3 thriller

  • 8/26/2023
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Ipswich’s perfect start to the Championship season came to an end after they were beaten 4-3 by Leeds in a thriller at Portman Road. Georginio Rutter cancelled out Joe Rodon’s own goal to level the scores early on and Leeds stormed ahead as Wilfried Gnonto, who returned to the squad after ending his transfer stand-off with the club, and the new signing Joël Piroe gave them the advantage. Nathan Broadhead pulled one back for Ipswich just before the break but Luis Sinisterra extended the advantage and Daniel Farke’s side held on to their first win of the season despite Conor Chaplin’s 97th-minute strike. “I wasn’t too concerned about these two decisions [to pick Gnonto and Sinisterra],” said the Leeds manager, Daniel Farke, “because I’ve watched them during the training week and they looked really, really sharp and disciplined and I had a really good feeling with this decision. “It’s a difficult place to come, they played full of confidence and for us then to dig in and to grind out a result and to score four times is really, really good.” Defeat drops Ipswich from first to sixth, with Leicester jumping to the summit after beating Rotherham 2-1. Kasey McAteer scored either side of Fred Onyedinma’s leveller, his first senior goals securing victory for the Foxes, who are two points clear of a Norwich side who won 4-0 at Huddersfield. The Canaries remain unbeaten thanks to goals from Josh Sargent, Jonathan Rowe, Adam Idah and Ashley Barnes with a penalty. Defeat sees the Terriers sink to second bottom, with Middlesbrough just above them in the relegation zone after losing 4-2 to West Brom at the Hawthorns. Goals from Cedric Kipre and John Swift gave West Brom the lead, but Emmanuel Latte Lath instantly pulled one back for Boro. Brandon Thomas-Asante extended the Baggies’ lead after the break and Middlesbrough’s afternoon soon soured when Tommy Smith was shown his second yellow card of the match. Boro were able to pull one back with five minutes to go when Marcus Forss slotted home from the spot but the hosts sealed the three points to go seventh. Birmingham and Southampton are third and fourth after both sides earned 2-1 wins. Scott Hogan put the Blues in front in the eighth minute with Ryan Hardie equalising for Plymouth, but the new signing Jay Stansfield found a last-gasp winner. Adam Armstrong netted the winner for Saints against QPR, despite Jack Colback initially cancelling out Samuel Edozie’s opener. Ryan Wintle’s late penalty earned Cardiff their first win of the season with Millwall and Preston picking up victories over Stoke and Swansea, while Coventry’s clash with Sunderland finished goalless.

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