Bristol City 4 - 1 Crystal Palace England Championship Bristol City got their npower Championship campaign off and running at the second attempt as a 4-1 victory inflicted back-to-back defeats on Crystal Palace. Bristol City's goals were scored by Taylor (9'), Woolford (12'), Stead (pen 59') and Adomah (82') and Crystal Palace's goalscorer was Dikgacoi (74'). Bristol City's starting line-up was Heaton, Carey, Fontaine, Foster, Cunningham, Pearson, Skuse, Woolford, Adomah, Stead and Taylor while Crystal Palace lined up with Speroni, Moxey, Ramage, Ward, Martin, Garvan, Jedinak, Dikgacoi, Parr, Wilbraham and Zaha.

Middlesbrough 3 - 2 Burnley England Championship Middlesbrough beat Burnley 3-2 in their Championship match at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough's goals were scored by Bailey (42'), Reach (79') and Williams (88') and Burnley's goalscorers were Austin (41') and Stanislas (86'). Middlesbrough's starting line-up was Steele, Woodgate, Hoyte, Friend, Williams, Reach, Bailey, Leadbitter, Ledesema, McEachran and Main while Burnley lined up with Grant, Shackell, Edgar, Mills, Trippier, Wallace, Marney, McCann, Stanislas, Vokes and Austin.