Leeds United 1-2 Derby County: The August evening sun shines down on Elland Road as two great rivals clash on the opening weekend, Rob Hulse exploiting a hole in the hosts' defence to put the Rams ahead
Leeds may be without Jermaine Beckford, 31 goals last season and off to Everton, but they equalise through Argentine Luciano Becchio before Kris Commons puts Derby back in front from the penalty spot
Bristol City 0-3 Millwall: They may have David James in goal and Steve Coppell in the dugout but City, dark horses in the Championship, are in trouble against newly-promoted Millwall, 2-0 down after 50 minutes
Goals from Darren Ward, Danny Schofield and Paul Robinson look likely to wrap up the win at Ashton Gate but Kenny Jackett's side are down to 10 men after Darren Carter's second yellow card
Ex-Manchester United winger Coppell has tasted promotion in charge of Crystal Palace and Reading but must surely have his work cut out, on today's showing, to do the same in the West Country
Burnley 1-0 Nottingham Forest: Relegated from the top-flight, the Clarets start their campaign at home to Forest, themselves so close to promotion a few months ago
And the Turf Moor faithful are rewarded for sticking with their team despite the drop when Chris Iwelumo, signed from Wolves in the close-sesaon, heads Burnley's winner
Coventry City 2-0 Portsmouth: Freddy Eastwood opens his account for the season with goals in the fourth and 70th minutes, having scored eight times in 21 starts in the last campaign
With relegation and a High Court financial battle behind them, how long will it take Pompey, who have held on to key players such as John Utaka, to find some stability in the second tier of the league?
Crystal Palace 3-2 Leicester City: Incredible scenes at Selhurst Park as the Eagles, so close to relegation only months ago, storm in to a 3-0 half-time lead, only to concede twice in the second half and hang on to the win
Wilfried Zaha gets Palace's first before setting up Darren Ambrose, formerly of Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers, for the second on 25 minutes
Alan Lee gets a third, again laid on by Zaha who makes only his second full-team appearance, since signing for the South London side's under-16 scholarship in 2009
New Foxes coach Paolo Sousa may be disappointed by the result but can taken heart from the second-half fight back, including a goal from DJ Campbell, formerly of Birmingham and Brentford
Middlesbrough 1-3 Ipswich Town: Much has been made of Gordon Strachan's Scottish transfer signings before Boro - favourites to win the Championship - open the season against Roy Keane's side
Though it was Kris Boyd's signing from Rangers that made headlines, it's Scott McDonald's goal that gives Boro the half-time lead
The second half, however, sees Ipswich equalise through academy product Tommy Smith before taking the lead a minute later through Tamas Priskin to silence the Riverside Stadium
The game is as good as over when John Stead bags a third, leaving the Riverside half-empty at full time and giving Keane a good start to his Championship season
Charlton Athletic 1-0 Bournemouth: Though Charlton are among the favourites to win League One, their visitors have survived a 17-point penalty and a transfer embargo in the last two seasons to compete in this division
Akpo Sodje gives the Londoners the lead in the first half but teammate Jose Vitor Semedo sees a straight red for a two-footed challenge with half an hour left for the Cherries to have a real go
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