Chris Wilder’s return to Sheffield United turned sour as the Charlton substitute Tanto Olaofe snatched a last-minute winner to leave the Blades rooted to the bottom of the Championship. Wilder swept back in to Bramall Lane to replace Rubén Sellés this week but Olaofe’s effort made plain the size of the task ahead, with his club still searching for their first points of an increasingly desperate campaign.
Tyrese Campbell missed two good chances in the first half but the Blades keeper Michael Cooper denied Lloyd Jones and Greg Docherty headed over for the visitors before Olaofe turned home a low cross in the dying seconds.
In contrast, United’s city rivals Sheffield Wednesday claimed their first win as Barry Bannan’s early free-kick and a second-half strike from George Brown on his league debut gave the Owls at 2-0 win at Portsmouth.
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League One roundup: Bradford go top by leapfrogging Cardiff
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Bradford ended Cardiff’s unbeaten start with a 3-1 win on the road to take over at the top of League One. Cardiff had won five of their opening seven fixtures in the division following relegation last May but were three down inside 49 minutes after Josh Neufville’s goal added to Tommy Leigh’s 16th-minute opener and a penalty by Antoni Sarcevic (pictured being congratulated. Callum Robinson pulled one back late on for Cardiff, but they have dropped to fourth.
A diving header by Jordan Roberts after 80 minutes inspired Stevenage to a hard-fought 2-1 triumph at home to Exeter. Harvey White put Stevenage ahead in the fifth minute before Josh Magennis’s equaliser ensured it was level at the break until Roberts’ heroics late on.
Third-placed Lincoln temporarily went to the summit with a 3-1 victory over Luton in the lunchtime kick-off after two late goals by Ben House. The spoils looked set to be shared after Jordan Clark levelled for Town in the 77th-minute after an early opener from House. A grandstand finish followed when the substitute Justin Obikwu fired home and House rounded off the scoring when he raced down the left before cutting inside to find the far corner.
In the other 12.30pm kick-off, Bolton ended a long wait for a home success over their Lancashire rivals Wigan with a brilliant 4-1 triumph. Marcus Forss was the architect behind the three points with a brace on his full debut to help Bolton win against Wigan on home soil for the first time since 2014.
Huddersfield are up to fifth but were held to a goalless draw at home to bottom-of-the-table Burton and sixth-placed Barnsley suffered a 1-0 loss at Steve Bruce’s Blackpool. Reading edged out Leyton Orient 2-1.
Peterborough remain in the relegation zone despite Jimmy-Jay Morgan’s 31st-minute effort being the only goal at Plymouth, while Wycombe won for the first time under Michael Duff as Daniel Harvie and the Tottenham loanee George Abbott scored in the 2-0 win over Northampton.
Elsewhere, Wimbledon clinched a 2-1 victory at Doncaster, Port Vale got the better of 10-man Mansfield by the same score and Stockport claimed a 1-0 triumph at Rotherham. PA Media
The pressure eased on the Wrexham manager, Phil Parkinson, as a Josh Windass double helped his side secure a 3-2 win over Norwich at Carrow Road. Jack Stacey put the Canaries in front, but Windass’s brace sandwiched a 55th-minute strike from Ryan Longman as the Welsh club hit back before being forced to cling on after Jovon Makama’s late effort for the hosts.
Goals from Kyle Joseph, John Lundstram and Oli McBurnie helped Hull end a run of three games without a win as they eased past Southampton 3-1 at the MKM Stadium.
Blackburn’s game against Ipswich was abandoned with about 10 minutes remaining. Ipswich had Jacob Greaves sent off four minutes into the second half, and Blackburn led 1-0 due to Todd Cantwell’s 59th-minute penalty, before heavy rain won the day at Ewood Park.
Lyndon Dykes’ stoppage-time effort enabled Birmingham to bounce back from two straight defeats to beat Swansea 1-0, while the on-loan Alfie Devine grabbed the only goal in Preston’s 1-0 win at Derby.
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Harvey Vale’s first goal for QPR gave them a 1-0 win over in-form Stoke at Loftus Road, and a superb goalkeeping display from Coventry’s Carl Rushworth helped the Sky Blues hold on for a goalless draw at Leicester.
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League Two roundup: Dack helps Gillingham go top as Swindon falter
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Gareth Ainsworth watched Gillingham extend their unbeaten record to 21 matches with a 3-1 come-from-behind win at Newport, with Bradley Dack on target for the new League Two leaders. Second-placed Salford secured a dramatic 3-2 success over the previous leaders, Swindon, thanks to Kallum Cesay’s added-time tap-in.
A double by Evan Weir earned Walsall a 4-2 victory over Tranmere to help them move up to third in the table.
Cheltenham remain rooted to the bottom after a 3-0 home loss to Oldham and Shrewsbury stay 21st after a 2-0 defeat at Harrogate earlier in the day. Cambridge beat Fleetwood 2-1 in the other 12.30pm kick-off.
Elsewhere, Nnamdi Ofoborh’s double inspired Barnet to a 3-0 win at home to the Carabao Cup giant-killers Grimsby, Barrow got the better of Crewe 1-0 and sixth-placed Chesterfield played out a 2-2 draw at Bromley.
Notts County thrashed Crawley 4-0 after a brace by Tyrese Hall and Accrington clinched a 2-1 victory at MK Dons, while Colchester and Bristol Rovers drew 1-1. PA Media
On Friday night, David Strelec and Kaly Sène scored their first goals for Middlesbrough in a 2-1 home win over West Brom which maintained the leaders’ unbeaten record. The Slovakia forward Strelec, a deadline-day arrival from Slovan Bratislava, opened the scoring after stabbing home from close range in the 26th minute. He was replaced at half-time by Sène, who joined from Lausanne, and he doubled the lead just after the hour. Aune Heggebø pulled one back for West Brom in the 90th minute but Boro held on, ensuring Albion slipped to only their second defeat of the season.
