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Football League Review: Ipswich stay top, Coventry slip from summit

Ipswich Town stayed top of the Championship with a 2-1 victory at Preston North End in which both of their recruits from Bournemouth found the net.

Brett Pitman and Ryan Fraser were both part of the Cherries side that won promotion to the Premier League last term but now find themselves aiming to guide Ipswich to the same feat this time around.

A Marco Matias wondergoal was not enough to earn Sheffield Wednesday a win in a 1-1 draw with Leeds United, while Johann Berg Gudmundsson struck deep into second-half stoppage time to earn a 2-1 win for Charlton Athletic against Hull City.

A remarkable eight clubs remain winless after four fixtures, with Rotherham United bottom of the pile following a 4-2 defeat to QPR, and Bolton Wanderers having moved a point clear of the New York Stadium outfit with a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest.

In the day's late kick-off, Cardiff City picked up their maiden win of the campaign, beating Wolves 2-0.

In League One, Gillingham defeated Wigan Athletic 2-0 to go top, with Coventry City slipping from the summit thanks to a 2-1 defeat at Walsall, who go second.

Among the highlights of Saturday's action in League Two were battling comebacks from Yeovil Town and Portsmouth.