Championship goals and round-up: Birmingham lose Wayne Rooney's first home game; Ipswich, Stoke win
New Birmingham boss Wayne Rooney suffers a second straight defeat against Hull on Wednesday; Ipswich beat Bristol City 1-0 in their first game in 18 days; Patrick Bamford's penalty miss costs Leeds dear as Daniel Farke's men fall to a narrow 1-0 defeat at Stoke
Wednesday 25 October 2023 22:46, UK
Wayne Rooney's Birmingham were booed off after his first home game in charge ended in a 2-0 defeat to Hull in the Championship.
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The Tigers, managed by Rooney's former assistant Liam Rosenior, ended a four-match winless run to hand Rooney a second successive loss since replacing John Eustace at St Andrew's.
Liam Delap picked off a poor backpass from Emmanuel Longelo to give the visitors a 12th-minute lead and Jaden Philogene's long-range strike settled the contest with 16 minutes left.
Ipswich showed few signs of rustiness as they kept the pressure on leaders Leicester with a 1-0 win at Bristol City.
Nathan Broadhead's first-half goal earned Kieran McKenna's side a 10th victory in 12 league games as they played their first fixture since October 7.
Patrick Bamford missed a penalty before Pascal Struijk scored an own goal as Leeds' three-match winning run was halted by a 1-0 defeat at Stoke.
Struijk's 80th-minute own goal came five minutes after Bamford blazed over the crossbar from 12 yards.
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But Leeds remained third as Preston and Southampton drew 2-2.
Kyle Walker-Peters brilliantly put the Saints into a 33rd-minute lead when he cut in from the right to curl a left-footed effort into the far corner.
Preston turned the game around inside the first 10
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