Football news - Fulham suffer shock Barnsley defeat as Championship kicks off
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Published 03/08/2019 at 19:48 GMT
The Championship kicked off in earnest on Saturday afternoon as Fulham suffered a surprise defeat to Barnsley.
Luke Thomas celebrates after scoring for Barnsley
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Fulham are hoping for an immediate return to the Premier League after last seaon's relegation but lost 1-0 away to Barnsley courtesy of a Luke Thomas debut strike.
Elsewhere, Championship newboys Cardiff City also lost, with Wigan Athetic winning 3-2 at the DW Stadium.
Lee Evans grabbed the winner with a shot from distance.
Sheffield Wednesday, another favourite for promotion, got their season underway with a 3-1 victory against Reading, despite having Kieren Westwood sent off with 10 minutes remaining.
Swansea City scored twice in two minutes to win 2-1 against Hull at the Liberty Stadium, with Borja Baston and Mike van der Hoorn on the scoresheet for the Bluebirds.
Charlton returned from League One to defeat Blackburn 2-1 with goals coming from Ben Purrington and Lyle Taylor.
In the day's other matches Millwall beat Preston 1-0, while Birmingham were 1-0 winners at Brentford.
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