Rooney’s Birmingham Suffers Defeat in First Home Game, Ipswich and Stoke Secure Wins

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. 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. 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. Patrick Bamford missed a penalty before Leeds’ three-match winning run was halted by a 1-0 defeat at Stoke. But Leeds remained third as Preston and Southampton drew 2-2. Sheffield Wednesday’s winless start to the season continued as they were swept aside 3-0 by fellow strugglers Plymouth. Mustapha Bundu’s 44th-minute free-kick put Argyle ahead and Morgan Whittaker pounced on a defensive error to make it 2-0 at half-time. Rotherham recorded just their second win of the campaign and a first clean sheet as Lee Peltier’s second-half header and Oliver Rathbone’s stoppage-time strike saw off Coventry 2-0.

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