Wrexham got their first win of the Championship season in style as Millwall were swept aside 3-0 at the New Den.
Alex Neil’s home side were coming off the back of a chastening 5-1 thrashing by Southampton on Saturday and their formerly steadfast defence suffered another horror show as their hopes of repeating last season’s promotion push were dealt a blow.
After starting with two clean sheets in victories over Bristol City and Norwich, it is now eight goals conceded in two games after Wrexham put them to the sword with some clinical finishing.
Defender Zak Sturge was unfortunate in turning Issa Kabore’s effort past his own goalkeeper in the first half, but there was nothing lucky about the goals scored by Phil Parkinson’s side after the break as Kieffer Moore and Jacques Ekomie provided excellent finishes to hoist the visitors into the top half of the table.
It means the Welsh side finally got their campaign going after drawing with Cardiff and Watford before losing at home to Birmingham.
Rumarn Burrell scored both QPR goals as they beat Brian Barry-Murphy’s Cardiff 2-1 at Loftus Road to continue their impressive start to the Championship season.
Rangers produced a fine attacking display and were deserved winners, but had to endure a somewhat anxious finish after Perry Ng pulled a goal back with a thumping strike.
Ugo Raghouber’s first goal for Burnley earned only their second point from their opening four Championship matches as they came from behind to draw 1-1 with Middlesbrough.
The French midfielder, signed from Lille in July, steered in a 54th-minute equaliser after taking on Zeki Amdouni’s pass and being allowed to run unchallenged.
Aidan Morris had swept Middlesbrough into a 23rd-minute lead, scoring his first goal after more than two years at the club, with a stylish finish from 20 yards after being set up by fellow American Sebastian Berhalter.
West Brom and Charlton played out a 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns, with Callum Styles’ 59th-minute opener for the Baggies cancelled out by Tyreece Campbell’s 69th-minute equaliser.
In League One, Luton bounced back from their hammering at the hands of Mansfield on Sunday with a much-needed 2-0 victory over Stockport at Kenilworth Road.
The visitors went close midway through the first half when Harry Wood’s fierce drive drew a brilliant fingertip save from Town’s Irish international keeper Josh Keeley.
Kyle Wootton put his downward header wide for Stockport and Luton were denied on 32 minutes when Nahki Wells’ close-range shot drew a stunning save from Ollie Whatmuff, who stuck a leg out to divert over the bar.
The experienced striker did break the deadlock on 50 minutes, being in the right place to prod Harrison Ashby’s right-wing cross-shot into the net.
Stockport almost levelled before the hour when Ollie Norwood’s brilliant free-kick hit the inside of the post.
However, substitute Callum Marshall then doubled Luton’s lead with a truly magnificent 25-yard curler into the top corner on 76 minutes.