Championship roundup: Lincoln earn late draw against Southampton, Stoke rout Charlton

Championship roundup: Lincoln earn late draw against Southampton, Stoke rout Charlton

Mikkel Ladefoged scored his first goal in English football to secure Lincoln a deserved late point against Southampton as they battled to a 1-1 draw with one of the Championship promotion favourites.Welington had also scored his first goal for the Saints on the stroke of half-time and his thunderbolt looked likely to be good enough for the points at the ProAmpac Stadium before the Imps’ record signing struck at the death.Quick GuideLeague One roundup: Wednesday make it four wins from fiveShowSheffield Wednesday continued their bright start to life in League One with a 2-1 win at Peterborough. Defender Yan Valery scored the winner for the Owls in the 79th minute after Posh’s Ben Woods had cancelled out Josh Feeney’s own goal. It gave Henrik Pedersen’s team a fourth win in five matches, following their relegation from the Championship.Three goals inside the opening quarter sealed the deal as Stockport picked up a convincing 4-0 victory at Wigan. A mistake from Wigan captain Max Power led to Kyle Wootton lashing the ball into the top corner from 25 yards in the 10th minute. County doubled their lead in the 19th minute when Harry Wood broke through the home defence and slipped the ball over the advancing Joe Whitworth.And it was game over two minutes later as Jack Diamond was played in on the home goal, leaving Whitworth completely helpless again. County added a fourth goal they undoubtedly warranted in the last minute through Ryan Glover.Stoke cruised to an emphatic 4-0 win by dismantling 10-man Charlton with a ruthless home performance. The Addicks had not lost a league game this season before their visit to the Bet365 Stadium, but two goals from debutant Justin Devenny and strikes from Ethan Galbraith and George Hirst saw the Potters put the contest to bed before the break.The second-half substitute Danny McNamara was sent off for two careless yellow cards in the space of three minutes as the afternoon spiralled spectacularly out of control for the visitors. Booked first for pulling back Eric Bocat, full-back McNamara was dismissed in the 50th minute after berating referee Robert Madley.Quick GuideLeague Two roundup: Fleetwood continue impressive startShowFleetwood maintained their unbeaten start to the season with an impressive 2-0 win over struggling Shrewsbury. The Cod Army have now gone six games in all competition – five in League Two – without defeat.In a dull opening, the only chance of note was a powerful shot from outside the area by Josh Davison which was comfortably gathered by Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch.Six minutes before the break Shrewsbury pressed the self-destruct button. Keeper Will Brook gave away a corner after holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds. The resulting set-piece was headed down by Rhys Bennett and Ronan Coughlan managed to guide the ball home from close range with his knee.Shrewsbury started the second half brightly and had two decent penalty shouts turned down, Lewis McCann replying with a left-footed shot that went narrowly wide. The home side secured the points with four minutes to go, on-loan Fulham striker Aaron Loupalo-Bi’s close-range shot taking a wicked deflection on its way in.In the other early kick-off, Joe Powell scored the only goal of the game as Salford secured a 1-0 win against Port Vale.Stoke should have gone on to score more goals, but the second half was a stroll as both sides played possession football with the result all but confirmed.Callum Lang bagged an early double as Preston edged past local rivals Blackburn 2-1 at Deepdale. The 27-year-old opened the scoring with a poacher’s finish in the ninth minute before nodding in a 28th-minute second.Stanley Mills accidentally halved the arrears early in the second half with an unfortunate own goal on just his second Preston start but his team held on for their first win of the season.skip past newsletter promotionafter newsletter promotion This story will be updated

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