2012/13 English Championship League Match-day One Recap
Thomas Ince 2 goals in Blackpool win
Twenty Four clubs started their quest to be promoted to the 2013/14 Premier League. Newly promoted clubs Charlton Athletic and Sheffield Wednesday started their quest with draws. Charlton Athletic traveled to Birmingham City and left with a 1-1 draw. Sheffield Wednesday traveled to Derby County and left with a 2-2 draw. Fellow newcomer Huddersfield Town didn't fair as well. They lost 1-0 at Cardiff City.
Three clubs played in the Premier League last year. Poor play regelated them to Championship this year. Blackburn Rovers traveled to Ipswich Town and left with a 1-1 draw. The other two clubs lost on opening day. Bolton Wanderers lost at Burnley 2-0 while Wolverhampton Wanderers lost at Leeds United 1-0.
Other winners during match-day one were Blackpool, Leicester City, Watford, Barnsley, Hull City and Nottingham Forest. Blackpool won at Millwall 2-0. Leicester City was at home and defeated Peterborough United 2-0. Watford won 3-2 at Crystal Palace. Barnsley defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 at home while Hull City got a 1-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Nottingham Forest defeated Bristol City 1-0 at home.
Two players scored multiple goals during match-day one. Owen Garvan of Crystal Palace and Thomas Ince of Blackpool both scored two goals in their matchups.
Clubs will play a total of 46 matches in their quest for promotion. I like Blackpool's chance at promotion. My other favorite clubs to gain promotion are Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers. I fear Huddersfield Town will get relegated to League One.
Owen Garvan 2 Goals for Crystal Palace
Current Table:
Blackpool 3 pts
Burnley 3 pts
Leicester City 3 pts
Watford 3 pts
Barnsley 3 pts
Cardiff City 3 pts
Hull City 3 pts
Leeds United 3 pts
Nottingham Forest 3 pts
Comments
I was really pleased with Newcastle's effort 2-1 over Tottenham. ManU and Liverpool will be licking their wounds and trying to work through how they can bounce back from such a disappointing start to the campaign. Cheers Michael
- Author
Newcastle did have a good win. Liverpool looked really bad. I will be surprise if Rodgers makes it thru season. ManU has nothing to worry about. They will be fine.
Do you think Thomas can be as big as his dad Paul Ince?