Despite a largely impressive start to the season, Reading have now lost two of their opening five games and will feel that they should have had points from all five of them.
However, with leaders Wigan only two points better off, and forty games still to play, there is plenty of time for Steve Coppell's team to catch up.
The Latics top the table with eleven points, but Stoke find themselves behind Paul Jewell's team only on goal difference. A Gifton Noel-Williams goal this afternoon gave Stoke a 1-0 win over Cardiff, who were without West Brom-bound Robert Earnshaw.
Meanwhile, Wolves remain without a Championship win after a 1-1 draw with local rivals Leicester. However, Kenny Miller's second half strike ensured that the Molineux side did at least record another point.
However both Leicester and Wolves, who have both been highly-tipped to win back Premiership football at the first attempt, find themselves deep in the bottom half of the table.
Elsewhere, Coventry surprisingly triumphed 4-1 at Nottingham Forest and West Ham beat Burnley 1-0 at home. Plymouth, who were unbeaten before today and sitting second, lost 3-1 at Watford and have slipped down the table.
All this afternoon's results:
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Preston North End 0 - Att 5,996
Cardiff City 0 Stoke City 1 - Att 12,929
Derby County 2 Crewe Alexandra 4 - Att 24,436
Millwall Town 1 Reading 0 - Att 12,098
Nottingham Forest 1 Coventry City 4 - Att 23,041
Rotherham United 0 Ipswich Town 2 - Att 5,504
Sunderland 1 Wigan Athletic 1 - Att 26,330
Watford 3 Plymouth Argyle 1 - Att 13,104
West Ham United 1 Burnley 0 - Att 22,119
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Leicester City 1 - Att 27,550
Coca-Cola Championship League Table
| Last game played on Saturday 28th August 2004 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | GD | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 11 | +7 | ||||
| 2 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | +4 | ||||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | +4 | ||||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +2 | ||||
| 5 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | +2 | ||||
| 6 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | +1 | ||||
| 7 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | +4 | ||||
| 8 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +1 | ||||
| 9 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | +3 | ||||
| 10 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | -1 | ||||
| 12 | Gillingham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -2 | ||||
| 13 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | -1 | ||||
| 16 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | -1 | ||||
| 17 | Leicester City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | ||||
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -4 | ||||
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -1 | ||||
| 20 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -2 | ||||
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | -3 | ||||
| 22 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | -3 | ||||
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | -5 | ||||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -3 | ||||
| COLOUR KEY: | Promotion place(s) | Transfer place(s) | ||
| Play-off place(s) | Relegation place(s) |