West Ham Pressure Builds, Southampton Run Riot & Stoke in Trouble | Championship Review

Another chaotic weekend in the EFL Championship gives us plenty to dissect as Southampton, Norwich and Wolves all hit four or more, West Ham remain without a league win and the pressure begins to build at several Championship clubs. We start with Southampton’s stunning 5-1 demolition of Millwall. After a slow start to the season, have Southampton finally clicked into gear — and did this result expose a weakness that other teams can exploit against Millwall? West Ham’s difficult return to the Championship continues after a 1-1 draw at Watford. Despite dominating periods of the game and having one of the most talented squads in the division, they are still searching for their first win. With supporters already voicing their frustration, we discuss just how much pressure is beginning to build and how quickly West Ham need to turn performances into results. Swansea City produce one of the performances of the weekend with a dominant 3-0 victory away at Derby County, as their increasingly deep squad continues to impress. For Derby, however, another poor performance raises questions about their start to the season and how quickly things need to improve. Norwich City finally announce themselves with a huge 4-1 victory at Burnley, while we assess a disastrous defensive afternoon for the Clarets. Wolves also look increasingly like a major Championship promotion contender after beating Stoke City 4-1 — and Stoke are quickly becoming one of the biggest concerns in the division after a winless start, confused performances and yet more transfer activity. Middlesbrough underline their promotion credentials with a 3-1 win over an impressive West Brom side before we head into our Six in Six. Birmingham City beat Wrexham in the much-hyped meeting between two of the Championship’s biggest spenders, Lincoln City claim a massive away win at Bolton, Cardiff City and Sheffield United share four goals, QPR win at Blackburn Rovers and Bristol City see off Portsmouth at Ashton Gate. Finally, Charlton Athletic make it three wins from three and remain the Championship’s only 100% side. We discuss how much credit they deserve for their outstanding start — and the growing pressure at Preston North End after another defeat leaves them without a point. Plus, we finish with our Championship Team of the Week, Player of the Week, Manager of the Week and Result of the Weekend. All the reaction, analysis and talking points from Gameweek 3 of the 2026/27 EFL Championship season on the Championship Lowdown. 00:00 – Intro 00:40 – Southampton 5-1 Millwall 06:45 – Watford 1-1 West Ham United 13:33 – Derby County 0-3 Swansea City 19:20 – Burnley 1-4 Norwich City 24:51 – Wolves 4-1 Stoke City 31:22 – Middlesbrough 3-1 West Brom 38:01 – Wrexham 1-2 Birmingham City 40:26 – Bolton 0-1 Lincoln City 43:25 – Cardiff City 2-2 Sheffield United 45:36 – Blackburn Rovers 1-2 QPR 49:18 – Bristol City 2-1 Portsmouth 52:04 – Charlton Athletic 1-0 Preston North End 57:14 – Championship Team of the Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices