Championship Midweek Review: West Ham Edge Bolton, Southampton Statement & Watford Fightback

The Championship delivered another chaotic midweek as West Ham edged a five-goal thriller against Bolton, Southampton made a statement at St Mary’s and Watford fought back to punish a wasteful Preston North End. Tom and Adam break down all nine games from the midweek Championship slate, including Jarrod Bowen inspiring West Ham to a 3-2 win over an impressive Bolton side, Kyle Larin finding the net again as Southampton beat Swansea City, and Watford overturning a dreadful first half to beat Preston 2-1 – despite Paul Heckingbottom’s side arguably creating enough chances to win comfortably. We also look at Cardiff City’s finishing problems after they somehow failed to beat Stoke despite 26 shots, Blackburn Rovers suffering another harsh defeat against Sheffield United, and Burnley remaining winless after a 1-1 draw at Wrexham. Plus, Norwich City continue their impressive run against Birmingham, ten-man West Brom hold on to beat Derby County, Jimmy-Jay Morgan’s outstanding start continues, and Charlton and QPR share the points after a controversial disallowed Tyrese Campbell goal. There’s also discussion on Jamie Vardy to Burnley, the pressure building on Paul Heckingbottom and Chris Davies, Blackburn’s injury crisis, Cardiff’s remarkable underlying attacking numbers and whether Norwich are beginning to emerge as genuine contenders. *TIMESTAMPS* 00:00 – Introduction 00:17 – Bolton 2-3 West Ham United 05:11 – Southampton 3-1 Swansea City 08:52 – Watford 2-1 Preston North End 13:58 – Cardiff City 1-1 Stoke City 17:35 – Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United 22:15 – Wrexham 1-1 Burnley 26:49 – Norwich City 2-1 Birmingham City 31:33 – Derby County 0-1 West Bromwich Albion 36:46 – Charlton Athletic 0-0 Queens Park Rangers 37:47 – Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices