Haji Wright, Jack Rudoni and Victor Torp all scored twice as Coventry marked a momentous day in their history with a 7-1 demolition of an abject QPR. Earlier on Saturday, the club, owned by Doug King, announced they had bought the Coventry Building Society Arena for the first time since it opened 20 years ago.

The Sky Blues then completed a day few of their fans will forget as they ruthlessly exploited QPR’s generosity in defence to make it back-to-back wins in the Championship in stunning fashion.

In a ruthless first half Wright and Rudoni both scored twice while Brandon Thomas-Asante got the other goal as the Sky Blues took a 5-0 lead. QPR’s miserable afternoon continued when Torp scored a second-half double before Richard Kone snatched a stoppage-time consolation for the visitors.

Frank Lampard, the Coventry manager, said: “Probably the first 45 minutes was the best we’ve played since I’ve been here, there’s no point in denying that. It had every facet of our game we talk about, we work on, everything on the mentality side of it, how at it we were – you could feel the energy on the pitch.”

Of the stadium purchase, he said: “There was a massive positive feeling for everybody this morning. To hear the news and understand what that means for the club is great and I’m delighted for Doug, I’m delighted for the club and fans and that felt good.”

QPR’s Julien Stéphan, somewhat stunned, said: “They shoot eight times on the target and they scored seven times. I have never seen that in my career. But we have to just deal with the situation now – it’s finished, it’s over and we can’t change anything.”

Coventry sit third in the table behind Stoke and Middlesbrough, who have both won their opening three league games. Stoke earned a 2-1 victory over Southampton despite being reduced to 10 men in the second half. Lewis Baker opened the scoring and although Divin Mubama was dismissed with a second yellow card, Sorba Thomas extended their lead. Taylor Harwood-Bellis threatened a comeback for the Saints, but Stoke held on and they sit ahead of Middlesbrough on goal difference.

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Alfie May’s second-half goal proved decisive as Huddersfield halted Stevenage’s 100% start to the League One season with a 1-0 win at the Accu Stadium. The summer signing struck his second goal since joining from Birmingham to lift Huddersfield into second place, above overnight leaders Stevenage, who dropped to third.

Cardiff extended their unbeaten start after Chris Willock’s second-half goal secured a 1-0 win at Luton, who slipped to their second league defeat since relegation.

Barnsley’s unbeaten start was ended in a 2-0 defeat at AFC Wimbledon – Matty Stevens and Antwoine Hackford were on target.

Paul Mullin’s late header rescued Wigan a point in a 2-2 draw at Rotherham, and Lincoln were denied victory in a 1-1 draw at Bolton by Tom Hamer’s stoppage-time own goal. Peterborough’s Cian Hayes also struck in time added on to clinch his side their first point of the season after cancelling out Will Swan’s opener in a 1-1 home draw against Bradford.

Regan Hendry fired a first-half double as Mansfield won 4-1 at home against Leyton Orient, who had Idris El Mizouni sent off for two yellow cards.

Stockport made light of Brad Hills’ first-half dismissal in a 2-1 home win against Burton, which lifted the Hatters to fifth.

Northampton and Plymouth registered their first league wins of the season, 2-0 at home against Exeter and 1-0 against Blackpool respectively.

Port Vale, Reading and Wycombe all remain winless and in the bottom four above the basement side, Peterborough. The Valiants lost 1-0 at home to Doncaster, while James Tilley’s late header salvaged a 2-2 home draw for Wycombe against Reading.

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Boro earned a 2-1 win at Norwich with first-half goals from Finn Azaz and Tommy Conway. Jacob Wright was sent off in the second half before the home side pulled one back through Josh Sargent. Boro’s Rob Edwards said: “We are all delighted with the start we have made, and let’s enjoy it, but nobody here is getting carried because that’s all it is, a good start.”

Sheffield Wednesday staged a second-half comeback to draw 2-2 with Wrexham. Kieffer Moore scored his first goals for Wrexham with a first-half double, but goals from Barry Bannan and Bailey Cadamarteri salvaged a point. Wednesday’s manager, Henrik Pedersen, said: “The boys showed what they are standing for, they did a fantastic job. At 2-0 down they kept on going, the fight was there. They stayed together and the belief was there. The trust they had, it shows our culture is strong and our players are ready to do everything for this club.”

West Brom and Portsmouth drew 1-1, but Albion thought they had two good penalty shouts, for a challenge by Connor Ogilvie and then Regan Poole’s grappling on Aune Heggebo moments later. West Brom’s manager, Ryan Mason, paid the price, picking up a yellow and then a red card.

His assistant Nigel Gibbs said: “From where we were sitting we thought it was a penalty, but the referee didn’t give us the decision. These things happen and we have just got to keep focused to the end, which the players did.”

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Paik Seung-ho’s goal – which his manager, Chris Davies, called “international quality” – helped Birmingham earn back-to-back wins with a 1-0 victory against Oxford. Abdul Fatawu’s strike enabled Leicester to edge to a 1-0 win at Charlton, while Sheffield United’s poor start to the season continued with a 1-0 loss to Millwall. Luke Cundle scored the only goal for the Lions to record their second win and keep the Blades at the foot of the table.

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Crewe remain top of League Two despite seeing their 100% start derailed by Sam Gale’s late strike in a 1-0 defeat at Gillingham.

Chesterfield sit second after bouncing back to winning ways – Chey Dunkley’s late header sealed a 2-1 win at Harrogate – and MK Dons extended their unbeaten league start to five games after Callum Paterson’s second-half header sealed a 2-1 win at Newport.

Grimsby dropped out of the top three after being held 1-1 at Accrington, who are still chasing their first league win, and Harrison Burke headed the only goal as Walsall beat Salford 1-0 at the Bescot Stadium.

Ellis Harrison was on target as Bristol Rovers notched their first league win of the season, 1-0 at home against Cambridge, who had Mamadou Jobe sent off for two yellow cards.

Oldham are left waiting for their first league win since promotion after being held 1-1 at Fleetwood and Shrewsbury slumped to their fourth defeat of the campaign, 2-1 at Swindon.

Tranmere stretched their unbeaten start to four games after a 2-0 victory at winless Crawley, Barrow won 2-0 at Colchester and Barnet overcame Emmanuel Osadebe’s second-half dismissal to win 1-0 at Cheltenham, who stay bottom after a fifth straight defeat. PA Media

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Ryan Hedges, Yuki Ohashi and Todd Cantwell all struck for Blackburn to earn their first win with a 3-0 victory at Hull. Last Saturday, Rovers led into added time but lost 2-1 at home to Birmingham. Valérien Ismaël, Blackburn’s manager, said: “We have a difficult couple of weeks behind us. Congratulations to the boys to react like that after losing last week.”

Milutin Osmajic’s penalty enabled Preston to overcome Ipswich 1-0, to the frustration of Kieran McKenna. The Ipswich manager said: “Really annoyed about the result. We wanted to give ourselves and the supporters a better day. We need to do better, that’s my overriding feeling.

“Every one of us, me first – we need to do better. We started quite brightly, but we conceded a goal we can’t concede if we want to be a successful Championship team. A really soft goal.”

The substitute Zan Vipotnik snatched a late point for Swansea after cancelling out Nestory Irankunda’s first-half free-kick to draw 1-1 with Watford.