Ryan Reynolds was in attendance as Wrexham lost to QPR.\u00a0Cameron Smith\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Sheffield United<\/a> lost their fifth league game on the bounce as big-spenders Wrexham<\/a> and Birmingham City<\/a> both tasted defeat in the Championship.<\/p>\n United were soundly beaten 5-0 by relegated Premier League<\/a> side Ipswich Town on Friday night, a result that spelled the end of a torrid spell in south Yorkshire for Rub\u00e9n Sell\u00e9s who was sacked on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds was in attendance as his side were beaten 3-1 by QPR thanks to a Conor Coady<\/a> own-goal and strikes from Richard Kone<\/a> and Rumarn Burell, leaving the Welsh side just outside the relegation zone as boss Phil Parkinson urged his team needs time<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fellow Championship newcomers Birmingham City lost 1-0 at Stoke City courtesy of Bosun Lawal<\/a> while Coventry vs. Ipswich and a fierce south London derby between Charlton Athletic and Millwall both ended 1-1.<\/p>\n The south coast derby made a league return for the first time in 12 years but the 30,000 in attendance at St. Mary’s didn’t see a goal as Portsmouth held Southampton to a 0-0 draw in a game that never really got going on the pitch the way it did between the two sets of fans.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Sheffield Wednesday’s troubles showed no signs of letting up as they failed to do any better than their cross-city rivals going down 3-0 to Bristol City at Hillsborough.<\/p>\n – Parkinson: Struggling Wrexham need time after summer spending<\/a> West Brom lost 1-0 to Derby County after a late Andreas Weimann<\/a> strike, Leicester City were held to a 2-2 draw at Oxford City with former Aston Villa<\/a> midfielder Aaron Ramsey<\/a> seeing red and Watford fell 1-0 at home to Blackburn Rovers.<\/p>\n Rob Edwards’ Middlesbrough continued their unbeaten start to the season as Sontje Hansen<\/a> struck in stoppage time to rescue a point against Preston North End.<\/p>\nThe south coast derby made a long awaited return in the Championship this weekend.\u00a0Matt Watson\/Southampton FC via Getty Images<\/p>\n
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