Pre-season results round-up: Victories for Derby, Villa and Sunderland
Frank Lampard's preparations for the new Sky Bet Championship season continued as his Derby County side beat Premier League outfit Southampton 3-0 at Pride Park.
A Tom Lawrence brace, combined with Mason Bennett's effort ten minutes from time, ensured that the hosts picked up victory in front of their own supporters.
Nottingham Forest, 10/3 for promotion to the Premier League, were held to a 2-2 draw by Oldham Athletic, despite Matty Cash's early strike.
Goals from George Edmundson and the famous 'Trialist' 15 minutes into the second-half put the Latics ahead - but new recruit Lewis Grabban scored from close range with minutes remaining to secure the draw.
Elsewhere, Middlesbrough - 9/1 shots with Sky Bet to win the Championship this season - lost out in a seven-goal thriller against newly-promoted League One side Accrington Stanley.
Paddy McNair had put Boro ahead, but three goals in the space of eleven first-half minutes from Mark Hughes, Billy Kee and Kayden Jackson put Stanley in control at the break.
Midfielder Jonny Howson and Adama Traore, who has been linked with a move away, put Tony Pulis' men level on the scoreboard - before Ross Sykes' 88th minute goal wrapped up victory.
There were also wins for both Birmingham clubs as Aston Villa put in a strong showing to beat Burton Albion 4-0, whilst Garry Monk's Blues' side were 3-0 winners against Cheltenham.
Jack Ross' return to St. Mirren was a happy one, with his Sunderland side running riot in a 6-0 hammering of the Scottish outfit.
Josh Maja and Lynden Gooch both got a brace each, with George Honeyman and Luke Molyneux getting themselves onto the scoresheet with under 15 minutes remaining.
Crystal Palace had a fairly comfortable 3-1 win against Oxford United. Wilfried Zaha, the source of constant transfer speculation, opened the scoring before fellow winger Sulley Kaikai and left-back Jeff Schlupp ensured the got the win.
A young Bradford City side were on the receiving end of a battering - as National League North side Harrogate Town convincingly won 7-2.
Town led 6-0 after just 37 minutes played, but Tom Clare gave the Bantams the slightest hint of hope with two goals within seven minutes of each other around the hour mark. Aaron Williams' second goal on 75 minutes concluded the nine goals on display.
Selected pre-season results
- Louletano 2-5 Peterborough
- Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Breda
- Hamburg 2-1 Stoke
- Dusseldorf 1-3 Watford
- Accrington 4-3 Middlesbrough
- AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Brighton
- Barnet 0-1 Ipswich
- Bolton 0-0 Girona
- Burton 0-4 Aston Villa
- Cambridge 0-2 Millwall
- Crawley 0-2 Charlton
- Derby 3-0 Southampton
- Forest Green 1-0 Bristol Rovers
- Harrogate 7-2 Bradford
- Mansfield 0-0 Sheffield United
- Notts County 1-4 Leicester
- Oldham 2-2 Nottingham Forest
- Oxford 1-3 Crystal Palace
- Port Vale 0-1 Blackpool
- Preston 2-2 West Ham
- Rochdale 1-0 Hull
- Shrewsbury 2-3 Brentford
- St. Albans 3-6 Luton
- St. Mirren 0-6 Sunderland
- Swindon 0-2 Portsmouth
- Tranmere 0-2 Fleetwood
- Yeovil 5-1 Plymouth
Odds correct at 1710 BST (21/07/18)
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