Championship roundup: Charlton beat Leicester with Kermorgant winner

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<div class="track"><img alt="" src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.24.1.1/23498?ns=guardian&pageName=Championship+roundup%3A+Charlton+beat+Leicester+with+Kermorgant+winner%3AArticle%3A1790907&ch=Football&c3=GU.co.uk&c4=Championship+%28Football%29%2CCharlton+Athletic+%28Football%29%2CLeicester+City+%28Football%29%2CSheffield+Wednesday+%28Football%29%2CBirmingham+City+%28Football+club%29%2CBolton+Wanderers+%28Football%29%2CDerby+County+%28Football%29%2CHuddersfield+%28Football+club%29%2CNottingham+Forest+%28Football+club%29%2CBristol+City+%28Football%29%2CCrystal+Palace+%28Football%29%2CMillwall+%28Football+club%29%2CPeterborough+%28Football+club%29%2CBrighton+%26+Hove+Albion+%28Football+club%29%2CCardiff+City+%28Football%29%2CFootball%2CSport&c5=Not+commercially+useful%2CPremier+League&c6=Press+Association&c7=12-Aug-21&c8=1790907&c9=Article&c10=News&c11=Football&c13=&c25=&c30=content&c42=Sport&h2=GU%2FSport%2FFootball%2FChampionship" width="1" height="1" /></div><p class="standfirst">• Kermorgant missed play-off penalty for Leicester in 2010<br />• Winners include Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City and Bolton</p><p>Yann Kermorgant silenced the jeers of the <strong>Leicester City</strong> fans by firing <strong>Charlton Athletic</strong> to their first Championship win of the season, 2-1, against one of the favourites for promotion.</p><p>The former Foxes striker, booed when his name was read out before kick-off, doubled Charlton's lead after Bradley Wright-Phillips had put the promoted Addicks ahead.</p><p>Leicester fans still have nightmares about the last time they saw Kermorgant with the ball at his feet 12 yards out – the Frenchman's dinked spot-kick went horribly wrong as they lost the 2010 play-off semi-final on penalties to Cardiff City. But he made no mistake this time when the ball fell to him in front of goal following a corner, confidently lashing it home before raising a finger to his lips in celebration.</p><p>The substitute Andy King pulled one back in the second half but Leicester could not find an equaliser, making it a disappointing 49th birthday for City's manager, Nigel Pearson.</p><p>Charlton had paraded Ricardo Fuller, who was released by Stoke City this summer, at half-time.</p><p>The new signing Rodri marked a stunning debut with a goal as <strong>Sheffield Wednesday</strong> defeated <strong>Birmingham City</strong> 3-2 at Hillsborough.</p><p>After Reda Johnson capitalised on a handling error from the England goalkeeper Jack Butland to head the opener, the tricky Spanish forward – signed on loan from Barcelona B on Monday – rewarded David Jones for giving him his first start with a well-taken finish.</p><p>Nikola Zigic pulled one back for Birmingham but Jermaine Johnson made sure of the points with Wednesday's third before Marlon King's late penalty.</p><p>Much improved <strong>Wolverhampton Wanders</strong> got their season going <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/21/wolverhampton-wanderers-barnsley-championship" title="">with a 3-1 victory over <strong>Barnsley</strong></a>, while Luke Williams sealed a first Championship win of the season for <strong>Middlesbrough</strong> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/21/middlesbrough-burnley-championship" title="">with a thunderous late goal to beat Burnley 3-2</a>.</p><p>Matt Phillips came off the bench to earn Blackpool a 2-1 home win against Leeds United as they came from behind. Tom Lees had headed Leeds in front and Blackpool saw two penalty shouts rejected before the substitutes Nouha Dicko and Phillips, who wants to leave Bloomfield Road, turned the game around.</p><p>Kevin Davies and Chris Eagles each had late goals as <strong>Bolton Wanderers</strong> got their first league win, beating <strong>Derby County</strong> 2-0.</p><p>Jordan Rhodes's stoppage time penalty salvaged a point for <strong>Huddersfield Town</strong> in a 1-1 draw after Simon Cox looked to have marked his first <strong>Nottingham Forest</strong> start with a winning goal.</p><p><strong>Bristol City</strong> beat <strong>Crystal Palace</strong> 4-1 to get their season rolling. Ryan Taylor got the first with nine minutes on the clock and moments later Martyn Woolford rifled home a left-footed shot. Jonathan Parr brought down Jonathan Stead in the area just before the hour and Stead's penalty made it 3-0. Kagisho Dikgacoi got one back for Palace but Albert Adomah smashed home from 25 yards to seal it for City.</p><p>Michael Chopra capped a fine move in the dying moments as Ipswich Town snatched a 1-0 win at Vicarage Road to beat Watford.</p><p>Darius Henderson scored the winner for <strong>Millwall</strong> as they came from behind to beat <strong>Peterborough United</strong> 2-1. George Boyd put the hosts in front before Scott Malone levelled.</p><p><strong>Brighton & Hove Albion</strong> and <strong>Cardiff City</strong> shared the points in a goalless draw.</p><div class="related" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/championship">Championship</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/charltonathletic">Charlton Athletic</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/leicestercity">Leicester City</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/sheffieldwednesday">Sheffield Wednesday</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/birminghamcityfc">Birmingham City</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/boltonwanderers">Bolton Wanderers</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/derbycounty">Derby County</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/huddersfield">Huddersfield</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/nottinghamforest">Nottingham Forest</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/bristolcity">Bristol City</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/crystalpalace">Crystal Palace</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/millwall">Millwall</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/peterborough">Peterborough</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/brightonfootball">Brighton & Hove Albion</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/cardiffcity">Cardiff City</a></li></ul></div><br/><div class="terms"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk">guardian.co.uk</a> &copy; 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 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