News about Nahki Wells

Last time they met in the FA Cup, Bristol City and Nottingham Forest played out a 0-0 draw, with the two teams due to meet in a fourth-round replay on Wednesday at the City Ground. Bristol hasn't won in their last four games in all competitions, after losing 1-0 by Leeds last time out in the Championship. Liam Manning's team pulled off a big Cup upset by defeating West Ham on two legs to advance to the fourth round of the tournament.

JASON MELLOR AT THE MKM STADIUM: When Bristol City fought back for a deserved point, Nigel Pearson was in no mood to let his actor pupil take the upper hand. When the Tigers spurned a chance to briefly top the Championship, Wells' second-half leveller halted Hull. Pearson coached Liam Rosenior at club and England Under-21, as well as their first meeting as bosses, but the 38-year-old failed to win for the third straight time in the first round. In the second half, an early opener from Ozan Tufan was cancelled out by Wells, but it was the least the Robins deserved.

IAN HERBERT AT TURF MOOR: They can't quite get out of Turf Moor's narrow streets. The Royal Dyche pub is also on sale, with the sign above depicting the man in question in breastplate and monarchical posture as he looks across the middle distance. There is still a stein of Royal Dyche lager on sale inside, with 5p from every pint going to charity. And though he's still has the words 'Sean Dyche's claret and blue army' at the bar, Maxwell Cornet scarf pinned up on the door, he's now in West Ham. Nonetheless, the Dychian creed was emblazoned on the programme's huts outside: "Legs, hearts, and minds." It was one thing to defenestrate the man, but it was another to replace him with something diametrically different. Vincent Kompany, his successor, has stifled Route One and replaced it with what he knows: a scenic, patient, and fast route to the goal.

IAN HERBERT AT TURF MOOR: For Vincent Kompany, it was somewhere between brave and foolish to stake his professional image on Burnley this summer. To help settle a £60 million loan that fell on their owners as a result of relegation from the Premier League, the club was releasing all its best players and ending up spending £40 million less than they did in the window. Kompany's win last night, which saw the team win a fourth game, was a testament to his ability to completely rebuild and introduce a dedication to passing, which, with all respect to Sean Dyche, has been missing in these parts. Manuel Benson, a Dutch Chelsea loanee, and Ian Maatsen joined Royal Antwerp for £3.6 million to join Burnley's new Belgian enclave, showing that the new boss's ability to find class on no budget. Route one has departed, and it has been followed by a more direct, often over-elaborate route, with wingers wrangling the flanks and passing sequences, which on this occasion were of the highest order.

Following an unexpected halt in the Queen's death, the EFL season returns in midweek with a full slate of fixtures in all three divisions. The Championship seldom disappoints us, and the season is already shaping up to be a masterpiece, with some unexpected teams joining the eager promotion challengers in the first weeks. Here we look forward to the second-tier action of the season so far, by bringing you up to date on the key talking points from the season.

BRISTOL CITY 2-0 CARDIFF CITY NATHAN SALT AT ASHTON GATE: Bristol City beat Cardiff City 2-0 thanks to a goal by Robert Atkinson and Tommy Conway. Conway led Nigel Pearson's side with a well-taken header that he flicked across the face of goal before Atkinson threw a header inside the six-yard box. Bristol City will face Wycombe in the League Cup on Wednesday, while Cardiff will be looking to return to winning ways against Preston next weekend.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP: Dean Smith's days at Carrow Road may have been counted down and with only a single point from Norwich's first three matches. Norwich had been promoted the previous two times they had played at this level before, and the club was widely expected to do so again this season. But after a weak last term and a rocky start in the second tier, followers' patience was wearing thin, and this match seemed to be a must-win.