Championship: Brentford juggernaut continues as derbies bring late drama

The reopening of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers after the coronavirus lockdown saw 4 July dubbed 'Super Saturday' in some quarters.

Though the Championship season will continue to be played out without fans, we were treated to some good, some bad and some downright dour games from the comfort of our homes.

While seven of the 16 sides in action failed to trouble the scoreboard, there were thankfully some derbies with late drama, the battle of the last remaining perfect restart records and a couple of absolute thrashings to tell you about.

While leaders Leeds got back on track with victory at Blackburn, third-placed Brentford will just not go away.

On Saturday, the visitors to Griffin Park were Wigan - on one hand a club facing calls for an investigation into a recent takeover after going into istration this week, but also the only other side to win all three of their games since the resumption of the league.

No problem for Thomas Frank's men. Much-ired forward Said Benrahma popped up with a hat-trick to swat aside the Latics, ending their nine-game unbeaten run and remarkable seven-match streak of clean sheets with minimal fuss.

"He's been good and he now needs to keep it up - I would prefer three goals per match, that would make it a little bit easier," said a very demanding Frank.

For Brentford, it is four wins from four since the Championship's resumption - with an aggregate score of 9-0 - narrowing the gap to second-placed West Brom to two points before the Baggies host Hull on Sunday.

It was the Yakou Meite show at Kenilworth Road as the Ivorian scored four goals to help Reading thrash bottom side Luton 5-0 for their first win since returning to action.

But Meite did not win every battle on Saturday, if his manager Mark Bowen is to be believed.

"He came to see me yesterday in my office, putting a case across for him to play more as a number nine and a central striker," Bowen said.

"But I said to him I feel he can find more space in the wide areas and create more chances.

"He looked across at me in the changing room afterwards with a wry smile and a grin, so maybe I won that particular argument this time">