Championship wrap: Adam Idah nets late Norwich winner as Will Keane helps Preston to draw

Republic of Ireland striker Adam Idah scored deep into injury time to earn Norwich a first home win since February as they beat Hull 2-1 on the opening weekend of the new Sky Bet Championship season.

It had looked like being a draw after Liam Delap's early goal for the Tigers was cancelled out by Jon Rowe's equaliser before Idah's heroics.

The Corkman scored his first senior international goal with the third goal in Ireland's 3-0 victory over Gibraltar in the Euro 2024 qualifiers in June.

Shane Duffy made his Norwich debut at the heart of the back four, with fellow Boys in Green centre-back Andrew Omobamidele entering the fray on 74 minutes.

Aaron Connolly was a second-half substitute for Hull, having made a permanent move to the club from Brighton on a one-year deal this week, as was Cyrus Christie, while Harry Vaughan and Sean McLoughlin started.

Ireland forward Will Keane was also on target as his return to Preston began with him earning a point with a late goal in a 1-1 draw at Bristol City, who led through Sam Bell's opener at Ashton Gate.

Jason Knight made his debut for the Robins after his summer arrival from Derby County, while Mark Sykes was a 70th minute introduction, with Max O'Leary starting in goal.

Preston club captain Alan Browne played the full 90 minutes but Robbie Brady missed out on the matchday squad due to injury.

Meanwhile, Watford laid down an early marker of their Championship promotion credentials with a 4-0 hammering of QPR.

After a disappointing campaign last time out, where they fell short of the play-offs, the Hornets hit the ground running and took the lead after just 36 seconds through Tom Dele-Bashiru.

Imran Louza, Matheus Martins and Vakoun Bayo added first-half goals as the Hornets ran riot