Blackburn Rovers have sent an ominous warning to the rest of the pack in the nPower Championship on a weekend littered with goals.
£8m signing Jordan Rhodes scored his first two goals for Rovers, after they overcame Bristol City 5-3 at Ashton Gate.
The visitors fell behind inside 43 seconds through Albert Adomah's opener and the game went back and forth, with another five goals shared in the 90 minutes, leaving the scoreline at 3-3 into injury time.
However, a Scott Dann goal and Rhodes second strike in time added on powered Steve Kean to another important victory.
Blackpool started the weekend on top of the table but dropped to third, after being held to a 1-1 draw at Oakwell by Barnsley.
Thomas Ince added more money to his valuation with an equaliser on the half hour.
Palace and Wolves claim the derby honours
Brighton moved into second place after beginning the weekend’s action with an convincing 3-0 home triumph over Sheffield Wednesday.
A deflected free-kick from Wayne Bridge opened the scoring before Craig Mackail-Smith continued his excellent club form with a second goal on 54 minutes.
Will Buckley produced a third four minutes to later to make it three wins in a row for Gus Poyet’s side.
In the other Friday match, Crystal Palace recorded a rare 1-0 victory in the South London derby at Charlton.
Kagisho Dikgacoi (pictured) struck an impressive winner to record the Eagles first away triumph at The Valley since 1968.
In another derby match on Sunday, Wolves came out on top against Leicester at Molineux.
Despite a cracking strike from Foxes left back Paul Konchesky, two goals in the first 20 minutes from the home side was enough to register a 2-1 victory.
Bellamy returns with a bang
Having missed international duty through injury, Craig Bellamy came off the bench to smash in a stunning free-kick and help Cardiff to a 2-1 home victory against Leeds United.
Peter Whittingham continued his rich vein of form, as his penalty settled matters at the Cardiff City stadium with his fourth goal of the season.
There were big victories at home for both Hull City and Burnley too.
Hull scored four goals in the first 45 minutes to defeat Millwall 4-1, while Burnley thrashed Peterborough 5-2 with Charlie Austin netting a brace for the Clarets.
The defeat leaves Peterborough rooted to the foot of the table, still yet to register a point this season.
Lastly, the pressure continues to mount on Paul Jewell at Ipswich as his side dropped into the bottom three after a 2-0 reverse at Middlesbrough.
NPOWER CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Friday, 14 September
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Charlton Athletic 0-1 Crystal Palace
Saturday, 15 September
Barnsley 1-1 Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Watford
Bristol City 3-5 Blackburn Rovers
Burnley 5-2 Peterborough United
Cardiff City 2-1 Leeds United
Huddersfield Town 1-0 Derby County
Hull City 4-1 Millwall
Middlesbrough 2-0 Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Birmingham City
Sunday, 16 September
Wolves 2-1 Leicester City
By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88
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