Middlesbrough came from behind to continue their unbeaten start to the season as substitute Kaly Sene’s goal sealed a 1-1 draw for the Sky Bet Championship leaders at Southampton.

Boro began the day with a four-point cushion atop the standings after five wins and a draw but they fell behind in the 61st minute when Adam Armstrong fired home from Tom Fellows’ cross to the back post.

Rob Edwards’ side kept their undefeated record intact as Sene turned home from an acute angle – via a deflection off Nathan Wood – inside the final quarter of an hour, five minutes after being brought on.

Republic of Ireland international Finn Azaz, who moved from Boro to Southampton at the end of the transfer window, was booed throughout by the visiting supporters.

Coventry closed the gap on Middlesbrough to three points as the unbeaten Sky Blues swept aside 10-man Birmingham 3-0 to move up to second in the table.

Brandon Thomas-Asante’s close-range strike and Bright Osayi-Samuel’s own goal put Coventry in charge before Jack Robinson saw red for Birmingham, who shipped a third late on when Victor Torp scored.

Stoke joined Coventry on 13 points after coming from behind to draw 1-1 against Norwich, who went ahead through Jovon Makama before being pegged back by Sorba Thomas.

Sheffield United bagged their first points of the campaign following six successive defeats as Callum O’Hare’s strike helped them edge out fellow strugglers Oxford 1-0.

The Blades remain bottom, with crosstown rivals Sheffield Wednesday moving on to five points after a 1-1 draw against QPR as Nicolas Madsen’s penalty cancelled out Dominic Iorfa’s opener at Hillsborough.

Ben Brereton Diaz rescued a 1-1 draw for Derby at Wrexham, who went ahead through Lewis O’Brien, while Jaden Philogene and George Hirst were on target as Ipswich claimed a 2-1 win over Portsmouth.

Vivaldo Semedo’s first goal for Watford stifled the air of mutiny at Vicarage Road and handed under-fire head coach Paulo Pezzolano a gritty 2-1 win against Hull.

In a changeable atmosphere, with home fans at first turning on their own manager before the Hornets’ second-half fightback, 20-year-old Portuguese striker Semedo’s unmarked header from skipper Imran Louza’s corner 12 minutes from time completed an unlikely turnaround.

Charlton brushed aside Blackburn 3-0, Swansea and Millwall shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw, while Bristol City‘s visit to Preston finished goalless.

Liverpool were given a taste of their own medicine by Crystal Palace as Eddie Nketiah’s last-gasp winner wrecked their 100% start to the season.

The Eagles snatched a deserved 2-1 victory with the last kick of the match, just after Federico Chiesa thought he had rescued a point for the champions.

Since losing in the Community Shield to Palace, Liverpool had won all seven of their matches this season – and clinched victory in six of them in the 83rd minute or later.

But it was substitute Nketiah with the last-gasp heroics, prompting Palace’s usually reserved boss Oliver Glasner to go charging down the touchline in celebration.

Palace led when Ismaila Sarr struck in the 10th minute after Tyrick Mitchell and Yeremy Pino’s break down the left resulted in a first Palace corner.

Daichi Kamada swung in the cross and Marc Guehi – who would have been playing for Liverpool had they got their way on deadline day – challenged Ryan Gravenberch at the far post.

It was Reds midfielder Gravenberch who inadvertently headed the ball back into his own six-yard box, where Sarr was on hand to lash it home.

Liverpool quickly won a free-kick on the edge of the Palace area but had to wait six minutes to take it due to a medical emergency in the Arthur Wait stand.

When Mohamed Salah finally stepped up, his shot hit the defensive wall and Gravenberch’s fierce follow-up was superbly tipped on to the near post by Palace keeper Dean Henderson.

Liverpool’s Alisson Becker was by far the busier goalkeeper, though, keeping his side in it by denying Pino, Daniel Munoz and Jean-Phillipe Mateta in quick succession.

Ibrahima Konate, in particular, was having a torrid time at the back, which was compounded when he pulled back Mateta to earn a booking.

It was the type of display which highlighted exactly why Reds boss Arne Slot had pushed so hard to land England defender Guehi.

Yet Konate probably should have equalised with a free header from Dominik Szoboszlai’s corner which flew inches wide.

Palace twice came agonisingly close to doubling their lead in first-half stoppage time, when first another slick counter culminated in Mateta curing his shot against Alisson’s far post.

The French striker then blazed a volley over from eight yards before half-time.

After the break, Munoz just failed to convert Pino’s cross at the far post before Alisson came out quickly to block from Mateta again.

Liverpool should have been level on the hour but Florian Wirtz side-footed Szoboszlai’s cross straight at Henderson.

Then came what should have been Alexander Isak’s big moment, the #130million striker racing on to a ball in behind and jinking past Chris Richards, only to stab his shot wide.

However, with three minutes left the ball found Chiesa in the area and the Italian volleyed home, with the goal surviving a VAR check for handball by Salah.

Yet Nketiah had the last word when he tucked the ball away at the far post – with another VAR check for offside just adding to the late, late drama which this time did not go Liverpool’s way.