Championship roundup: West Ham stage dramatic comeback on Scott Parker's opening night

Parker's West Ham debut ended 3-3 at Cardiff after recovering from 3-0 down; Middlesbrough lost 2-0 at Wrexham.

Scott Parker's first match as West Ham head coach delivered drama and redemption. After Cardiff's Jack Moylan scored a first-half hat-trick to put the hosts 3-0 up, West Ham staged a remarkable second-half comeback. Divine Mukasa pulled one back in the 58th minute, Arne Engels made it 3-2, and Max Kilman levelled at 3-3 with eight minutes remaining.

Parker, appointed on Wednesday on a two-and-a-half year contract to replace sacked Nuno Espírito Santo, watched his side claw back from the brink. Elsewhere in the Championship, leaders Middlesbrough suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at Wrexham, with George Thomason and Oli Rathbone scoring. Bristol City led through Scott Twine's free-kick but Wolves won 2-1 with two late goals from Newcastle loanee Sean Neave.