Kevin Nolan scored a hat-trick as Newcastle went top of the Coca-Cola championship with a 4-0 win against Ipswich at an emotional Portman Road.

A capacity crowd joined former Ipswich players such as Mick Mills, Kevin Beattie and Frans Thijssen to pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who died in July after a prolonged fight against cancer and who managed Ipswich for 13 years and Newcastle for five.

At half-time, the North Stand was officially renamed the Sir Bobby Robson Stand in the presence of his widow Lady Elsie and sons Mark and Paul. But it was Newcastle who took the points, leaving Ipswich manager Roy Keane without a win nine matches into his second managerial job.

QPR chairman Flavio Briatore, who may yet be forced out following his Formula One ban and involvement in the 'Crashgate' affair, was nowhere to be seen at Loftus Road as QPR beat Barnsley 5-2. There was, however, plenty of poor defending on show.

Two goals from Akos Buzsaky and further strikes from Mikele Leigertwood, Ben Watson and Jay Simpson secured the points.

Barnsley had clawed their way back into the game after going in 3-0 down at the interval, a Stephen Foster header and Andy Gray's follow-up, after his penalty was saved, reducing the deficit.

Crystal Palace prevented West Brom equalling a club-record nine-match unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win at the Hawthorns.

After last week's 5-0 mauling by West Brom, Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate saw his side surrender a 2-0 lead at Coventry.

To add to Southgate's frustration, the equaliser from Coventry's Leon Best arrived in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Goals from Sean St Ledger and Rhys Williams had put Middlesbrough in control before Clinton Morrison reduced the arrears as Coventry mounted a fightback.

It was a better afternoon for Preston, who climbed to third place in the league with a 2-1 win at Leicester, smashing the longest unbeaten home run in English football on the way.

Goals from Neil Mellor and Richard Chaplow secured the victory. Bruno Berner scored a last-minute consolation for Leicester.

Blackpool broke into the top six with a 2-0 win against Peterborough.

They took the lead after just three minutes with a smart header from Jason Euell before Hameur Bouazza scored a spectacular solo goal.

Sheffield United's early-season progress was derailed by nine-man Swansea, who won 2-1.

Sheffield Wednesday claimed a 3-1 home win against Cardiff.

Scunthorpe left it late, coming from two goals down against Doncaster to salvage a 2-2 draw with a stoppage-time penalty from Grant McCann following a disputed handball.

Meanwhile, a second-half header from Watford's Danny Graham earned a point in a 1-1 draw after Grzegorz Rasiak had given Reading the lead.