Darko Milanic endured a disappointing start to his reign as Leeds manager as the Championship team slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday.
Milanic got his first taste of English football at Griffin Park after being hired by eccentric Leeds owner Massimo Cellino to replace David Hockaday, who was sacked after only six matches in charge.
The 46-year-old Slovenian led Maribor to nine domestic trophies in five years in his homeland before switching to Sturm Graz.
The lure of taking over sleeping giants Leeds persuaded him to swap Graz for the English second tier and he has been charged with leading Leeds back into the Premier League after a 10-year absence.
On the evidence of Leeds’ lacklustre display in west London, Milanic has plenty of work to do to fulfil Cellino’s ambitions.
They fell behind when Brentford’s Spanish midfielder Jota struck on the stroke of half-time, finishing off a flowing five-man move with a crashing drive into the roof of the net.
Leeds’ only real effort of note came with five minutes remaining when Lewis Cook’s 25-yarder glanced a post.
And by then they were two goals behind after Alan McCormack struck in the 76th minute with a rasping low drive that deflected off Giuseppi Bellusci and past goalkeeper Marco Silvestri.
– Canaries take flight –
Two goals in a minute from Lewis Grabban and Josh Murphy ensured Norwich came from behind to beat Blackpool 3-1 at Bloomfield Road and move to the top of the table.
Blackpool took the lead through Nathan Delfouneso’s close-range finish on 46 minutes, but a Donervon Daniels own goal drew Norwich level before Grabban notched on 80 minutes and Murphy sealed the win 60 seconds later.
That result knocked Nottingham Forest into second place after Brighton held on for a 0-0 draw at the City Ground.
Ryan Tunnicliffe scored his first goal for Blackburn as they fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with third placed Watford at Ewood Park.
Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick netted a goal apiece in the opening six minutes as fourth placed Ipswich won 2-0 against Rotherham.
Chris Martin caused problems for former boss Dougie Freedman as Derby extended their unbeaten run to eight games with a 2-0 victory at Bolton.
Martin, a former Crystal Palace loanee when Freedman was in charge at Selhurst Park, missed a first half penalty but still got on the scoresheet twice as Bolton slumped back in the relegation zone.
Angry Bolton fans, sparked by two pitch invasions midway through the second half, called for Freedman and chairman Phil Gartside to quit after a sixth defeat in nine league games.
Fulham finally ended their miserable start to the season with a 2-1 victory against Birmingham at St Andrew’s.
Second half goals from Tim Hoogland and Hugo Rodallega lifted the Cottagers, who are still without a manager after sacking Felix Magath earlier this month.
Elsewhere, Cardiff beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 and Huddersfield were 2-1 winners against Millwall.
Bournemouth defeated Wigan 2-0 and Charlton drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough.