Leeds United boss Thomas Christiansen marked his Championship debut with a 3-2 win over Bolton Wanderers on Sunday.
A Kalvin Phillips brace sandwiched either side of a Chris Wood effort helped United see off a Bolton side making their return to the Championship after two seasons away.
21-year-old Phillps doubled his career tally for Leeds as three first-half goals put the Trotters to the sword, despite a fightback from Wanderers in the form of goals from Gary Madine and Adam Le Fondre.
The only downside from Sunday's victory for Leeds fans will be the concern over injured duo Gaetano Berardi and Matthew Pennington, who were both forced off during the first-half.
Aston Villa kicked-off an expectant campaign with a 1-1 draw against Hull City after Gabby Agbonlahor put Villa 1-0 ahead after just seven minutes.
Beginning Steve Bruce's first full-season in charge at Villa Park and under the captaincy of former Chelsea defender John Terry, Villa couldn't get off to the winning start their fans would have wanted.
A new-look Hull side, relegated last term and now under the stewardship of Russian Leonid Slutsky, battled and finally levelled on the hour mark with a volley from 20-year-old Jarrod Bowen.
Andre Green should have put Villa back in front, but could only send a header over the bar with with the goal at his mercy late on.
Newly-promoted Sheffield United returned to the Championship after six seasons in League One with a 1-0 win over Brentford.
Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough's former side scraped through after skipper Billy Sharp headed in Leon Clarke's cross.
The former Nottingham Forest man could have had a second when when he tapped in a rebounded free-kick, but was adjudged to have done so from an offside position.
Over 26,000 fans crammed into Bramall Lane to witness boyhood Blades fan Chris Wilder take charge of his first game in the second-tier, and it was fitting that another fan in Sharp netted the winner.
Burton's relegation rivals Barnsley were defeated 3-1 in their opening game against Bristol City, with £5.3m record signing Famara Diedhiou notching a debut goal for City at Ashton Gate.
City raced into the lead, going 3-0 up after just half an hour thanks to a Bobbie Reid double and Diedhious's effort.
An asset-stripped Barnsley found life tough against Bristol, and they could only manage a consolation goal in the form of a scrappy Ryan Hedges' effort late on.
The Tykes were without injured trio Lloyd Isgrove, Liam Lindsay and Zeki Fryers, and failed to erase the record that has seen them lose their first game of the season for the fifth year in a row.
