Championship (Week 17) : Brighton draw 1-1 with Blackburn
ENGLAND, Nov. 8, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 17: The match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Blackburn Rovers ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Brighton & Hove Albion players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Gary Gardner in the 42nd minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Blackburn Rovers with a saving goal from French forward Gestede in the 51st minute.
Blackburn Rovers FC climbed to 7th place with 27 points from 17 games, only one point behind Brentford FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of November 8, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Watford | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Brentford | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 26 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 25 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Reading | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Fulham | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Millwall | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 18 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 18 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 17 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 17 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 16 |
| 23 | Birmingham City | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 16 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Leeds United 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Norwich City - Brighton & Hove Albion (22 Nov.)
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 7 +1
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Reading (1 Nov.)
- Previous game:Millwall 2-2 Blackburn Rovers (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Leeds United (22 Nov.)
Brighton & Hove Albion
1:1
Blackburn Rovers
1:1 (1:0)
- 8 November 2014
- 15:00
- Brighton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Derby County | 32 |
| 2 |  Bournemouth | 31 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 31 |
| 4 |  Ipswich Town | 30 |
| 5 |  Watford | 29 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 7 November 2014 | ||||
 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Saturday 8 November 2014 | ||||
| Derby County | 5-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
 | Leeds United | 3-1 | Blackpool |  |
 | Reading | 0-1 | Charlton Athletic |  |
 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Fulham | 3-1 | Huddersfield Town |  |
| Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Bournemouth | |
 | Millwall | 2-3 | Brentford |  |
| Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Watford | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Norwich City |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | Rotherham United |  |