Championship (Week 33) : Norwich City beats Blackburn 2-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 24, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 33: Five wins in a row for Norwich City. After their success against Blackpool, Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Watford, the Canaries continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers this Tuesday.
Blackburn Rovers had started off well by taking the lead in the 22nd minute with a goal by defender Baptiste. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Canaries nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Jerome '65 and Johnson '84).
Norwich City remains in fifth place with 59 points from 33 games, tie on points with AFC Bournemouth, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of February 24, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 33 | 33 | 65 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 63 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 60 |
| 4 | Bournemouth | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 66 | 35 | 31 | 59 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 37 | 27 | 59 |
| 6 | Watford | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 40 | 26 | 59 |
| 7 | Brentford | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 58 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 54 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 44 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 43 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 42 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 41 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 41 |
| 15 | Reading | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 40 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 39 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 39 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 37 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 37 |
| 20 | Fulham | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 36 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 34 |
| 22 | Millwall | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 31 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 25 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 33 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 65 | -37 | 22 |
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Overview
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Reading (1 Nov.)
- Previous game:Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Blackpool (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Bournemouth - Blackburn Rovers (28 Feb.)
Norwich City
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 6-1 Millwall (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Watford 0-3 Norwich City (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Norwich City - Ipswich Town (1 Mar.)
- 24 February 2015
- 19:45
- Blackburn
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Derby County | 65 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 63 |
| 3 |  Ipswich Town | 60 |
| 4 |  Bournemouth | 59 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 59 |
Week 33 Results
| Tuesday 24 February 2015 | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Norwich City | |
 | Huddersfield Town | 3-0 | Reading |  |
| Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Fulham |  |
 | Brentford | 4-0 | Blackpool |  |
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-0 | Leeds United |  |
 | Millwall | 1-3 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Watford | 3-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Derby County | 2-0 | Charlton Athletic |  |
| Ipswich Town | 4-2 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | Cardiff City |  |
| Wednesday 25 February 2015 | ||||
 | Nottingham Forest | 19:45 | Bournemouth | |