Championship (Week 6) : Burnley beats Sheffield Wednesday 3-1
ENGLAND, Sep. 12, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 6: Three wins in a row for Burnley. After their success against Brentford and Bristol City, Burnley continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 3-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday this Saturday.
Burnley midfielder David Jones opened the score in the 7th minute, before seeing Sheffield Wednesday catch up in the 20th minute thanks to Atdhe Nuhiu. 1-1 at half time. Burnley eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Taylor ('78) and Gray ('90).
Burnley climbed to fifth place with 11 points from 6 games, tie on points with Birmingham City FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of September 12, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Burnley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Hull | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | QPR | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 5 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Preston | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 4 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Burnley
- Position: 5 +4
- Best performance of the season:Burnley 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bristol City 1-2 Burnley (29 Aug.)
- Next game:Burnley - Milton Keynes Dons (15 Sep.)
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 19 -4
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Bristol City (8 Aug.)
- Previous game:Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Middlesbrough (29 Aug.)
- Next game:Bolton Wanderers - Sheffield Wednesday (15 Sep.)
- 12 September 2015
- 15:00
- Burnley
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 12 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 11 |
| 4 |  Birmingham City | 11 |
| 5 | Burnley | 11 |
Week 6 Results
| Friday 11 September 2015 | ||||
 | Reading | 5-1 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Saturday 12 September 2015 | ||||
 | QPR | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Cardiff City | 2-0 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Brentford |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
| Burnley | 3-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Preston | 1-2 | Derby County |  | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | Hull |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Rotherham United |  |
| Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Birmingham City | 4-2 | Bristol City | |
| Sunday 13 September 2015 | ||||
 | Fulham | 12:00 | Blackburn Rovers |  |