Championship (Week 27) : Brighton beats Blackburn 1-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 16, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 27: After three straigth defeats, the Seagulls bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Brighton & Hove Albion striker Bobby Zamora goal in the 3rd minute.
Brighton and Hove Albion FC climbed to fifth place with 47 points from 27 games, only one point behind Burnley.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 55 |
| 2 | Hull | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 53 |
| 3 | Derby County | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | Burnley | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 48 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 47 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 45 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 43 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Brentford | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 35 |
| 13 | Preston | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 35 |
| 14 | Reading | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 34 |
| 15 | QPR | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 32 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 32 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 29 |
| 19 | Fulham | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 28 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 26 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 24 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 24 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 53 | -32 | 20 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Charlton Athletic (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Blackburn Rovers 1-1 QPR (12 Jan.)
- Next game:Charlton Athletic - Blackburn Rovers (23 Jan.)
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:
Blackburn Rovers
0:1
Brighton & Hove Albion
0:1 (0:1)
- 16 January 2016
- 15:00
- Blackburn
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 55 |
| 2 |  Hull | 53 |
| 3 |  Derby County | 49 |
| 4 |  Burnley | 48 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 47 |
Week 27 Results
| Friday 15 January 2016 | ||||
 | Brentford | 1-3 | Burnley | |
| Saturday 16 January 2016 | ||||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Leeds United |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
 | Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Fulham |  |
| Hull | 6-0 | Charlton Athletic |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-3 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Preston | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1-0 | Reading |  | |
 | Rotherham United | 0-3 | QPR |  |
| Bristol City | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | | |
| Derby County | 0-3 | Birmingham City |  |