Championship (Week 36) : Burnley defeats Fulham 3-2
ENGLAND, Mar. 8, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 36: Five wins in a row for Burnley. After their success against Rotherham United, Nottingham Forest, Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers, Burnley continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 3-2 victory over Fulham this Tuesday.
Sam Vokes scored dual goals
Fulham had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by McCormack ('17) and Dembélé ('22), while Burnley only scored once Vokes ('9). Trailing 2-1 at half time, Burnley players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Vokes '49 on penalty and Gray '61).
Burnley remains in first place with 71 points from 36 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up Middlesbrough FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 8, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 71 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 67 |
| 3 | Hull | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 64 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 64 |
| 5 | Derby County | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 60 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 55 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 55 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 54 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 54 |
| 10 | Preston | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 49 |
| 11 | QPR | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 47 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 46 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 45 |
| 14 | Reading | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 44 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 44 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 43 |
| 17 | Brentford | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 43 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 42 |
| 19 | Fulham | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 37 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 37 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 36 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 35 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 66 | -34 | 29 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Fulham
- Position: 19
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 4-0 QPR (25 Sep.)
- Previous game:Reading 2-2 Fulham (5 Mar.)
- Next game:Fulham - Bristol City (12 Mar.)
Burnley
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Milton Keynes Dons 0-5 Burnley (12 Jan.)
- Previous game:Burnley 1-0 Blackburn Rovers (5 Mar.)
- Next game:Huddersfield Town - Burnley (12 Mar.)
- 8 March 2016
- 19:45
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 71 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 67 |
| 3 |  Hull | 64 |
| 4 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 64 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 60 |
Week 36 Results
| Tuesday 8 March 2016 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 0-2 | Leeds United |  |
| Fulham | 2-3 | Burnley | |
 | QPR | 2-0 | Derby County | |
 | Rotherham United | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-0 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 3-1 | Reading |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Bristol City | |
 | Charlton Athletic | 0-0 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Preston | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 20:00 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 20:00 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Tuesday 26 April 2016 | ||||
| Hull | 19:45 | Brentford |  |