Championship (Week 3) : Aston Villa draw 1-1 with Huddersfield Town
ENGLAND, Aug. 16, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 3: Huddersfield Town was held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa on Tuesday.
Aston Villa players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Scottish forward Ross McCormack in the 25th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Huddersfield Town with a saving goal from Hefele Michael in the 86th minute.
Huddersfield Town AFC are down in third place with 7 points from 3 games, tie on points with Norwich City.
View : Full Championship table (as of August 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | QPR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Brentford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
| 22 | Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Preston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Aston Villa
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Next game:Derby County - Aston Villa (20 Aug.)
Huddersfield Town AFC
- Position: 3 -1
- Best performance of the season:Newcastle 1-2 Huddersfield Town (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Newcastle 1-2 Huddersfield Town (13 Aug.)
- Next game:Huddersfield Town - Barnsley (20 Aug.)
Aston Villa
1:1
Huddersfield Town
1:1 (1:0)
- 16 August 2016
- 19:45
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 |
| 2 |  Norwich City | 7 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 7 |
| 4 |  Fulham | 7 |
| 5 |  QPR | 6 |
Week 3 Results
| Tuesday 16 August 2016 | ||||
 | Brentford | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Aston Villa | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town | |
| Preston | 0-1 | Derby County |  | |
 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Fulham | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Norwich City | 1-0 | Bristol City | |
 | Wigan Athletic | 1-1 | Birmingham City |  |
| Burton Albion | 3-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | |
| Wednesday 17 August 2016 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 19:45 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Newcastle | 19:45 | Reading |  |
| Barnsley | 19:45 | QPR | | |