Championship (Week 5) : QPR beats Wigan Athletic 1-0
ENGLAND, Aug. 27, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 5: After losing 3-2 to Barnsley on August 20 and 0-2 to Preston on August 20, QPR returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic this Saturday.
Wigan Athletic made QPR doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by QPR defender Nedum Onuoha in the 48th minute.
Queens Park Rangers climbed to fourth place with 9 points from 5 games, tie on points with Barnsley FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of August 27, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Fulham | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | QPR | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Newcastle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Wigan Athletic FC
- Position: 20 -3
- Best performance of the season:Wigan Athletic 3-0 Blackburn Rovers (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 4-3 Wigan Athletic (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Sheffield Wednesday - Wigan Athletic (10 Sep.)
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 4 +2
- Best performance of the season:QPR 3-0 Leeds United (7 Aug.)
- Previous game:QPR 0-2 Preston (20 Aug.)
- Next game:QPR - Blackburn Rovers (10 Sep.)
Wigan Athletic
0:1
QPR
0:1 (0:0)
- 27 August 2016
- 15:00
- Wigan
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 13 |
| 2 |  Fulham | 11 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 9 |
| 4 | QPR | 9 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 9 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 26 August 2016 | ||||
| Burton Albion | 1-0 | Derby County |  | |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 3-0 | Norwich City |  |
 | Cardiff City | 0-1 | Reading |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | Fulham | |
| Barnsley | 4-0 | Rotherham United |  | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Leeds United |  |
 | Brentford | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Preston | |
| Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | QPR | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
| Bristol City | 3-1 | Aston Villa |  | |
 | Newcastle | 17:30 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |