Championship (Week 6) : Birmingham City beats Fulham 1-0
ENGLAND, Sep. 10, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 6: After a 0-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers on August 27, the Cottages lost 1-0 against Birmingham City.
Fulham made Birmingham City doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Birmingham City forward Clayton Donaldson on penalty in the 49th minute.
Birmingham City FC climbed to third place with 11 points from 6 games, only one point behind Barnsley FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of September 10, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Fulham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | QPR | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Brentford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Newcastle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 5 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 4 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Fulham
- Position: 5 -3
- Best performance of the season:Preston 1-2 Fulham (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Fulham (27 Aug.)
- Next game:Fulham - Burton Albion (13 Sep.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 3 +7
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 3-0 Norwich City (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 3-0 Norwich City (27 Aug.)
- Next game:Reading - Birmingham City (13 Sep.)
Fulham
0:1
Birmingham City
0:1 (0:0)
- 10 September 2016
- 15:00
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 16 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 12 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 11 |
| 4 |  Norwich City | 11 |
| 5 | Fulham | 11 |
Week 6 Results
| Friday 9 September 2016 | ||||
 | Reading | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Saturday 10 September 2016 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Burton Albion | |
 | Leeds United | 0-1 | Huddersfield Town | |
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-2 | Brentford |  |
| Norwich City | 3-2 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Rotherham United | 2-2 | Bristol City | |
 | QPR | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Fulham | 0-1 | Birmingham City | |
| Preston | 1-2 | Barnsley | ||
 | Derby County | 17:30 | Newcastle |  |
| Sunday 11 September 2016 | ||||
 | Aston Villa | 13:15 | Nottingham Forest |  |