Championship (Week 8) : Norwich City beats Forest 2-1
ENGLAND, Sep. 17, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 8: Three wins in a row for Norwich City. After their success against Cardiff City and Wigan Athletic, the Canaries continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest this Saturday.
Nottingham Forest had started off well by taking the lead in the 40th minute with a goal by Vellios Apostolos. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Canaries nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Howson Jonny '52 and Dorrans '66).
Norwich City climbed to second place with 17 points from 8 games, 2 points behind Huddersfield Town AFC.
View : Full Championship table (as of September 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Brentford | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Reading | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 10 |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Preston | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
| 20 | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 6 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 5 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 5 |
| 24 | Cardiff City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 13 -3
- Best performance of the season:Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds United (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Rotherham United 2-2 Nottingham Forest (14 Sep.)
- Next game:Sheffield Wednesday - Nottingham Forest (24 Sep.)
Norwich City
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Norwich City (6 Aug.)
- Previous game:Norwich City 2-1 Wigan Athletic (13 Sep.)
- Next game:Norwich City - Burton Albion (24 Sep.)
- 17 September 2016
- 15:00
- Nottingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 19 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 17 |
| 3 |  Newcastle | 15 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 15 |
| 5 |  Brentford | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 17 September 2016 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 0-2 | Leeds United |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-0 | Fulham |  |
| Burton Albion | 0-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  | |
| Barnsley | 1-2 | Reading |  | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | QPR |  |
| Bristol City | 1-1 | Derby County |  | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Norwich City | |
| Brentford | 5-0 | Preston | |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 4-2 | Rotherham United |  |
| Newcastle | 0-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Birmingham City | 17:30 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |