Championship (Week 19) : Norwich City beats Brentford 5-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 3, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 19: After five straigth defeats, the Canaries returned to winning ways with a 5-0 victory over Brentford this Saturday.
Norwich City dominated the first half thanks to goals from Murphy ('6) and Dorrans ('16). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Canaries further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Brady '59, Oliveira Nelson '79 and Pritchard '88).
Norwich City climbed to 6th place with 30 points from 19 games, only one point behind Sheffield Wednesday FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 3, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | Reading | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | Fulham | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 28 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 25 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Preston | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 24 |
| 17 | QPR | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 23 |
| 18 | Brentford | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 22 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 22 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 21 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 20 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 19 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 18 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 45 | -26 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Norwich City
- Position: 6 +2
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 5-0 Brentford (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Derby County 1-0 Norwich City (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Barnsley - Norwich City (10 Dec.)
Brentford FC
- Position: 18 -2
- Best performance of the season:Brentford 5-0 Preston (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Brentford 1-2 Birmingham City (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Brentford - Burton Albion (10 Dec.)
Norwich City
5:0
Brentford
5:0 (2:0)
- 3 December 2016
- 15:00
- Norwich
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 40 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 |
| 3 |  Reading | 34 |
| 4 |  Birmingham City | 31 |
| 5 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 31 |
Week 19 Results
| Thursday 1 December 2016 | ||||
 | QPR | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
| Friday 2 December 2016 | ||||
 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Newcastle | |
| Saturday 3 December 2016 | ||||
| Bristol City | 2-0 | Ipswich Town |  | |
 | Fulham | 5-0 | Reading | |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | Derby County |  |
| Burton Albion | 2-1 | Rotherham United |  | |
| Norwich City | 5-0 | Brentford | |
| Birmingham City | 0-3 | Barnsley | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Preston | |
 | Cardiff City | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Leeds United | 17:30 | Aston Villa |  |