Championship (Week 21) : Cardiff City defeats Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1
WALES, Dec. 13, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 21: After their 0-0 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion on December 10 and 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town on December 10, Cardiff City returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers this Tuesday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers had started off well by taking the lead in the 2nd minute with a goal by Irish defender Matt Doherty. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Cardiff City players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Connolly '68 and Pilkington '86).
Cardiff City climbed to 19th place with 23 points from 21 games, tie on points with Queens Park Rangers, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 13, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 45 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 43 |
| 3 | Reading | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 36 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Fulham | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 32 |
| 10 | Derby County | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Preston | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Brentford | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 25 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 25 |
| 18 | QPR | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 23 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 22 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 22 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 18 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Cardiff City
- Position: 19 +3
- Best performance of the season:Cardiff City 3-2 Huddersfield Town (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Ipswich Town 1-1 Cardiff City (10 Dec.)
- Next game:Cardiff City - Barnsley (17 Dec.)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
- Position: 20 -1
- Best performance of the season:Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Brentford (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-4 Fulham (10 Dec.)
- Next game:
- 13 December 2016
- 19:45
- Cardiff
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 45 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 43 |
| 3 |  Reading | 37 |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Town | 36 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 35 |
Week 21 Results
| Tuesday 13 December 2016 | ||||
 | Fulham | 2-1 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Barnsley | |
| Cardiff City | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
 | Norwich City | 1-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | Birmingham City | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Burton Albion | 0-1 | Huddersfield Town | | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Leeds United | 2-0 | Reading | |
| Bristol City | 0-1 | Brentford |  | |
| Wednesday 14 December 2016 | ||||
 | Wigan Athletic | 19:45 | Newcastle | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 19:45 | Preston | |
 | QPR | 19:45 | Derby County |  |