Championship (Week 23) : Derby County beats Birmingham City 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 27, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 23: After their 2-2 draw against Fulham on December 17, the Rams bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City this Tuesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Derby County forward Darren Bent on penalty in the 64th minute.
Derby County FC remains in 7th place with 39 points from 23 games, one point behind Sheffield Wednesday FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 27, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 49 |
| 3 | Reading | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 43 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 42 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Derby County | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| 8 | Fulham | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 36 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 34 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Preston | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 29 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 28 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 28 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 26 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 24 |
| 20 | QPR | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 23 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 22 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 20 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 18 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Derby County FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Derby County 3-0 Nottingham Forest (11 Dec.)
- Previous game:Fulham 2-2 Derby County (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Derby County - Wigan Athletic (31 Dec.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 11 -3
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 3-0 Norwich City (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Barnsley - Birmingham City (31 Dec.)
Derby County
1:0
Birmingham City
1:0 (0:0)
- 27 December 2016
- 15:00
- Derby
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 51 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 49 |
| 3 |  Reading | 43 |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Town | 42 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 41 |
Week 23 Results
| Monday 26 December 2016 | ||||
 | Brentford | 2-2 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Burton Albion | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-2 | Bristol City | |
| Preston | 1-4 | Leeds United | | |
| Barnsley | 2-0 | Blackburn Rovers |  | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Reading | 3-1 | Norwich City |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-2 | Fulham |  |
 | Rotherham United | 3-2 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Newcastle | 0-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Tuesday 27 December 2016 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-0 | QPR |  |
| Derby County | 1-0 | Birmingham City | |