Championship (Week 24) : QPR defeats Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 31, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 24: After 6 straigth defeats, QPR bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither QPR nor Wolverhampton Wanderers have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Sylla Idrissa ('53) and Wszolek Pawel ('87).
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are down in 16th place with 28 points from 24 games, one point behind Brentford FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 31, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 52 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 24 | 51 |
| 3 | Reading | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 43 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 43 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 42 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Derby County | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 8 | Fulham | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 36 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 35 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 35 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Preston | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 33 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 29 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 28 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 27 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 26 |
| 19 | QPR | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 26 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 25 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 24 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 21 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 19 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 52 | -27 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Brentford (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Bristol City (26 Dec.)
- Next game:
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 19 +1
- Best performance of the season:QPR 3-0 Leeds United (7 Aug.)
- Previous game:Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 QPR (27 Dec.)
- Next game:QPR - Ipswich Town (2 Jan.)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1:2
QPR
1:2 (0:0)
- 31 December 2016
- 15:00
- Wolverhampton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 52 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 51 |
| 3 |  Reading | 43 |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Town | 43 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 42 |
Week 24 Results
| Thursday 29 December 2016 | ||||
 | Rotherham United | 1-2 | Burton Albion | |
 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Leeds United | |
| Friday 30 December 2016 | ||||
| Newcastle | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Bristol City | |
| Saturday 31 December 2016 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Derby County | 0-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Barnsley | 2-2 | Birmingham City |  | |
| Preston | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 | QPR | |
 | Brentford | 17:30 | Norwich City |  |
| Tuesday 24 January 2017 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 19:45 | Cardiff City |  |
| Reading | 20:00 | Fulham |  |