Championship (Week 25) : Brentford beats Birmingham City 3-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 2, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 25: After their 2-2 draw against Cardiff City on December 31 and 0-0 draw against Norwich City on December 31, the Bees returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Birmingham City this Monday.
Birmingham City had started off well by taking the lead in the 23rd minute with a goal by forward Lukas Jutkiewicz. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Bees nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Hogan '54, Davis '73 own and Yennaris '87).
Birmingham City FC are down in 13rd place with 35 points from 25 games, tie on points with Aston Villa.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 2, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 54 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 52 |
| 3 | Reading | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 46 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 46 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 45 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 42 |
| 7 | Derby County | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Fulham | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 36 |
| 11 | Preston | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 36 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 35 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Brentford | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 33 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 31 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 29 |
| 17 | QPR | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 29 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 27 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 27 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 26 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 25 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 24 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 19 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 55 | -30 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 13 -2
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 3-0 Norwich City (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Barnsley 2-2 Birmingham City (31 Dec.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Nottingham Forest (14 Jan.)
Brentford FC
- Position: 14 +1
- Best performance of the season:Brentford 5-0 Preston (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Brentford 0-0 Norwich City (31 Dec.)
- Next game:Brentford - Newcastle (14 Jan.)
- 2 January 2017
- 15:00
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 54 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 52 |
| 3 |  Reading | 46 |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Town | 46 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 45 |
Week 25 Results
| Monday 2 January 2017 | ||||
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | Huddersfield Town | |
| Bristol City | 2-3 | Reading | | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Barnsley | |
| Burton Albion | 0-1 | Preston | ||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Norwich City | 3-0 | Derby County |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Newcastle | |
 | Fulham | 1-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Leeds United | 3-0 | Rotherham United |  |
 | QPR | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Aston Villa |  |
| Birmingham City | 1-3 | Brentford | |