Championship (Week 25) : Brighton defeats Fulham 2-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 2, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 25: Five wins in a row for Brighton & Hove Albion. After their success against Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City and QPR, the Seagulls continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Fulham this Monday.
45 minutes of play and neither Brighton & Hove Albion nor Fulham have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Hemed ('74 on penalty) and Dunk ('75).
Brighton and Hove Albion FC climbed to first place with 54 points from 24 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Newcastle United.
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
Fulham
- Position: 10 -2
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 5-0 Reading (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Ipswich Town 0-2 Fulham (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Fulham - Barnsley (14 Jan.)
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Norwich City (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 QPR (27 Dec.)
- Next game:Preston - Brighton & Hove Albion (14 Jan.)
Fulham
1:2
Brighton & Hove Albion
1:2 (0:0)
- 2 January 2017
- 15:00
- London
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 |  |