Championship (Week 26) : Cardiff City defeats Bristol City 3-2
ENGLAND, Jan. 14, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 26: Two wins in a row for Cardiff City. After their 1-0 win against Aston Villa on January 2, Cardiff City continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 3-2 victory over Bristol City this Saturday.
Anthony Pilkington scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Cardiff City nor Bristol City have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Pilkington ('74 on penalty, '85) and Harris ('82).
Cardiff City climbed to 17th place with 30 points from 25 games, only one point behind Ipswich Town FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 14, 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 | Leeds United | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 48 |
| 4 | Reading | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 46 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 42 |
| 7 | Derby County | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 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 | QPR | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 32 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 31 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 30 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 29 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 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
Bristol City FC
- Position: 19 -1
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 0-4 Bristol City (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bristol City 2-3 Reading (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Bristol City (21 Jan.)
Cardiff City
- Position: 17 +2
- Best performance of the season:Bristol City 2-3 Cardiff City (14 Jan.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Cardiff City - Burton Albion (21 Jan.)
Bristol City
2:3
Cardiff City
2:3 (0:0)
- 14 January 2017
- 12:00
- Bristol
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 54 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 52 |
| 3 |  Leeds United | 48 |
| 4 |  Reading | 46 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 46 |
Week 26 Results
| Thursday 12 January 2017 | ||||
| Reading | 0-1 | QPR |  |
| Friday 13 January 2017 | ||||
| Leeds United | 1-0 | Derby County |  |
| Saturday 14 January 2017 | ||||
| Bristol City | 2-3 | Cardiff City | | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15:00 | Huddersfield Town | |
 | Ipswich Town | 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Brentford | 15:00 | Newcastle | |
 | Rotherham United | 15:00 | Norwich City |  |
 | Fulham | 15:00 | Barnsley | |
 | Birmingham City | 15:00 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Burton Albion | 15:00 | Wigan Athletic |  | |
| Preston | 15:00 | Brighton & Hove Albion | | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17:30 | Aston Villa |  |