Championship (Week 26) : Wolverhampton Wanderers beats Aston Villa 1-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 14, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 26: After their 0-0 draw against Sheffield Wednesday on January 2, the Wolves returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Joe Mason goal in the 15th minute.
Aston Villa are down in 13rd place with 35 points from 26 games, one point behind Birmingham City FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 14, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 54 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 48 |
| 4 | Reading | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 46 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 45 |
| 7 | Derby County | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Fulham | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 39 |
| 9 | Preston | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 38 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 37 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 35 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Brentford | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 32 |
| 17 | QPR | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 32 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 30 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 27 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 25 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 24 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 22 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 56 | -29 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Brentford (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Norwich City - Wolverhampton Wanderers (21 Jan.)
Aston Villa
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - Preston (21 Jan.)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1:0
Aston Villa
1:0 (1:0)
- 14 January 2017
- 17:30
- Wolverhampton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 55 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 54 |
| 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 | 2-0 | Huddersfield Town | |
 | Ipswich Town | 3-2 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Brentford | 1-2 | Newcastle | |
 | Rotherham United | 2-1 | Norwich City |  |
 | Fulham | 2-0 | Barnsley | |
 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Burton Albion | 0-2 | Wigan Athletic |  | |
| Preston | 2-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Aston Villa | |