Championship (Week 27) : Brighton defeats Sheffield Wednesday 2-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 20, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 27: After losing 2-0 to Preston on January 14, the Seagulls bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday this Friday.
Anthony Knockaert scored dual goals
Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Anthony Knockaert opened the score in the 34th minute, before seeing Sheffield Wednesday catch up in the 45th minute thanks to Lewis Dunk own goal. 1-1 at half time. The Seagulls eventually won the game in the second period with with another goal by Knockaert with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Brighton and Hove Albion FC climbed to first place with 57 points from 26 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Newcastle United.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 20, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 57 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 55 |
| 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 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 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
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Norwich City (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Preston 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Brighton & Hove Albion - Cardiff City (24 Jan.)
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:Bristol City - Sheffield Wednesday (31 Jan.)
- 20 January 2017
- 19:45
- Brighton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 57 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 55 |
| 3 |  Leeds United | 48 |
| 4 |  Reading | 46 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 46 |
Week 27 Results
| Friday 20 January 2017 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
 | QPR | 12:30 | Fulham |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 15:00 | Brentford |  |
| Huddersfield Town | 15:00 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Norwich City | 15:00 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Derby County | 15:00 | Reading | |
 | Aston Villa | 15:00 | Preston | |
 | Cardiff City | 15:00 | Burton Albion | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 15:00 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 15:00 | Bristol City | |
| Newcastle | 15:00 | Rotherham United |  |
| Barnsley | 17:30 | Leeds United | | |