Championship (Week 27) : Aston Villa and Preston tied at 2-2
ENGLAND, Jan. 21, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 27: The match between Aston Villa and Preston ended in a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Aston Villa players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Ghanaian midfielder Albert Adomah ('22 and '36/penalty. However, even though they were leading 2-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Preston with dual goals from Hugill Jordan ('64 and '76.
Preston North End FC are down in 10th place with 40 points from 27 games, tie on points with Norwich City.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 21, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 58 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 49 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 48 |
| 5 | Reading | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 46 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Derby County | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Fulham | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 40 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 40 |
| 10 | Preston | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 40 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 38 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 37 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 36 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 34 |
| 15 | Brentford | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 33 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 33 |
| 17 | QPR | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 33 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 32 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 30 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 27 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 25 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 37 | -11 | 25 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 25 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 60 | -33 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Aston Villa
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Brentford - Aston Villa (31 Jan.)
Preston North End FC
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Preston 3-0 Cardiff City (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Preston 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Preston - Ipswich Town (28 Jan.)
Aston Villa
2:2
Preston
2:2 (2:0)
- 21 January 2017
- 15:00
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 58 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 57 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 49 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 48 |
| 5 |  Reading | 46 |
Week 27 Results
| Friday 20 January 2017 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
 | QPR | 1-1 | Fulham |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 2-1 | Brentford |  |
| Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Norwich City | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Derby County | 3-2 | Reading | |
| Aston Villa | 2-2 | Preston | |
 | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Burton Albion | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Bristol City | |
| Newcastle | 4-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Barnsley | 17:30 | Leeds United | | |