Championship (Week 27) : Barnsley beats Leeds United 3-2
ENGLAND, Jan. 21, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 27: After two straigth victories against Rotherham United and Derby County, the Whites lost 3-2 against Barnsley.
Leeds United forward Chris Wood opened the score in the 18th minute, before seeing Barnsley catch up in the 45th minute thanks to Bradshaw Tom. 1-1 at half time. The Tykes eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Kent Ryan ('48) and Hourihane Conor ('54).
Leeds United FC are down in fourth place with 48 points from 27 games, one point behind Huddersfield Town AFC.
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 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 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 | Barnsley | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | Fulham | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 40 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 40 |
| 11 | Preston | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 40 |
| 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
Barnsley FC
- Position: 8 +2
- Best performance of the season:Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-4 Barnsley (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Fulham 2-0 Barnsley (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Rotherham United - Barnsley (28 Jan.)
Leeds United FC
- Position: 4 -1
- Best performance of the season:Preston 1-4 Leeds United (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Leeds United 1-0 Derby County (13 Jan.)
- Next game:Leeds United - Nottingham Forest (25 Jan.)
Barnsley
3:2
Leeds United
3:2 (1:1)
- 21 January 2017
- 17:30
- Barnsley
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 | 3-2 | Leeds United | | |