Championship (Week 28) : Leeds United beats Forest 2-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 25, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 28: After losing 3-2 to Barnsley on January 21, the Whites bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest this Wednesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Wood ('55) and Doukara ('74).
Leeds United FC climbed to third place with 51 points from 28 games, 7 points behind Newcastle United, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 25, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 60 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 58 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 51 |
| 4 | Reading | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 49 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 49 |
| 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 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 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 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 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 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 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
Leeds United FC
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:Preston 1-4 Leeds United (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Barnsley 3-2 Leeds United (21 Jan.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Leeds United (1 Feb.)
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 19
- Best performance of the season:Barnsley 2-5 Nottingham Forest (25 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 1-0 Bristol City (21 Jan.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Rotherham United (31 Jan.)
Leeds United
2:0
Nottingham Forest
2:0 (0:0)
- 25 January 2017
- 19:45
- Leeds
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 58 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 51 |
| 4 |  Reading | 49 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 49 |
Week 28 Results
| Wednesday 25 January 2017 | ||||
| Leeds United | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
 | Rotherham United | 15:00 | Barnsley | |
| Preston | 15:00 | Ipswich Town |  | |
| Reading | 15:00 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Norwich City | 15:00 | Birmingham City |  |
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
 | QPR | 19:45 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Derby County | 19:45 | Burton Albion | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19:45 | Brentford |  |
| Tuesday 28 February 2017 | ||||
 | Aston Villa | 19:45 | Bristol City | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 19:45 | Newcastle | |
| Tuesday 14 March 2017 | ||||
 | Fulham | 19:45 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
| Tuesday 25 April 2017 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19:45 | Huddersfield Town | |