Championship (Week 28) : Barnsley defeats Rotherham 1-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 28, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 28: Two wins in a row for Barnsley. After their 3-2 win against Leeds United on January 21, the Tykes continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Rotherham United this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Barnsley nor Rotherham United have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Barnsley forward Adam Armstrong in the 70th minute.
Barnsley FC climbed to 7th place with 44 points from 28 games, only one point behind Sheffield Wednesday FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 28, 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 | Reading | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 52 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 49 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 44 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 43 |
| 9 | Derby County | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 43 |
| 10 | Preston | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 41 |
| 11 | Fulham | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 40 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 36 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 35 |
| 15 | Brentford | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 33 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 33 |
| 17 | QPR | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 33 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 32 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 30 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 28 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 27 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 25 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 25 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 61 | -34 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Rotherham United FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Rotherham United 3-2 Wigan Athletic (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Newcastle 4-0 Rotherham United (21 Jan.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Rotherham United (31 Jan.)
Barnsley FC
- Position: 7 +1
- Best performance of the season:Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-4 Barnsley (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Barnsley 3-2 Leeds United (21 Jan.)
- Next game:Barnsley - Wolverhampton Wanderers (31 Jan.)
Rotherham United
0:1
Barnsley
0:1 (0:0)
- 28 January 2017
- 15:00
- Rotherham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 58 |
| 3 |  Reading | 52 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 51 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 49 |
Week 28 Results
| Wednesday 25 January 2017 | ||||
| Leeds United | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
| Rotherham United | 0-1 | Barnsley | |
| Preston | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |  | |
| Reading | 2-1 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Norwich City | 2-0 | 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 | |