Championship (Week 29) : Cardiff City beats Preston 2-0
WALES, Jan. 31, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 29: After losing 1-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion on January 28 and 2-1 to Reading on January 28, Cardiff City bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Preston this Tuesday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Peter Whittingham ('18 on penalty) and Zohore Kenneth ('28).
Preston North End FC remains in 10th place with 41 points from 29 games, 2 points behind Norwich City, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 31, 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 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 55 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 49 |
| 6 | Derby County | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 46 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 44 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 43 |
| 10 | Preston | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Fulham | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 40 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 37 |
| 13 | Brentford | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 36 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 36 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 36 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 35 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 35 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 33 |
| 19 | QPR | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 33 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 28 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 28 |
| 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 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 63 | -36 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Cardiff City
- Position: 15 +1
- Best performance of the season:Cardiff City 2-0 Preston (31 Jan.)
- Previous game:Reading 2-1 Cardiff City (28 Jan.)
- Next game:Cardiff City - Norwich City (4 Feb.)
Preston North End FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Preston 3-0 Cardiff City (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Preston 1-1 Ipswich Town (28 Jan.)
- Next game:Barnsley - Preston (4 Feb.)
Cardiff City
2:0
Preston
2:0 (2:0)
- 31 January 2017
- 19:45
- Cardiff
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 58 |
| 3 |  Reading | 55 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 51 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 49 |
Week 29 Results
| Tuesday 31 January 2017 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 0-1 | Reading | |
| Cardiff City | 2-0 | Preston | |
 | Brentford | 3-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Barnsley | 1-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  | |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-3 | Derby County |  |
| Bristol City | 2-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | |
| Wednesday 1 February 2017 | ||||
| Burton Albion | 19:45 | Fulham |  | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 19:45 | Leeds United | |
| Newcastle | 19:45 | QPR |  |
| Thursday 2 February 2017 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 19:45 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
 | Wigan Athletic | 19:45 | Norwich City |  |