Championship (Week 29) : Forest beats Rotherham 2-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 31, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 29: After losing 2-0 to Leeds United on January 25, the Reds bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Rotherham United this Tuesday.
Britt Assombalonga scored dual goals
Rotherham United made Nottingham Forest doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with two goals by Nottingham Forest midfielder Britt Assombalonga at '50 (on penalty) and '71.
Nottingham Forest FC climbed to 18th place with 33 points from 29 games, 2 points behind Ipswich Town FC.
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
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 18 +1
- Best performance of the season:Barnsley 2-5 Nottingham Forest (25 Nov.)
- Previous game:Leeds United 2-0 Nottingham Forest (25 Jan.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Aston Villa (4 Feb.)
Rotherham United FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Rotherham United 3-2 Wigan Athletic (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Rotherham United 0-1 Barnsley (28 Jan.)
- Next game:Bristol City - Rotherham United (4 Feb.)
Nottingham Forest
2:0
Rotherham United
2:0 (0:0)
- 31 January 2017
- 19:45
- Nottingham
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 |  |