Championship (Week 29) : Leeds United defeats Blackburn 2-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 1, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 29: Two wins in a row for Leeds United. After their 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest on January 25, the Whites continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers this Wednesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Leeds United nor Blackburn Rovers have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Dallas ('74) and Jansson ('89).
Leeds United FC remains in fourth place with 54 points from 29 games, one point behind Reading FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of February 1, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 60 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 59 |
| 3 | Reading | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 55 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 29 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 54 |
| 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 | Fulham | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 43 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 43 |
| 11 | Preston | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 41 |
| 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 | QPR | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 34 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 33 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 28 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 28 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 25 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 25 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 29 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 63 | -36 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 23
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Rotherham United (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Birmingham City (21 Jan.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - QPR (4 Feb.)
Leeds United FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Preston 1-4 Leeds United (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Leeds United 2-0 Nottingham Forest (25 Jan.)
- Next game:Huddersfield Town - Leeds United (5 Feb.)
Blackburn Rovers
1:2
Leeds United
1:2 (0:0)
- 1 February 2017
- 19:45
- Blackburn
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 59 |
| 3 |  Reading | 55 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 54 |
| 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 | 0-2 | Fulham |  | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Leeds United | |
| Newcastle | 2-2 | QPR |  |
| Thursday 2 February 2017 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 19:45 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
 | Wigan Athletic | 19:45 | Norwich City |  |