Championship (Week 29) : Fulham beats Burton 2-0
ENGLAND, Feb. 1, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 29: After losing 1-0 to Reading on January 24, the Cottages returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Burton Albion this Wednesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Johansen Stefan ('48) and Malone ('71).
Fulham climbed to 9th place with 43 points from 28 games, only one point behind Barnsley 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
Burton Albion FC
- Position: 21 -1
- Best performance of the season:Burton Albion 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday (16 Aug.)
- Previous game:QPR 1-2 Burton Albion (28 Jan.)
- Next game:
Fulham
- Position: 9 +2
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 5-0 Reading (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Reading 1-0 Fulham (24 Jan.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Fulham (4 Feb.)
Burton Albion
0:2
Fulham
0:2 (0:0)
- 1 February 2017
- 19:45
- Burton
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 |  |