Championship (Week 29) : Newcastle and QPR play out 2-2 draw
ENGLAND, Feb. 1, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 29: Newcastle was held to a 2-2 draw by QPR on Wednesday.
One goal for both sides in the first half, Shelvey ('1) for Newcastle, Washington Conor ('44) for QPR and one each in the second, Ritchie ('54) for Newcastle, Clark ('90 own) for QPR.
Newcastle United remains in second place with 59 points from 28 games, one point behind Brighton and Hove Albion FC, which has a game in hand.
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
Newcastle United
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:QPR 0-6 Newcastle (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Newcastle 4-0 Rotherham United (21 Jan.)
- Next game:Newcastle - Derby County (4 Feb.)
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:QPR 3-0 Leeds United (7 Aug.)
- Previous game:QPR 1-2 Burton Albion (28 Jan.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - QPR (4 Feb.)
Newcastle
2:2
QPR
2:2 (1:1)
- 1 February 2017
- 19:45
- Newcastle
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 |  |