Championship (Week 30) : Forest beats Aston Villa 2-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 30: Two wins in a row for Nottingham Forest. After their 2-0 win against Rotherham United on January 31, the Reds continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa this Saturday.
Aston Villa forward Jonathan Kodjia opened the score in the 19th minute, before seeing Nottingham Forest catch up in the 42nd minute thanks to Britt Assombalonga. 1-1 at half time. The Reds eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Brereton Ben in stoppage time.
Aston Villa remains in 14th place with 36 points from 29 games, tie on points with Brentford FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of February 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 23 | 34 | 62 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 60 |
| 3 | Reading | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 56 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 29 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 52 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 49 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Derby County | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 46 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Fulham | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 43 |
| 11 | Preston | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 42 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 40 |
| 13 | Brentford | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 36 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 36 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 36 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 36 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 36 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 35 |
| 19 | QPR | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 34 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 31 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 31 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 28 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 25 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 64 | -37 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 15 +4
- Best performance of the season:Barnsley 2-5 Nottingham Forest (25 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 2-0 Rotherham United (31 Jan.)
- Next game:Norwich City - Nottingham Forest (11 Feb.)
Aston Villa
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Brentford 3-0 Aston Villa (31 Jan.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - Ipswich Town (11 Feb.)
- 4 February 2017
- 17:30
- Nottingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 62 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 |
| 3 |  Reading | 56 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 54 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 52 |
Week 30 Results
| Friday 3 February 2017 | ||||
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Saturday 4 February 2017 | ||||
 | Ipswich Town | 2-2 | Reading | |
 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Fulham |  |
 | Cardiff City | 0-1 | Norwich City |  |
| Barnsley | 0-0 | Preston | ||
| Bristol City | 1-0 | Rotherham United |  | |
| Burton Albion | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | QPR |  |
| Newcastle | 1-0 | Derby County |  |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Aston Villa | |
| Sunday 5 February 2017 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 12:00 | Leeds United | |
 | Brentford | 15:00 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |