Championship (Week 30) : Brentford hold Brighton to 3-3
ENGLAND, Feb. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 30: Brighton & Hove Albion was held to a 3-3 draw by Brentford on Sunday.
Brentford players started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Ramallo Jose ('15) and Dean ('22). However, even though they were leading 2-0 at half time, and despite Kerschbaumer Konstantin goal ('90) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Brighton & Hove Albion with goals by Solly March ('75), Shane Duffy ('78) and Tomer Hemed ('90).
Brighton and Hove Albion FC are down in second place with 61 points from 29 games, one point behind Newcastle United.
View : Full Championship table (as of February 5, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 23 | 34 | 62 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | Reading | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 56 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 55 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 54 |
| 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 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 37 |
| 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
Brentford FC
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Brentford 5-0 Preston (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Brentford 3-0 Aston Villa (31 Jan.)
- Next game:Preston - Brentford (11 Feb.)
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 2 -1
- Best performance of the season:Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Norwich City (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Brighton & Hove Albion - Burton Albion (11 Feb.)
Brentford
3:3
Brighton & Hove Albion
3:3 (2:0)
- 5 February 2017
- 15:00
- Brentford
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 62 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 61 |
| 3 |  Reading | 56 |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Town | 55 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 54 |
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 | 2-1 | Leeds United | |
| Brentford | 3-3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |