Championship (Week 31) : Ipswich beats Aston Villa 1-0
ENGLAND, Feb. 11, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 31: After their 2-2 draw against Reading on February 4, the Tractor Boys bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Welsh midfielder Emyr Huws with just 7 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Ipswich Town FC climbed to 13rd place with 39 points from 31 games, only one point behind Birmingham City FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of February 11, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 64 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 29 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 23 | 34 | 62 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 58 |
| 4 | Reading | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 57 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 31 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 54 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 52 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 50 |
| 8 | Derby County | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 47 |
| 9 | Fulham | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 46 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 46 |
| 11 | Preston | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 45 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 40 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 39 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 39 |
| 15 | Brentford | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 37 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 36 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 36 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 35 |
| 19 | QPR | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 34 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 32 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 31 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 29 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 26 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 65 | -37 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Aston Villa
- Position: 16 -2
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa (4 Feb.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - Barnsley (14 Feb.)
Ipswich Town FC
- Position: 13 +3
- Best performance of the season:Ipswich Town 3-0 QPR (26 Nov.)
- Previous game:Ipswich Town 2-2 Reading (4 Feb.)
- Next game:Brighton & Hove Albion - Ipswich Town (14 Feb.)
Aston Villa
0:1
Ipswich Town
0:1 (0:0)
- 11 February 2017
- 15:00
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 64 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 62 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 58 |
| 4 |  Reading | 57 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 54 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 10 February 2017 | ||||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Birmingham City |  |
| Saturday 11 February 2017 | ||||
| Leeds United | 0-2 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Derby County | 3-3 | Bristol City | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4-1 | Burton Albion | |
| Reading | 0-0 | Barnsley | |
| Preston | 4-2 | Brentford |  | |
 | Rotherham United | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Norwich City | 5-1 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Aston Villa | 0-1 | Ipswich Town | |
 | QPR | 1-2 | Huddersfield Town | |
 | Fulham | 3-2 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17:30 | Newcastle | |