Championship (Week 31) : Norwich City defeats Forest 5-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 11, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 31: After their 2-2 draw against Wigan Athletic on February 7, the Canaries returned to winning ways with a 5-1 victory over Nottingham Forest this Saturday.
Alex Pritchard scored dual goals
Norwich City dominated the first half thanks to goals from Howson Jonny ('10), Murphy ('16) and Hoolahan Wes ('18). Leading 3-0 at the break, the Canaries further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Pritchard '61, '89).
Norwich City remains in 7th place with 50 points from 31 games, 2 points behind Sheffield Wednesday FC, which has a game in hand.
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
Norwich City
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 5-0 Brentford (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Wigan Athletic 2-2 Norwich City (7 Feb.)
- Next game:Norwich City - Newcastle (14 Feb.)
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 17 -2
- Best performance of the season:Barnsley 2-5 Nottingham Forest (25 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa (4 Feb.)
- Next game:Fulham - Nottingham Forest (14 Feb.)
Norwich City
5:1
Nottingham Forest
5:1 (3:0)
- 11 February 2017
- 15:00
- Norwich
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 | |