Championship (Week 31) : Preston beats Brentford 4-2
ENGLAND, Feb. 11, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 31: After their 0-0 draw against Barnsley on February 4, the Lilywhites returned to winning ways with a 4-2 victory over Brentford this Saturday.
Mcgeady Aiden scored dual goals
Field Tom opened the score in the 12th minute, before seeing Preston catch up in the 18th minute thanks to Mcgeady Aiden. 1-1 at half time. The Lilywhites eventually won the game in the second period with three more goals by Robinson Callum ('52), Mcgeady Aiden ('75) and Horgan Daryl ('77).
Preston North End FC remains in 11st place with 45 points from 31 games, one point behind Barnsley 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
Preston North End FC
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Preston 3-0 Cardiff City (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Barnsley 0-0 Preston (4 Feb.)
- Next game:Preston - Birmingham City (14 Feb.)
Brentford FC
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:Brentford 5-0 Preston (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Brentford 3-3 Brighton & Hove Albion (5 Feb.)
- Next game:Reading - Brentford (14 Feb.)
Preston
4:2
Brentford
4:2 (1:1)
- 11 February 2017
- 15:00
- Preston
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 | |