Championship (Week 33) : Cardiff City beats Rotherham 5-0
WALES, Feb. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 33: Three wins in a row for Cardiff City. After their success against Leeds United and Derby County, Cardiff City continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 5-0 victory over Rotherham United this Saturday.
Zohore Kenneth scored dual goals
Cardiff City dominated the first half thanks to goals from Harris ('11) and Hoilett Junior ('45). Leading 2-0 at the break, Cardiff City players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Noone '49 and Zohore Kenneth '54, '83).
Cardiff City remains in 12nd place with 45 points from 33 games, 2 points behind Derby County FC, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of February 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 68 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 31 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 60 | 25 | 35 | 66 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 61 |
| 4 | Reading | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 60 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 58 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 58 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 51 |
| 8 | Fulham | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 49 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 49 |
| 10 | Preston | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 49 |
| 11 | Derby County | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 47 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 45 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 41 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 40 |
| 15 | Brentford | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 37 |
| 16 | QPR | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 37 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 36 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 36 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 35 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 34 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 32 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 30 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 29 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 33 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 73 | -43 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Cardiff City
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Cardiff City 5-0 Rotherham United (18 Feb.)
- Previous game:Derby County 3-4 Cardiff City (14 Feb.)
- Next game:Cardiff City - Fulham (25 Feb.)
Rotherham United FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Rotherham United 3-2 Wigan Athletic (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Rotherham United 2-3 Huddersfield Town (14 Feb.)
- Next game:Brentford - Rotherham United (25 Feb.)
- 18 February 2017
- 15:00
- Cardiff
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 68 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 66 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 61 |
| 4 |  Reading | 60 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 58 |
Week 33 Results
| Saturday 18 February 2017 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 1-4 | QPR |  |
| Burton Albion | 2-1 | Norwich City |  | |
 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Leeds United | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Cardiff City | 5-0 | Rotherham United | |
| Barnsley | 0-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | | |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-0 | Preston | |
| Monday 20 February 2017 | ||||
| Newcastle | 20:00 | Aston Villa |  |
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 19:45 | Reading | |
| Wednesday 22 February 2017 | ||||
| Bristol City | 20:00 | Fulham |  | |
| Tuesday 28 February 2017 | ||||
 | Blackburn Rovers | 19:45 | Derby County |  |
| Tuesday 14 March 2017 | ||||
 | Brentford | 19:45 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |