Championship (Week 28) : QPR beats Wigan Athletic 2-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 21, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 28: Two wins in a row for QPR. After their 1-4 win against Birmingham City on February 18, QPR continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Wigan Athletic this Tuesday.
QPR forward Matt Smith opened the score in the 4th minute, before seeing Wigan Athletic catch up in the 17th minute thanks to Bogle Omar penalty kick. 1-1 at half time. QPR eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Washington Conor in the 60th minute.
Queens Park Rangers climbed to 15th place with 40 points from 33 games, tie on points with Brentford FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 28, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 32 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 62 | 25 | 37 | 69 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 68 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 64 |
| 4 | Reading | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 60 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 58 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 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 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 48 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 45 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 41 |
| 14 | Brentford | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 40 |
| 15 | QPR | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 40 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 40 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 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 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 35 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 32 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 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
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 15 +2
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 1-4 QPR (18 Feb.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 1-4 QPR (18 Feb.)
- Next game:Preston - QPR (25 Feb.)
Wigan Athletic FC
- Position: 22 -1
- Best performance of the season:Wigan Athletic 3-0 Blackburn Rovers (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Wigan Athletic 0-0 Preston (18 Feb.)
- Next game:Wigan Athletic - Nottingham Forest (25 Feb.)
- 21 February 2017
- 19:45
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 69 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 68 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 64 |
| 4 |  Reading | 60 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 58 |
Week 28 Results
| Wednesday 25 January 2017 | ||||
| Leeds United | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
 | Rotherham United | 0-1 | Barnsley | |
| Preston | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |  | |
| Reading | 2-1 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Birmingham City |  |
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
| QPR | 2-1 | Wigan Athletic | |
 | Derby County | 0-0 | Burton Albion | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-2 | Brentford |  |
| Tuesday 28 February 2017 | ||||
 | Aston Villa | 19:45 | Bristol City | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 19:45 | Newcastle | |
| Tuesday 14 March 2017 | ||||
 | Fulham | 19:45 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
| Tuesday 25 April 2017 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19:45 | Huddersfield Town | |