Championship (Week 34) : Preston defeats QPR 2-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 25, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 34: After their 0-0 draw against Wigan Athletic on February 18, the Lilywhites bounced back with a 2-1 victory over QPR this Saturday.
QPR midfielder Kazenga LuaLua opened the score in the 36th minute, before seeing Preston catch up in the 45th minute thanks to Mcgeady Aiden. 1-1 at half time. The Lilywhites eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Hugill Jordan in the 71st minute.
Preston North End FC climbed to 8th place with 52 points from 34 games, only one point behind Fulham, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of February 25, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 64 | 27 | 37 | 70 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 68 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 65 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 61 |
| 5 | Reading | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 60 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 58 |
| 7 | Fulham | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 53 |
| 8 | Preston | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 52 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 51 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 50 |
| 11 | Derby County | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 48 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 46 |
| 13 | Brentford | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 43 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 43 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 41 |
| 16 | QPR | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 40 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 39 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 37 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 36 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 35 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 33 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 31 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 30 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 77 | -45 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Preston North End FC
- Position: 8 +2
- Best performance of the season:Preston 3-0 Cardiff City (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Wigan Athletic 0-0 Preston (18 Feb.)
- Next game:Fulham - Preston (4 Mar.)
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 1-4 QPR (18 Feb.)
- Previous game:QPR 2-1 Wigan Athletic (21 Feb.)
- Next game:QPR - Cardiff City (4 Mar.)
Preston
2:1
QPR
2:1 (1:1)
- 25 February 2017
- 15:00
- Preston
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 70 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 68 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 65 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 61 |
| 5 |  Reading | 60 |
Week 34 Results
| Friday 24 February 2017 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 | Birmingham City |  |
| Burton Albion | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  | |
| Saturday 25 February 2017 | ||||
| Leeds United | 1-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Newcastle | 2-2 | Bristol City | |
 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Derby County |  |
 | Brentford | 4-2 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Barnsley | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town | | |
 | Cardiff City | 2-2 | Fulham |  |
| Preston | 2-1 | QPR | | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 17:30 | Reading | |
| Sunday 26 February 2017 | ||||
 | Norwich City | 12:00 | Ipswich Town |  |