Championship (Week 28) : Aston Villa defeats Bristol City 2-0
ENGLAND, Feb. 28, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 28: Two wins in a row for Aston Villa. After their 1-0 win against Derby County on February 25, the Villans continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-0 victory over Bristol City this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Aston Villa nor Bristol City have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Kodjia ('54) and Hourihane Conor ('59).
Aston Villa are down in 15th place with 42 points from 34 games, one point behind Birmingham City FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 28, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 28 | 38 | 73 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 71 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 65 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 61 |
| 5 | Reading | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 60 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 58 |
| 7 | Fulham | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 53 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 52 |
| 9 | Preston | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 52 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 50 |
| 11 | Derby County | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 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 | Aston Villa | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 42 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 42 |
| 17 | QPR | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 40 |
| 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 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 33 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 33 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 31 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 77 | -45 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Aston Villa
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County (25 Feb.)
- Next game:Rotherham United - Aston Villa (4 Mar.)
Bristol City FC
- Position: 21 -1
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 0-4 Bristol City (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Newcastle 2-2 Bristol City (25 Feb.)
- Next game:Bristol City - Burton Albion (4 Mar.)
Aston Villa
2:0
Bristol City
2:0 (0:0)
- 28 February 2017
- 19:45
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 73 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 71 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 65 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 61 |
| 5 |  Reading | 60 |
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 | 2-0 | Bristol City | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-2 | Newcastle | |
| Tuesday 14 March 2017 | ||||
 | Fulham | 19:45 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
| Tuesday 25 April 2017 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19:45 | Huddersfield Town | |