Championship (Week 28) : Newcastle beats Brighton 2-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 28, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 28: After two straigth victories against Barnsley and Reading, the Seagulls lost 2-1 against Newcastle.
Brighton & Hove Albion had started off well by taking the lead in the 14th minute with a goal by forward Glenn Murray on penalty. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Magpies nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Diamé '81 and Pérez '89).
Newcastle United climbed to first place with 73 points from 34 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Brighton and Hove Albion 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
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 2 -1
- Best performance of the season:Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Norwich City (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Reading (25 Feb.)
- Next game:
Newcastle United
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:QPR 0-6 Newcastle (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Newcastle 2-2 Bristol City (25 Feb.)
- Next game:Huddersfield Town - Newcastle (4 Mar.)
Brighton & Hove Albion
1:2
Newcastle
1:2 (1:0)
- 28 February 2017
- 19:45
- Brighton
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 | |