Championship (Week 35) : Forest beats Brighton 3-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 35: The Seagulls crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 3-0 against Nottingham Forest.
Zach Clough scored dual goals
Brighton & Hove Albion made Nottingham Forest doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Clough ('60, '90 on penalty) and Osborn ('89).
Brighton and Hove Albion FC remains in second place with 71 points from 35 games, 2 points behind Newcastle United, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 28 | 38 | 73 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 71 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 65 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 35 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 64 |
| 5 | Reading | 35 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 63 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 61 |
| 7 | Fulham | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 59 | 40 | 19 | 56 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 53 | 7 | 52 |
| 9 | Preston | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 52 |
| 10 | Derby County | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 51 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 50 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 46 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 45 |
| 14 | Brentford | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 44 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 43 |
| 16 | QPR | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 43 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 43 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 40 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 37 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 36 |
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 35 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 34 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 31 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 35 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 32 | 79 | -47 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Barnsley 2-5 Nottingham Forest (25 Nov.)
- Previous game:Wigan Athletic 0-0 Nottingham Forest (25 Feb.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Brentford (7 Mar.)
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Norwich City (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Newcastle (28 Feb.)
- Next game:
Nottingham Forest
3:0
Brighton & Hove Albion
3:0 (0:0)
- 4 March 2017
- 15:00
- Nottingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 73 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 71 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 65 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 64 |
| 5 |  Reading | 63 |
Week 35 Results
| Friday 3 March 2017 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 1-3 | Leeds United | |
| Saturday 4 March 2017 | ||||
| Reading | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
| Bristol City | 0-0 | Burton Albion | ||
 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Brentford |  |
 | Rotherham United | 0-2 | Aston Villa |  |
 | Derby County | 2-1 | Barnsley | |
 | QPR | 2-1 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5-1 | Norwich City |  |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
 | Fulham | 3-1 | Preston | |
| Huddersfield Town | 17:30 | Newcastle | |