Championship (Week 35) : QPR beats Cardiff City 2-1
ENGLAND, Mar. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 35: After losing 2-1 to Preston on February 25, QPR returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Cardiff City this Saturday.
Cardiff City had started off well by taking the lead in the 45th minute with a goal by Ivorian defender Sol Bamba. Trailing 1-0 at half time, QPR players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Ngbakoto '62 and Richards Jazz '83 own).
Cardiff City remains in 12nd place with 46 points from 35 games, 4 points behind Barnsley FC.
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
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 16 +1
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 1-4 QPR (18 Feb.)
- Previous game:Preston 2-1 QPR (25 Feb.)
- Next game:QPR - Barnsley (7 Mar.)
Cardiff City
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Cardiff City 5-0 Rotherham United (18 Feb.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 2-2 Fulham (25 Feb.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Cardiff City (7 Mar.)
QPR
2:1
Cardiff City
2:1 (0:1)
- 4 March 2017
- 15:00
- London
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 | |