Championship (Week 35) : Aston Villa beats Rotherham 2-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 35: Three wins in a row for Aston Villa. After their success against Derby County and Bristol City, the Villans continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-0 victory over Rotherham United this Saturday.
Rotherham United made Aston Villa doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Vaulks Will ('68 own) and Kodjia Jonathan ('87).
Aston Villa climbed to 13rd place with 45 points from 35 games, only one point behind Cardiff City.
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
Rotherham United FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Rotherham United 3-2 Wigan Athletic (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Brentford 4-2 Rotherham United (25 Feb.)
- Next game:
Aston Villa
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Aston Villa 2-0 Bristol City (28 Feb.)
- Next game:Huddersfield Town - Aston Villa (7 Mar.)
Rotherham United
0:2
Aston Villa
0:2 (0:0)
- 4 March 2017
- 15:00
- Rotherham
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 | |