Championship (Week 36) : Fulham draw 1-1 with Leeds United
ENGLAND, Mar. 7, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 36: Leeds United was held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham on Tuesday.
Leeds United players started off well by taking the lead thanks to American defender Tim Ream into his own net in the 5th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Fulham with a saving goal from Fulham midfielder Cairney Tom in the 90th minute.
Leeds United FC remains in fourth place with 65 points from 36 games, 3 points behind Huddersfield Town AFC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 7, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 35 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 29 | 40 | 76 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 74 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 35 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 68 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 65 |
| 5 | Reading | 35 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 63 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 62 |
| 7 | Fulham | 35 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 57 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 53 |
| 9 | Preston | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 53 |
| 10 | Derby County | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 52 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 50 |
| 12 | Brentford | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 47 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 47 |
| 14 | QPR | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 46 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 45 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 44 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 43 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 40 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 38 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 37 |
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 36 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 35 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 34 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 36 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 81 | -49 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Fulham
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 5-0 Reading (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Fulham 3-1 Preston (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Newcastle - Fulham (11 Mar.)
Leeds United FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Preston 1-4 Leeds United (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 1-3 Leeds United (3 Mar.)
- Next game:Leeds United - QPR (11 Mar.)
Fulham
1:1
Leeds United
1:1 (0:1)
- 7 March 2017
- 19:45
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 76 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 74 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 68 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 65 |
| 5 |  Reading | 63 |
Week 36 Results
| Tuesday 7 March 2017 | ||||
| Fulham | 1-1 | Leeds United | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 2-3 | Brentford |  |
| Bristol City | 1-1 | Norwich City |  | |
 | Derby County | 1-1 | Preston | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Burton Albion | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Rotherham United | 0-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | QPR | 2-1 | Barnsley | |
 | Birmingham City | 0-1 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Reading | 20:00 | Newcastle | |