Championship (Week 36) : Huddersfield Town beats Aston Villa 1-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 7, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 36: After losing 1-3 to Newcastle on March 4, the Terriers bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa this Tuesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Huddersfield Town defender Tommy Smith in the 69th minute.
Huddersfield Town AFC remains in third place with 68 points from 35 games, 6 points behind Brighton and Hove Albion FC.
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
Huddersfield Town AFC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Huddersfield Town 1-3 Newcastle (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Brentford - Huddersfield Town (11 Mar.)
Aston Villa
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - Sheffield Wednesday (11 Mar.)
Huddersfield Town
1:0
Aston Villa
1:0 (0:0)
- 7 March 2017
- 19:45
- Huddersfield
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 | |