Championship (Week 36) : Brighton defeats Rotherham 2-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 7, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 36: After losing 1-2 to Newcastle on March 4 and 3-0 to Nottingham Forest on March 4, the Seagulls returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Rotherham United this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Brighton & Hove Albion nor Rotherham United have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Knockaert ('48) and March ('79).
Brighton and Hove Albion FC remains in second place with 74 points from 36 games, 2 points behind Newcastle United, 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
Rotherham United FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Rotherham United 3-2 Wigan Athletic (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Rotherham United 0-2 Aston Villa (4 Mar.)
- Next game:
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Norwich City (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Brighton & Hove Albion - Derby County (10 Mar.)
Rotherham United
0:2
Brighton & Hove Albion
0:2 (0:0)
- 7 March 2017
- 19:45
- Rotherham
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 | |