Championship (Week 37) : Norwich City and Blackburn play to a 2-2 draw
ENGLAND, Mar. 11, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 37: The match between Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers ended in a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Norwich City players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Norwich City forward Cameron Jerome in the 19th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Jerome goal ('81) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Blackburn Rovers with dual goals from Portuguese forward Lucas Joao ('73 and '78.
Norwich City are down in 9th place with 54 points from 37 games, 2 points behind Preston North End FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 11, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 37 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 32 | 38 | 77 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 31 | 32 | 77 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 71 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 37 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 66 |
| 5 | Reading | 37 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 64 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 62 |
| 7 | Fulham | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 60 |
| 8 | Preston | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 56 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 54 |
| 10 | Derby County | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 52 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 51 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 48 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 48 |
| 14 | Brentford | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 47 |
| 15 | QPR | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 47 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 45 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 44 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 41 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 40 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 39 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 37 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 38 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 38 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 37 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 34 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 37 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 32 | 82 | -50 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Norwich City
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 5-0 Brentford (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Bristol City 1-1 Norwich City (7 Mar.)
- Next game:Norwich City - Barnsley (18 Mar.)
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 22 -2
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Rotherham United (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Cardiff City (7 Mar.)
- Next game:Fulham - Blackburn Rovers (14 Mar.)
Norwich City
2:2
Blackburn Rovers
2:2 (1:0)
- 11 March 2017
- 15:00
- Norwich
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 77 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 77 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 71 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 66 |
| 5 |  Reading | 64 |
Week 37 Results
| Friday 10 March 2017 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-0 | Derby County |  |
| Saturday 11 March 2017 | ||||
| Preston | 3-0 | Reading | | |
| Burton Albion | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |  | |
| Norwich City | 2-2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
 | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Newcastle | 1-3 | Fulham |  |
 | Brentford | 0-1 | Huddersfield Town | |
| Leeds United | 0-0 | QPR |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | Bristol City | |
| Barnsley | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |  | |
 | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Birmingham City |  |