Championship (Week 28) : Fulham draw 2-2 with Blackburn
ENGLAND, Mar. 14, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 28: The match between Fulham and Blackburn Rovers ended in a 2-2 draw on Tuesday.
Fulham players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Nigerian midfielder Sone Aluko in the 45th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Cyriac Gohi goal ('86) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Blackburn Rovers with goals by Conway Craig ('79 on penalty) and Lucas Joao ('90).
Fulham climbed to 7th place with 61 points from 37 games, only one point behind Sheffield Wednesday FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 28, 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 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 65 | 44 | 21 | 61 |
| 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 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 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 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 42 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 41 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 40 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 39 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 37 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 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
Fulham
- Position: 7 +2
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 5-0 Reading (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Newcastle 1-3 Fulham (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Fulham - Wolverhampton Wanderers (18 Mar.)
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 21 +2
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Rotherham United (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Norwich City 2-2 Blackburn Rovers (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Preston (18 Mar.)
Fulham
2:2
Blackburn Rovers
2:2 (1:0)
- 14 March 2017
- 19:45
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 77 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 77 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 71 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 66 |
| 5 |  Reading | 64 |
Week 28 Results
| Wednesday 25 January 2017 | ||||
| Leeds United | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
 | Rotherham United | 0-1 | Barnsley | |
| Preston | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |  | |
| Reading | 2-1 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Birmingham City |  |
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
 | QPR | 2-1 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Derby County | 0-0 | Burton Albion | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-2 | Brentford |  |
| Tuesday 28 February 2017 | ||||
 | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Bristol City | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-2 | Newcastle | |
| Tuesday 14 March 2017 | ||||
| Fulham | 2-2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Tuesday 25 April 2017 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19:45 | Huddersfield Town | |