Championship (Week 38) : Cardiff City beats Ipswich 3-1
WALES, Mar. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 38: After their 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers on March 11 and 1-1 draw against Birmingham City on March 11, Cardiff City returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Ipswich Town this Saturday.
Zohore Kenneth scored dual goals
Ipswich Town defender Luke Chambers opened the score in the 23rd minute, before seeing Cardiff City catch up in the 36th minute thanks to Zohore Kenneth. 1-1 at half time. Cardiff City eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Zohore Kenneth ('50) and Bennett ('63).
Cardiff City remains in 13rd place with 51 points from 38 games, tie on points with Aston Villa.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 32 | 38 | 78 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 31 | 32 | 77 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 71 |
| 4 | Reading | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 67 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 37 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 66 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 62 |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 47 | 19 | 61 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 57 |
| 9 | Preston | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 53 | 47 | 6 | 57 |
| 10 | Derby County | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 53 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 51 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 51 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 51 |
| 14 | Brentford | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 50 |
| 15 | QPR | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 50 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 45 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 45 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 45 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 41 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 41 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 53 | -14 | 41 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 40 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 34 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 87 | -54 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Cardiff City
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Cardiff City 5-0 Rotherham United (18 Feb.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 1-1 Birmingham City (11 Mar.)
- Next game:
Ipswich Town FC
- Position: 17 -1
- Best performance of the season:Ipswich Town 3-0 QPR (26 Nov.)
- Previous game:Barnsley 1-1 Ipswich Town (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Ipswich Town - Birmingham City (1 Apr.)
Cardiff City
3:1
Ipswich Town
3:1 (1:1)
- 18 March 2017
- 15:00
- Cardiff
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 78 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 77 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 71 |
| 4 |  Reading | 67 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 66 |
Week 38 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-2 | Reading | |
| Bristol City | 4-0 | Huddersfield Town | | |
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-2 | Preston | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Derby County |  |
 | QPR | 5-1 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Fulham | 1-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
| Cardiff City | 3-1 | Ipswich Town | |
 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Barnsley | |
 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | Newcastle | |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-2 | Aston Villa |  |
| Burton Albion | 3-5 | Brentford |  | |
| Leeds United | 17:30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |