Championship (Week 38) : Leeds United beats Brighton 2-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 38: After two straigth victories against Rotherham United and Derby County, the Seagulls lost 2-0 against Leeds United.
Chris Wood scored dual goals
Brighton & Hove Albion made Leeds United doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with two goals by Leeds United forward Chris Wood at '63 and '85 (on penalty).
Brighton and Hove Albion FC remains in second place with 77 points from 38 games, one point behind Newcastle United.
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 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 33 | 30 | 77 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 71 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 69 |
| 5 | Reading | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 67 |
| 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
Leeds United FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Preston 1-4 Leeds United (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Leeds United 0-0 QPR (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Reading - Leeds United (1 Apr.)
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Brighton & Hove Albion 5-0 Norwich City (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Derby County (10 Mar.)
- Next game:
Leeds United
2:0
Brighton & Hove Albion
2:0 (0:0)
- 18 March 2017
- 17:30
- Leeds
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 78 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 77 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 71 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 69 |
| 5 |  Reading | 67 |
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 | 2-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |