Championship (Week 39) : Aston Villa defeats Norwich City 2-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 1, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 39: Three wins in a row for Aston Villa. After their success against Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan Athletic, the Villans continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-0 victory over Norwich City this Saturday.
Jonathan Kodjia scored dual goals
Aston Villa dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by French forward Jonathan Kodjia in the 25th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Villans further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Kodjia with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Norwich City are down in 9th place with 57 points from 39 games, one point behind Preston North End FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 1, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 39 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 33 | 39 | 81 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 33 | 31 | 80 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 71 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 69 |
| 5 | Reading | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 67 |
| 6 | Fulham | 39 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 67 | 47 | 20 | 64 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 63 |
| 8 | Preston | 39 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 58 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 57 |
| 10 | Derby County | 39 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 56 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 54 |
| 12 | Brentford | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 53 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 39 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 52 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 51 |
| 15 | QPR | 39 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 52 | -6 | 50 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 48 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 39 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 46 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 46 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 39 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 44 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 42 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 39 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 41 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 40 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 39 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 34 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 39 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 33 | 88 | -55 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Aston Villa
- Position: 11 +1
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Wigan Athletic 0-2 Aston Villa (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - QPR (4 Apr.)
Norwich City
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 5-0 Brentford (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Norwich City 2-0 Barnsley (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Huddersfield Town - Norwich City (5 Apr.)
- 1 April 2017
- 15:00
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 81 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 80 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 71 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 69 |
| 5 |  Reading | 67 |
Week 39 Results
| Friday 31 March 2017 | ||||
 | Derby County | 1-0 | QPR |  |
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
| Barnsley | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Cardiff City |  |
| Huddersfield Town | 0-1 | Burton Albion | |
| Newcastle | 2-1 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Aston Villa | 2-0 | Norwich City | |
 | Rotherham United | 0-1 | Fulham |  |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Brentford | 2-0 | Bristol City | |
| Preston | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |  | |
| Reading | 17:30 | Leeds United | |