Championship (Week 40) : Aston Villa defeats QPR 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 40: Four wins in a row for Aston Villa. After their success against Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic and Norwich City, the Villans continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over QPR this Tuesday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia goal in the 5th minute.
Aston Villa remains in 11st place with 57 points from 40 games, tie on points with Norwich City, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 83 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 39 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 33 | 39 | 81 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 71 |
| 4 | Reading | 39 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 70 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 69 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 66 |
| 7 | Fulham | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 69 | 51 | 18 | 64 |
| 8 | Preston | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 61 |
| 9 | Derby County | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 59 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 57 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 57 |
| 12 | Brentford | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 7 | 56 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 53 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 52 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 51 |
| 16 | QPR | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 50 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 40 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 49 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 46 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 39 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 44 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 66 | -12 | 42 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 41 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 40 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 34 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 40 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 33 | 90 | -57 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Aston Villa
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Aston Villa 2-0 Norwich City (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Burton Albion - Aston Villa (8 Apr.)
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:QPR 5-1 Rotherham United (18 Mar.)
- Previous game:Derby County 1-0 QPR (31 Mar.)
- Next game:QPR - Brighton & Hove Albion (7 Apr.)
Aston Villa
1:0
QPR
1:0 (1:0)
- 4 April 2017
- 19:45
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 83 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 81 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 71 |
| 4 |  Reading | 70 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 69 |
Week 40 Results
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Derby County | 4-2 | Fulham |  |
| Preston | 5-0 | Bristol City | ||
| Aston Villa | 1-0 | QPR | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-1 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Rotherham United | 0-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Brentford | 2-0 | Leeds United | |
 | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Barnsley | 0-0 | Cardiff City |  | |
| Reading | 20:00 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
| Wednesday 5 April 2017 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 19:45 | Norwich City |  |
| Newcastle | 19:45 | Burton Albion | |