Championship (Week 40) : Sheffield Wednesday beats Rotherham 2-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 40: After their 1-1 draw against Barnsley on April 1, the Owls bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Rotherham United this Tuesday.
Steven Fletcher scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Steven Fletcher ('19, '44).
Sheffield Wednesday FC climbed to 6th place with 66 points from 40 games, 3 points behind Leeds United FC.
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
Rotherham United FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Rotherham United 3-2 Wigan Athletic (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Rotherham United 0-1 Fulham (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Wigan Athletic - Rotherham United (8 Apr.)
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 Norwich City (4 Mar.)
- Previous game:Barnsley 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Sheffield Wednesday - Newcastle (8 Apr.)
Rotherham United
0:2
Sheffield Wednesday
0:2 (0:2)
- 4 April 2017
- 19:45
- Rotherham
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 | |