Championship (Week 40) : Wolverhampton Wanderers defeats Forest 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 40: Five wins in a row for Wolverhampton Wanderers. After their success against Rotherham United, Brentford, Fulham and Cardiff City, the Wolves continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Wolverhampton Wanderers nor Nottingham Forest have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by French midfielder Nouha Dicko in the 62nd minute.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC climbed to 15th place with 51 points from 39 games, only one point behind Cardiff City.
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
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
- Position: 15 +1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Barnsley 2-5 Nottingham Forest (25 Nov.)
- Previous game:Preston 1-1 Nottingham Forest (1 Apr.)
- Next game:
- 4 April 2017
- 19:45
- Wolverhampton
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 | |