Championship (Week 42) : Bristol City beats QPR 2-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 14, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 42: Two wins in a row for Bristol City. After their 3-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on April 8, the Robins continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over QPR this Friday.
Bristol City dominated the first half thanks to goals from Pack Marlon ('14) and Paterson ('40). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Robins further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Queens Park Rangers remains in 16th place with 50 points from 42 games, one point behind Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 14, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 41 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 86 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 41 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 74 | 35 | 39 | 84 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 77 |
| 4 | Reading | 41 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 73 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 41 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 72 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 72 |
| 7 | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 75 | 53 | 22 | 70 |
| 8 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 62 |
| 9 | Preston | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 61 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 65 | 8 | 60 |
| 11 | Brentford | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 59 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 41 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 58 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 56 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 55 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 51 |
| 16 | QPR | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 50 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 41 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 49 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 47 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 47 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 45 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 45 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 43 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 53 | -15 | 40 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 36 | 94 | -58 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Bristol City FC
- Position: 18 +3
- Best performance of the season:Bristol City 4-0 Huddersfield Town (17 Mar.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Bristol City (17 Apr.)
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:QPR 5-1 Rotherham United (18 Mar.)
- Previous game:QPR 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (7 Apr.)
- Next game:QPR - Sheffield Wednesday (17 Apr.)
Bristol City
2:1
QPR
2:1 (2:0)
- 14 April 2017
- 15:00
- Bristol
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 86 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 84 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 77 |
| 4 |  Reading | 73 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 72 |
Week 42 Results
| Thursday 13 April 2017 | ||||
 | Wigan Athletic | 3-2 | Barnsley | |
| Friday 14 April 2017 | ||||
 | Norwich City | 1-3 | Fulham |  |
 | Brentford | 4-0 | Derby County |  |
 | Rotherham United | 1-1 | Birmingham City |  |
| Bristol City | 2-1 | QPR | | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Cardiff City |  |
| Huddersfield Town | 3-2 | Preston | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17:00 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Burton Albion | 19:45 | Ipswich Town |  | |
| Newcastle | 19:45 | Leeds United | |
| Saturday 15 April 2017 | ||||
 | Aston Villa | 15:00 | Reading | |