Championship (Week 42) : Ipswich beats Burton 2-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 14, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 42: After losing 3-1 to Fulham on April 8, the Tractor Boys returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Burton Albion this Friday.
Burton Albion made Ipswich Town doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Varney ('52 own) and Sears ('79).
Ipswich Town FC climbed to 15th place with 52 points from 42 games, 3 points behind Cardiff City.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 14, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 89 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 36 | 39 | 85 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 77 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 73 |
| 5 | Reading | 41 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 73 |
| 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 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 52 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 51 |
| 17 | QPR | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 50 |
| 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 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 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
Burton Albion FC
- Position: 21 -1
- Best performance of the season:Burton Albion 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday (16 Aug.)
- Previous game:Burton Albion 1-1 Aston Villa (8 Apr.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Burton Albion (17 Apr.)
Ipswich Town FC
- Position: 15 +2
- Best performance of the season:Ipswich Town 3-0 Wigan Athletic (4 Apr.)
- Previous game:Fulham 3-1 Ipswich Town (8 Apr.)
- Next game:Ipswich Town - Newcastle (17 Apr.)
Burton Albion
1:2
Ipswich Town
1:2 (0:0)
- 14 April 2017
- 19:45
- Burton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 89 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 85 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 77 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 73 |
| 5 |  Reading | 73 |
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 | 0-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Burton Albion | 1-2 | Ipswich Town | | |
| Newcastle | 1-1 | Leeds United | |
| Saturday 15 April 2017 | ||||
 | Aston Villa | 15:00 | Reading | |