Championship (Week 43) : Sheffield Wednesday defeats QPR 2-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 17, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 43: Four wins in a row for Sheffield Wednesday. After their success against Rotherham United, Newcastle and Cardiff City, the Owls continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over QPR this Monday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Adam Reach ('12) and Daniel Pudil ('31).
Sheffield Wednesday FC climbed to fifth place with 75 points from 43 games, 2 points behind Huddersfield Town AFC, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 17, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 36 | 37 | 92 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 39 | 37 | 85 |
| 3 | Reading | 43 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 79 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 77 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 43 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 75 |
| 6 | Fulham | 43 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 78 | 54 | 24 | 73 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 43 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 73 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 66 | 10 | 63 |
| 9 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 62 |
| 10 | Preston | 43 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 61 |
| 11 | Brentford | 43 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 60 | 10 | 60 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 58 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 58 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 43 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 57 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 55 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 54 |
| 17 | QPR | 43 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 50 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 43 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 48 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 43 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 48 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 43 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 47 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 43 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 56 | 68 | -12 | 45 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 43 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 44 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 43 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 40 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 43 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 37 | 96 | -59 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:QPR 5-1 Rotherham United (18 Mar.)
- Previous game:Bristol City 2-1 QPR (14 Apr.)
- Next game:Brentford - QPR (22 Apr.)
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 Norwich City (4 Mar.)
- Previous game:Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Cardiff City (14 Apr.)
- Next game:Sheffield Wednesday - Derby County (22 Apr.)
QPR
1:2
Sheffield Wednesday
1:2 (1:2)
- 17 April 2017
- 15:00
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 92 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 85 |
| 3 |  Reading | 79 |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Town | 77 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 75 |
Week 43 Results
| Monday 17 April 2017 | ||||
 | Fulham | 3-1 | Aston Villa |  |
| Reading | 2-1 | Rotherham United |  |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Newcastle | |
| Barnsley | 1-1 | Brentford |  | |
| QPR | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
 | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Preston | 1-3 | Norwich City |  | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Bristol City | |
 | Leeds United | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Birmingham City | 0-2 | Burton Albion | |
 | Derby County | 17:00 | Huddersfield Town | |