Championship (Week 44) : Sheffield Wednesday defeats Derby County 2-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 22, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 44: Five wins in a row for Sheffield Wednesday. After their success against Rotherham United, Newcastle, Cardiff City and QPR, the Owls continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Derby County this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Sheffield Wednesday nor Derby County have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Fletcher ('58) and Hooper ('64).
Sheffield Wednesday FC climbed to fourth place with 78 points from 44 games, only one point behind Reading FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 22, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 38 | 35 | 92 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 39 | 37 | 85 |
| 3 | Reading | 44 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 79 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 78 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 43 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 78 |
| 6 | Fulham | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 82 | 55 | 27 | 76 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 44 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 73 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 66 | 12 | 66 |
| 9 | Brentford | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 61 | 12 | 63 |
| 10 | Derby County | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 63 |
| 11 | Preston | 43 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 61 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 59 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 58 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 57 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 43 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 55 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 55 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 51 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 51 |
| 19 | QPR | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 62 | -12 | 50 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 44 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59 | 70 | -11 | 48 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 43 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 47 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 45 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 41 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 44 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 96 | -58 | 21 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 Norwich City (4 Mar.)
- Previous game:QPR 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday (17 Apr.)
- Next game:Ipswich Town - Sheffield Wednesday (29 Apr.)
Derby County FC
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Ipswich Town 0-3 Derby County (31 Jan.)
- Previous game:Derby County 1-1 Huddersfield Town (17 Apr.)
- Next game:Derby County - Wolverhampton Wanderers (29 Apr.)
Sheffield Wednesday
2:1
Derby County
2:1 (0:0)
- 22 April 2017
- 15:00
- Sheffield
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 92 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 85 |
| 3 |  Reading | 79 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 78 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 78 |
Week 44 Results
| Friday 21 April 2017 | ||||
 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Saturday 22 April 2017 | ||||
 | Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | Reading | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1-4 | Fulham |  |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Derby County | |
| Bristol City | 3-2 | Barnsley | ||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
| Burton Albion | 2-1 | Leeds United |  | |
 | Rotherham United | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Brentford | 3-1 | QPR |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-0 | Cardiff City |  |
| Sunday 23 April 2017 | ||||
 | Aston Villa | 12:00 | Birmingham City |  |
| Monday 24 April 2017 | ||||
| Newcastle | 19:45 | Preston | |