Championship (Week 44) : Aston Villa beats Birmingham City 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 23, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 44: After losing 1-3 to Reading on April 17 and 3-1 to Fulham on April 17, the Villans bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City this Sunday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor in the 68th minute.
Aston Villa remains in 12nd place with 61 points from 44 games, tie on points with Preston North End FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 23, 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 | Aston Villa | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 61 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 59 |
| 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 | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 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
Aston Villa
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Fulham 3-1 Aston Villa (17 Apr.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Aston Villa (29 Apr.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 21 -1
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 3-0 Norwich City (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 0-2 Burton Albion (17 Apr.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Huddersfield Town (29 Apr.)
Aston Villa
1:0
Birmingham City
1:0 (0:0)
- 23 April 2017
- 12:00
- Birmingham
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 | 1-0 | Birmingham City | |
| Monday 24 April 2017 | ||||
| Newcastle | 19:45 | Preston | |