Championship (Week 45) : Blackburn defeats Aston Villa 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 29, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 45: After their 1-1 draw against Bristol City on April 22 and 0-0 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers on April 22, Rovers bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Blackburn Rovers nor Aston Villa have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Blackburn Rovers forward Danny Graham in the 54th minute.
Aston Villa remains in 12nd place with 61 points from 45 games, one point behind Preston North End FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 29, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 38 | 35 | 92 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 45 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 91 |
| 3 | Reading | 45 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 82 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 81 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 45 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 81 |
| 6 | Fulham | 45 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 83 | 56 | 27 | 77 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 45 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 74 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 81 | 69 | 12 | 67 |
| 9 | Derby County | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 66 |
| 10 | Brentford | 45 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 62 | 12 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston | 45 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 62 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 45 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 61 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 45 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 59 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 45 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 58 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 45 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 55 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 45 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 55 |
| 17 | QPR | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 53 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 52 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 51 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 45 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 50 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 45 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 59 | 72 | -13 | 48 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 45 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 48 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 45 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 41 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 45 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 39 | 97 | -58 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 22
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Rotherham United (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Brentford - Blackburn Rovers (7 May.)
Aston Villa
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City (23 Apr.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - Brighton & Hove Albion (7 May.)
Blackburn Rovers
1:0
Aston Villa
1:0 (0:0)
- 29 April 2017
- 15:00
- Blackburn
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 92 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 91 |
| 3 |  Reading | 82 |
| 4 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 81 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 81 |
Week 45 Results
| Friday 28 April 2017 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 0-2 | Newcastle | |
| Saturday 29 April 2017 | ||||
| Reading | 1-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Preston | 1-1 | Rotherham United |  | |
 | Derby County | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | QPR | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Fulham | 1-1 | Brentford |  |
 | Leeds United | 3-3 | Norwich City |  |
 | Birmingham City | 2-0 | Huddersfield Town | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Aston Villa | |
| Barnsley | 1-1 | Burton Albion | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 17:30 | Bristol City | |