Championship (Week 1) : Aston Villa hold Hull to 1-1
ENGLAND, Aug. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Championship: Aston Villa and Hull opened the 2017-2018 season with an entertaining 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Aston Villa players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor in the 7th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Hull with a saving goal from Bowen Jarrod in the 62nd minute.
View : Full Championship table (as of August 5, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | QPR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Preston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Aston Villa
- Position: 9
- Next game:Cardiff City - Aston Villa (12 Aug.)
Hull City
- Position: 9
- Next game:Hull - Burton Albion (12 Aug.)
Aston Villa
1:1
Hull
1:1 (1:0)
- 5 August 2017
- 17:30
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 3 |
| 2 |  QPR | 3 |
| 3 |  Cardiff City | 3 |
| 3 |  Ipswich Town | 3 |
| 3 |  Nottingham Forest | 3 |
Week 1 Results
| Friday 4 August 2017 | ||||
 | Sunderland | 1-1 | Derby County |  |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Millwall |  |
| Saturday 5 August 2017 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 1-0 | Brentford |  | |
| Bristol City | 3-1 | Barnsley | ||
| Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Fulham | 1-1 | Norwich City |  |
| QPR | 2-0 | Reading |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |  |
| Burton Albion | 0-1 | Cardiff City | | |
| Preston | 1-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | |
| Aston Villa | 1-1 | Hull | |
| Sunday 6 August 2017 | ||||
 | Bolton Wanderers | 16:30 | Leeds United |  |