Championship (Week 1) : Fulham hold Norwich City to 1-1
ENGLAND, Aug. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Championship: Fulham and Norwich City opened the 2017-2018 season with an entertaining 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Fulham players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Scottish defender Russell Martin into his own net in the 25th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Norwich City with a saving goal from Portuguese forward Oliveira Nelson in the 88th 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 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Fulham | 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 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 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
Fulham
- Position: 9
- Next game:Reading - Fulham (12 Aug.)
Norwich City
- Position: 9
- Next game:Norwich City - Sunderland (13 Aug.)
Fulham
1:1
Norwich City
1:1 (1:0)
- 5 August 2017
- 15:00
- London
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 | 17:30 | Hull |  |
| Sunday 6 August 2017 | ||||
 | Bolton Wanderers | 16:30 | Leeds United |  |