Championship (Week 5) : Cardiff City beats QPR 2-1
WALES, Aug. 26, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 5: Five wins in a row for Cardiff City. After their success against Burton Albion, Aston Villa, Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over QPR this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Hoilett Junior ('22) and Sol Bamba ('46).
Cardiff City remains in first place with 15 points from 5 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Ipswich Town FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of August 26, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Preston | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Hull | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | QPR | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Millwall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 | Norwich City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
| 23 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 2 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Cardiff City
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Cardiff City 3-0 Aston Villa (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Cardiff City (19 Aug.)
- Next game:Fulham - Cardiff City (9 Sep.)
Queens Park Rangers
- Position: 10 -4
- Best performance of the season:QPR 2-0 Reading (5 Aug.)
- Previous game:QPR 2-1 Hull (19 Aug.)
- Next game:QPR - Ipswich Town (9 Sep.)
Cardiff City
2:1
QPR
2:1 (2:1)
- 26 August 2017
- 15:00
- Cardiff
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 15 |
| 2 |  Ipswich Town | 12 |
| 3 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 |
| 4 |  Nottingham Forest | 9 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 9 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 25 August 2017 | ||||
| Bristol City | 1-1 | Aston Villa |  | |
 | Hull | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
| Saturday 26 August 2017 | ||||
 | Millwall | 4-0 | Norwich City |  |
| Ipswich Town | 0-2 | Fulham |  |
 | Birmingham City | 0-2 | Reading |  |
| Sheffield United | 3-1 | Derby County |  | |
| Burton Albion | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | |
 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Preston | |
| Barnsley | 3-0 | Sunderland |  | |
| Cardiff City | 2-1 | QPR | |
 | Brentford | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Nottingham Forest | 17:30 | Leeds United |  |