Championship (Week 6) : Sheffield Wednesday defeats Forest 3-1
ENGLAND, Sep. 9, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 6: After their 1-1 draw against Burton Albion on August 26, the Owls bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Nottingham Forest this Saturday.
Sheffield Wednesday forward Gary Hooper opened the score in the 23rd minute, before seeing Nottingham Forest catch up in the 29th minute thanks to Ben Osborn. 1-1 at half time. The Owls eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Fletcher ('63) and Lee ('70).
Sheffield Wednesday FC climbed to 10th place with 9 points from 6 games, tie on points with Bristol City FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of September 9, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | QPR | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Preston | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Fulham | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Hull | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 19 | Millwall | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 5 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 4 |
| 23 | Brentford | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 10 +6
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Burton Albion 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (26 Aug.)
- Next game:Sheffield Wednesday - Brentford (12 Sep.)
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 12 -6
- Best performance of the season:Brentford 3-4 Nottingham Forest (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds United (26 Aug.)
- Next game:Sunderland - Nottingham Forest (12 Sep.)
Sheffield Wednesday
3:1
Nottingham Forest
3:1 (1:1)
- 9 September 2017
- 17:30
- Sheffield
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cardiff City | 16 |
| 2 |  Leeds United | 14 |
| 3 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 |
| 4 |  Ipswich Town | 12 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 12 |
Week 6 Results
| Friday 8 September 2017 | ||||
 | Derby County | 5-0 | Hull |  |
| Saturday 9 September 2017 | ||||
 | Norwich City | 1-0 | Birmingham City |  |
| Preston | 1-1 | Barnsley | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Millwall |  |
 | Fulham | 1-1 | Cardiff City | |
 | QPR | 2-1 | Ipswich Town | |
 | Aston Villa | 0-0 | Brentford |  |
 | Sunderland | 1-2 | Sheffield United | |
| Leeds United | 5-0 | Burton Albion | |
 | Reading | 0-1 | Bristol City | |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | Middlesbrough |  |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest | |