Championship (Week 7) : Forest defeats Sunderland 1-0
ENGLAND, Sep. 12, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 7: After losing 0-2 to Leeds United on September 9 and 3-1 to Sheffield Wednesday on September 9, the Reds returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Sunderland this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Nottingham Forest nor Sunderland have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Irish forward Daryl Murphy with just 4 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Nottingham Forest FC climbed to 8th place with 12 points from 7 games, tie on points with Sheffield United FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of September 12, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Preston | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | Fulham | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Hull | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Millwall | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 5 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
| 23 | Brentford | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Sunderland
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 1-3 Sunderland (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Sunderland 1-2 Sheffield United (9 Sep.)
- Next game:Hull - Sunderland (16 Sep.)
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 8 +4
- Best performance of the season:Brentford 3-4 Nottingham Forest (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:
Sunderland
0:1
Nottingham Forest
0:1 (0:0)
- 12 September 2017
- 19:45
- Sunderland
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leeds United | 17 |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 16 |
| 3 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 |
| 4 | Preston | 12 |
| 5 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 12 |
Week 7 Results
| Tuesday 12 September 2017 | ||||
 | Aston Villa | 0-0 | Middlesbrough |  |
 | Norwich City | 0-0 | Burton Albion | |
| Sunderland | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest | |
 | QPR | 2-2 | Millwall |  |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-3 | Bristol City | |
| Preston | 3-0 | Cardiff City | | |
| Leeds United | 2-0 | Birmingham City |  |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Brentford |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 20:00 | Sheffield United | |
| Wednesday 13 September 2017 | ||||
 | Fulham | 19:45 | Hull |  |
| Tuesday 28 November 2017 | ||||
 | Derby County | 19:45 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Reading | 20:00 | Barnsley | |