Championship (Week 8) : Preston beats Birmingham City 3-1
ENGLAND, Sep. 16, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 8: Two wins in a row for Preston. After their 3-0 win against Cardiff City on September 12, the Lilywhites continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 3-1 victory over Birmingham City this Saturday.
Birmingham City had started off well by taking the lead in the 35th minute with a goal by French defender Maxime Colin. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Lilywhites nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Johnson Daniel '56, Hugill Jordan '60 and Barkhuizen '67).
Preston North End FC climbed to fourth place with 15 points from 8 games, 2 points behind Cardiff City.
View : Full Championship table (as of September 16, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Preston | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Fulham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Millwall | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | Hull | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 8 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
| 22 | Brentford | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 |
| 23 | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 4 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 23 -1
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 2-1 Bristol City (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Leeds United 2-0 Birmingham City (12 Sep.)
- Next game:Derby County - Birmingham City (23 Sep.)
Preston North End FC
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Preston 3-0 Cardiff City (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Preston 3-0 Cardiff City (12 Sep.)
- Next game:Preston - Millwall (23 Sep.)
- 16 September 2017
- 15:00
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leeds United | 17 |
| 2 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 |
| 3 |  Cardiff City | 17 |
| 4 | Preston | 15 |
| 5 |  Ipswich Town | 15 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 16 September 2017 | ||||
 | Hull | 1-1 | Sunderland |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Bristol City | 4-1 | Derby County |  | |
| Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
| Sheffield United | 0-1 | Norwich City |  | |
| Burton Albion | 2-1 | Fulham |  | |
 | Middlesbrough | 3-2 | QPR |  |
| Birmingham City | 1-3 | Preston | |
| Cardiff City | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Millwall | 1-0 | Leeds United | |
 | Brentford | 1-1 | Reading |  |
| Barnsley | 17:30 | Aston Villa |  | |