Championship (Week 15) : Aston Villa defeats Preston 2-0
ENGLAND, Nov. 1, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 15: After their 0-0 draw against Birmingham City on October 29, the Villans bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Preston this Wednesday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from James Chester ('12) and Robert Snodgrass ('33).
Aston Villa climbed to fifth place with 26 points from 15 games, only one point behind Bristol City FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of November 1, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Derby County | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Preston | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | QPR | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 21 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 20 |
| 15 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 19 |
| 16 | Fulham | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| 17 | Millwall | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 18 | Hull | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 16 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 16 |
| 20 | Reading | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 15 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 12 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 31 | -22 | 10 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Preston North End FC
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Preston 3-0 Cardiff City (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Preston 2-3 Brentford (28 Oct.)
- Next game:Ipswich Town - Preston (4 Nov.)
Aston Villa
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Burton Albion 0-4 Aston Villa (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 0-0 Aston Villa (29 Oct.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - Sheffield Wednesday (4 Nov.)
Preston
0:2
Aston Villa
0:2 (0:2)
- 1 November 2017
- 19:45
- Preston
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 31 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 30 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 27 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 26 |
Week 15 Results
| Tuesday 31 October 2017 | ||||
| Burton Albion | 2-4 | Barnsley | ||
 | Hull | 1-3 | Middlesbrough |  |
 | QPR | 1-0 | Sheffield United | |
 | Leeds United | 1-2 | Derby County |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Millwall |  |
| Cardiff City | 3-1 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Norwich City | 0-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
 | Sunderland | 3-3 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Fulham | 0-2 | Bristol City | |
 | Reading | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Wednesday 1 November 2017 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 0-2 | Brentford |  |
| Preston | 0-2 | Aston Villa | | |