Championship (Week 16) : Ipswich beats Preston 3-0
ENGLAND, Nov. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 16: After losing 3-1 to Cardiff City on October 31, the Tractor Boys bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Preston this Saturday.
Ipswich Town dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Martyn Waghorn in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Tractor Boys further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (McGoldrick '49 and Celina Bersant '64).
Ipswich Town FC climbed to 7th place with 24 points from 15 games, only one point behind Derby County FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of November 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Derby County | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Preston | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | QPR | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 19 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 19 |
| 17 | Fulham | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 19 |
| 18 | Reading | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 18 |
| 19 | Millwall | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 20 | Hull | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 16 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 31 | -21 | 13 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 12 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 11 |
| 24 | Sunderland | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Ipswich Town FC
- Position: 7 +4
- Best performance of the season:Ipswich Town 5-2 Sunderland (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 3-1 Ipswich Town (31 Oct.)
- Next game:Hull - Ipswich Town (18 Nov.)
Preston North End FC
- Position: 13 -3
- Best performance of the season:Preston 3-0 Cardiff City (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Preston 0-2 Aston Villa (1 Nov.)
- Next game:Preston - Bolton Wanderers (17 Nov.)
Ipswich Town
3:0
Preston
3:0 (1:0)
- 4 November 2017
- 15:00
- Ipswich
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 33 |
| 3 |  Cardiff City | 31 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 30 |
| 5 |  Aston Villa | 26 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 3 November 2017 | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | Fulham |  |
| Saturday 4 November 2017 | ||||
| Bristol City | 2-1 | Cardiff City | | |
 | Derby County | 2-4 | Reading |  |
| Sheffield United | 4-1 | Hull |  | |
| Aston Villa | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Millwall | 0-1 | Burton Albion | |
| Barnsley | 2-0 | Birmingham City |  | |
| Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Preston | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | QPR |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Norwich City |  |
 | Brentford | 17:30 | Leeds United |  |
| Sunday 5 November 2017 | ||||
 | Middlesbrough | 12:15 | Sunderland |  |