Championship (Week 16) : Sheffield United beats Hull 4-1
ENGLAND, Nov. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 16: After losing 1-0 to QPR on October 31, the Blades bounced back with a 4-1 victory over Hull this Saturday.
Leon Clarke served up another goal feast
Hull had started off well by taking the lead in the 29th minute with a goal by Polish midfielder Kamil Grosicki. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Blades nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring four times in the second period (Clarke '53, '76, '80, '88).
Sheffield United FC climbed to second place with 33 points from 16 games, 2 points behind Wolverhampton Wanderers 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
Sheffield United FC
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield United 4-1 Hull (4 Nov.)
- Previous game:QPR 1-0 Sheffield United (31 Oct.)
- Next game:Burton Albion - Sheffield United (17 Nov.)
Hull City
- Position: 20 -2
- Best performance of the season:Hull 6-1 Birmingham City (30 Sep.)
- Previous game:Hull 1-3 Middlesbrough (31 Oct.)
- Next game:Hull - Ipswich Town (18 Nov.)
Sheffield United
4:1
Hull
4:1 (0:1)
- 4 November 2017
- 15:00
- Sheffield
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 |  |