Championship (Week 16) : Boro beats Sunderland 1-0
ENGLAND, Nov. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 16: Three wins in a row for Middlesbrough. After their success against Reading and Hull, the Smoggies continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Sunderland this Sunday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Tavernier Marcus goal in the 6th minute.
Middlesbrough FC climbed to fifth place with 26 points from 16 games, 4 points behind Bristol City FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of November 5, 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 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Derby County | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 23 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Brentford | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 22 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Preston | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | QPR | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 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 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Middlesbrough FC
- Position: 5 +3
- Best performance of the season:Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Middlesbrough (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:Hull 1-3 Middlesbrough (31 Oct.)
- Next game:Leeds United - Middlesbrough (19 Nov.)
Sunderland
- Position: 24 -2
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 1-3 Sunderland (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Sunderland 3-3 Bolton Wanderers (31 Oct.)
- Next game:Sunderland - Millwall (18 Nov.)
Middlesbrough
1:0
Sunderland
1:0 (1:0)
- 5 November 2017
- 12:15
- Middlesbrough
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 33 |
| 3 |  Cardiff City | 31 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 30 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 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 | 3-1 | Leeds United |  |
| Sunday 5 November 2017 | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Sunderland | |