Championship (Week 17) : Leeds United defeats Boro 2-1
ENGLAND, Nov. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 17: After three straigth victories against Reading, Hull and Sunderland, the Smoggies lost 2-1 against Leeds United.
Leeds United dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Hernandez Pablo in the 24th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Whites further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Alioski Ezgjan in the 54th minute.
Middlesbrough FC are down in 6th place with 26 points from 17 games, 3 points behind Aston Villa.
View : Full Championship table (as of November 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 38 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 8 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Brentford | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 22 |
| 14 | Preston | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | QPR | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 20 |
| 17 | Fulham | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 20 |
| 18 | Millwall | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 | Reading | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 18 |
| 20 | Hull | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 17 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 15 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 34 | -23 | 13 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 12 |
| 24 | Sunderland | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Leeds United FC
- Position: 7 +3
- Best performance of the season:Leeds United 5-0 Burton Albion (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:Brentford 3-1 Leeds United (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Wolverhampton Wanderers - Leeds United (22 Nov.)
Middlesbrough FC
- Position: 6 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Middlesbrough (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:Middlesbrough 1-0 Sunderland (5 Nov.)
- Next game:Middlesbrough - Birmingham City (22 Nov.)
Leeds United
2:1
Middlesbrough
2:1 (1:0)
- 19 November 2017
- 13:15
- Leeds
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 36 |
| 3 |  Cardiff City | 34 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 31 |
| 5 |  Aston Villa | 29 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 17 November 2017 | ||||
| Burton Albion | 1-3 | Sheffield United | ||
| Preston | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  | |
| Saturday 18 November 2017 | ||||
 | QPR | 1-2 | Aston Villa | |
 | Reading | 0-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Cardiff City | 2-0 | Brentford |  |
 | Norwich City | 1-1 | Barnsley | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | Bristol City | |
 | Hull | 2-2 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Sunderland | 2-2 | Millwall |  |
 | Fulham | 1-1 | Derby County |  |
| Sunday 19 November 2017 | ||||
| Leeds United | 2-1 | Middlesbrough | |