Championship (Week 20) : Cardiff City beats Norwich City 3-1
WALES, Dec. 1, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 20: Four wins in a row for Cardiff City. After their success against Brentford, Barnsley and Nottingham Forest, Cardiff City continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 3-1 victory over Norwich City this Friday.
Norwich City had started off well by taking the lead in the 43rd minute with a goal by German midfielder Marco Stiepermann. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Cardiff City players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Ralls '49 on penalty, Hoilett Junior '63 and Bogle Omar '80).
Cardiff City remains in second place with 43 points from 20 games, one point behind Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 1, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Derby County | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Fulham | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 26 |
| 13 | Preston | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 26 |
| 14 | Brentford | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 24 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Reading | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 17 | QPR | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 20 |
| 19 | Millwall | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 19 |
| 20 | Hull | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 18 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 16 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 14 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 14 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Cardiff City
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Cardiff City 3-0 Aston Villa (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 0-2 Cardiff City (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Reading - Cardiff City (11 Dec.)
Norwich City
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 2-0 QPR (16 Aug.)
- Previous game:Norwich City 1-1 Preston (25 Nov.)
- Next game:Norwich City - Sheffield Wednesday (9 Dec.)
- 1 December 2017
- 19:45
- Cardiff
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 44 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 43 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 37 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 36 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 34 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 1 December 2017 | ||||
| Cardiff City | 3-1 | Norwich City | |
 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 2 December 2017 | ||||
 | Millwall | 15:00 | Sheffield United | |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 15:00 | Barnsley | |
 | Derby County | 15:00 | Burton Albion | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15:00 | Hull |  |
 | Brentford | 15:00 | Fulham |  |
 | Sunderland | 15:00 | Reading |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 15:00 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Preston | 15:00 | QPR |  | |
| Bristol City | 17:30 | Middlesbrough |  | |
| Monday 4 December 2017 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 19:45 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |