Championship (Week 21) : Norwich City defeats Sheffield Wednesday 3-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 9, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 21: After losing 3-1 to Cardiff City on December 1, the Canaries bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday this Saturday.
Sheffield Wednesday had started off well by taking the lead in the 18th minute with a goal by forward Rhodes Jordan. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Canaries nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Maddison James '55, Klose '68 and Oliveira Nelson '90 on penalty).
Sheffield Wednesday FC are down in 14th place with 27 points from 21 games, tie on points with Brentford FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 9, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Derby County | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Preston | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Fulham | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 29 |
| 13 | Brentford | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Reading | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 17 | Millwall | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 23 |
| 18 | Hull | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 22 |
| 19 | QPR | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 20 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 16 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 30 | -20 | 16 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 15 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 40 | -27 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Norwich City
- Position: 15 +1
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday (9 Dec.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 3-1 Norwich City (1 Dec.)
- Next game:Leeds United - Norwich City (16 Dec.)
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 14 -2
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Leeds United (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Hull (2 Dec.)
- Next game:
Norwich City
3:1
Sheffield Wednesday
3:1 (0:1)
- 9 December 2017
- 17:30
- Norwich
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 48 |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 43 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 40 |
| 4 |  Derby County | 38 |
| 5 |  Aston Villa | 37 |
Week 21 Results
| Friday 8 December 2017 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 1-2 | Bristol City | ||
| Saturday 9 December 2017 | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Sunderland |  |
 | Fulham | 1-0 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
| Barnsley | 0-3 | Derby County | | |
 | QPR | 1-3 | Leeds United |  |
 | Hull | 3-2 | Brentford |  |
| Aston Villa | 0-0 | Millwall |  |
 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Burton Albion | 1-2 | Preston | ||
| Norwich City | 3-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Monday 11 December 2017 | ||||
 | Reading | 20:00 | Cardiff City | |