Championship (Week 22) : Derby County beats Aston Villa 2-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 16, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 22: Three wins in a row for Derby County. After their success against Burton Albion and Barnsley, the Rams continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa this Saturday.
Derby County dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Austrian forward Andreas Weimann in the 24th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Rams further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Keogh in stoppage time.
Derby County FC remains in fourth place with 41 points from 22 games, 2 points behind Bristol City FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 16, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Derby County | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Preston | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 35 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 32 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 30 |
| 12 | Fulham | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Brentford | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 28 |
| 14 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 27 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 27 |
| 17 | Millwall | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 26 |
| 18 | QPR | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 25 |
| 19 | Hull | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 22 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 18 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 40 | -26 | 17 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 16 |
| 24 | Birmingham City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 32 | -21 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Derby County FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Derby County 5-0 Hull (8 Sep.)
- Previous game:Barnsley 0-3 Derby County (9 Dec.)
- Next game:Derby County - Millwall (23 Dec.)
Aston Villa
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Burton Albion 0-4 Aston Villa (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall (9 Dec.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - Sheffield United (23 Dec.)
Derby County
2:0
Aston Villa
2:0 (1:0)
- 16 December 2017
- 15:00
- Derby
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 51 |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 44 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 43 |
| 4 | Derby County | 41 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 37 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 15 December 2017 | ||||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Saturday 16 December 2017 | ||||
 | Millwall | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Reading |  |
 | Brentford | 0-0 | Barnsley | |
| Derby County | 2-0 | Aston Villa | |
 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Fulham |  |
| Bristol City | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |  | |
 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Norwich City |  |
 | Birmingham City | 1-2 | QPR |  |
| Preston | 1-0 | Sheffield United | ||
 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Burton Albion | |
| Cardiff City | 17:30 | Hull |  |