Championship (Week 26) : Boro defeats Preston 3-2
ENGLAND, Jan. 1, 2018 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 26: After losing 0-1 to Aston Villa on December 30, the Smoggies returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Preston this Monday.
Daniel Ayala scored dual goals
Preston had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Robinson Callum ('14) and Hugill Jordan ('40), while Boro only scored once Ayala ('13). Trailing 2-1 at half time, the Smoggies nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Howson Jonny '65 and Ayala '73).
Middlesbrough FC climbed to 7th place with 41 points from 26 games, only one point behind Sheffield United FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 1, 2018) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 58 |
| 2 | Derby County | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 49 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 47 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 43 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 41 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 41 |
| 9 | Preston | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Brentford | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 37 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Fulham | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 36 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 32 |
| 15 | Millwall | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 30 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 30 |
| 17 | QPR | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 30 |
| 18 | Reading | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 28 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 26 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 43 | -18 | 25 |
| 21 | Hull | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 24 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 24 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 22 |
| 24 | Birmingham City | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 35 | -22 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Preston North End FC
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Preston 3-0 Cardiff City (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 0-1 Preston (29 Dec.)
- Next game:Millwall - Preston (13 Jan.)
Middlesbrough FC
- Position: 7 +2
- Best performance of the season:Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Middlesbrough (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa (30 Dec.)
- Next game:Middlesbrough - Fulham (13 Jan.)
Preston
2:3
Middlesbrough
2:3 (2:1)
- 1 January 2018
- 15:00
- Preston
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 58 |
| 2 |  Derby County | 49 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 47 |
| 4 |  Cardiff City | 47 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 43 |
Week 26 Results
| Monday 1 January 2018 | ||||
 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Hull |  |
 | Norwich City | 2-1 | Millwall |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-3 | Burton Albion | |
| Preston | 2-3 | Middlesbrough | | |
| Derby County | 1-1 | Sheffield United | |
 | QPR | 2-1 | Cardiff City | |
 | Sunderland | 0-1 | Barnsley | |
| Leeds United | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Aston Villa | 17:30 | Bristol City | |
| Tuesday 2 January 2018 | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19:45 | Brentford |  |
 | Fulham | 19:45 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Reading | 20:00 | Birmingham City |  |