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Championship MatchDay 17 Wrap-up
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Championship MatchDay 17 saw Fulham win again, for the sixth game on the trot, thereby maintaining pressure on leaders Bournemouth. We also benefited from third placed West Brom dropping points at home, leaving a six point gap between them and us.
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Championship table - 8th November 2021 |
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Home |
Away |
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| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
Bournemouth |
17 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
21 |
40 |
| 2 |
Fulham |
17 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
25 |
9 |
30 |
38 |
| 3 |
West Brom |
17 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
32 |
| 4 |
Coventry |
17 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
4 |
30 |
| 5 |
Stoke |
17 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
3 |
28 |
| 6 |
QPR |
17 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
16 |
4 |
26 |
| 7 |
Blackburn |
17 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
26 |
| 8 |
Huddersfield |
17 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
25 |
| 9 |
Millwall |
17 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
25 |
| 10 |
Blackpool |
17 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
-1 |
25 |
| 11 |
Luton |
17 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
12 |
4 |
24 |
| 12 |
Swansea |
17 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
18 |
-2 |
23 |
| 13 |
N Forest |
17 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
7 |
1 |
22 |
| 14 |
Middlesbrough |
17 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
22 |
| 15 |
Birmingham |
17 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
-1 |
22 |
| 16 |
Reading |
17 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
15 |
-6 |
22 |
| 17 |
Preston |
17 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
-4 |
21 |
| 18 |
Sheff U |
17 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
15 |
-4 |
19 |
| 19 |
Bristol C |
17 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
18 |
-8 |
19 |
| 20 |
Cardiff |
17 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
17 |
-14 |
15 |
| 21 |
Peterborough |
17 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
22 |
-15 |
15 |
| 22 |
Hull |
17 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
-11 |
12 |
| 23 |
Barnsley |
17 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
-13 |
11 |
| 24 |
Derby * |
17 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
-3 |
6 |
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In total there were 5 home wins, three away wins and three draws. 32 goals were scored across the 12 games with the highest score being Coventry's 3-2 win over Bristol City The top two teams both won while two of the playoff teams won and two, including West Brom drew. At the bottom Hull won, Barnsley got beat, by Hull, and Derby drew away at Millwall.
Refs were busy enough with a total of 60 yellows, 25 to home teams and 35 to visiting teams, and two reds being issued. The busiest games were West Brom v Middlesbrough and Blackpool v QPR where seven yellows were shown.
In the next round of games, between the 19th and 21st of November Fulham are at home to Barnsley who have yet to win away from home this season. Bournemouth are away to bottom club Derby and West Brom are away at mid table Huddersfield.
Peterborough United 0 - 1 Fulham
Fulham made it six wins on the bounce thanks to Aleksandr Mitrovic’s 20th goal of the season as they beat Peterborough 1-0. The Cottagers, with the best attacking record in the league, had to wait until the 74th minute to break the deadlock when Neeskens Kebano picked out Mitrovic whose header cracked Posh’s resistance.
Fulham are now two points below Bournemouth in second place with a superior goal
average
AFC Bournemouth 4 - 0 Swansea City
Doubles from Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony kept Bournemouth top of the table heading into the international break thanks to a 4-0 win over Swansea. Solanke opened the scoring midway through the first half before getting his second when he acrobatically volleyed home Leif Davis’ cross. Anthony was on hand to head home a rebound before finishing things off with a fourth in stoppage time.
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Middlesbrough
Neil Warnock revealed his frustrations after his exit from Middlesbrough was announced minutes after the 1-1 draw with
third placed West Brom.
Warnock, who was appointed in June 2020 to replace Jonathan Woodgate, had overseen an English football record 1,602nd professional game as a manager at Luton on Tuesday, but the draw at The Hawthorns proved to be the end of his latest stint. Middlesbrough said a decision had been reached by mutual consent, with the club lying 14th in the Championship table.
| Championship MatchDay 17 ~ Results |
| Saturday 6th November 2021 |
| KO | Home | Res | Away | Att |
| 15:00 | Bournemouth |
4-0 |
Swansea | 9725 |
| 15:00 | Barnsley |
0-2 |
Hull | 13003 |
| 15:00 | Birmingham |
1-2 |
Reading | 17535 |
| 15:00 | Blackburn |
3-1 |
Sheff Utd | 17291 |
| 15:00 | Cardiff |
2-1 |
Huddersfield | 17355 |
| 15:00 | Coventry |
3-2 |
Bristol City | 19855 |
| 15:00 | Luton |
0-1 |
Stoke | 10068 |
| 15:00 | Millwall |
1-1 |
Derby | 14372 |
| 15:00 | N. Forest |
3-0 |
Preston | 27129 |
| 15:00 | Peterborough |
0-1 |
Fulham | 11214 |
| 15:00 | West Brom |
1-1 |
Middlesbrough | 22596 |
| 17:30 | Blackpool |
1-1 |
QPR | 11769 |
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Coventry City 3 - 2 Bristol City
The 10 men of Coventry twice came from behind to defeat Bristol City 3-2 and stay fourth. On the stroke of half-time, Ian Maatsen brought down Callum O’Dowda in the box and was sent off, Chris Martin converting the penalty to make the score 1-0. The Sky Blues equalised when Matty Godden scored from the spot and, though they went behind again through Andy Weimann, Callum O’Hare levelled with 15 minutes left before Godden’s stoppage-time winner.
Luton Town 0 - 1 Stoke City
Stoke made it back-to-back away wins and clean sheets with a 1-0 victory over Luton at Kenilworth Road, Romaine Sawyers setting up Jacob Brown to celebrate his first call-up for Scotland with a goal.
Blackpool 1 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
QPR drew 1-1 at Blackpool, Chris Willock putting the visitors in front at the break before Gary Madine’s 52nd-minute penalty levelled it up.
Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Sheffield United
Blackburn came from a goal behind to beat Sheffield United 3-1 at Ewood Park. Rhian Brewster’s second-minute strike put the visitors in front but Reda Khadra made sure the sides went into the break at 1-1. Second-half goals from Ben Brereton Díaz and Ian Poveda sealed the points for Rovers, who bounced back from their 7-0 drubbing by Fulham.
| Championship MatchDay 18 ~ Fixtures |
| Friday 19th October 2021 |
| KO | Home |
Away | TV |
| 19:45 | QPR |
Luton | Sky |
| Saturday 20th October 2021 |
| KO | Home |
Away | TV |
| 12:30 | Sheff Utd |
Coventry | Sky |
| 15:00 | Bristol City |
Blackburn | |
| 15:00 | Fulham |
Barnsley | |
| 15:00 | Huddersfield |
West Brom | |
| 15:00 | Hull |
Birmingham | |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough |
Millwall | |
| 15:00 | Preston |
Cardiff | |
| 15:00 | Reading |
N. Forest | |
| 15:00 | Stoke |
Peterborough | |
| 15:00 | Swansea |
Blackpool | |
| Sunday 21st October 2021 |
| KO | Home |
Away | TV |
| 12:00 | Derby |
Bournemouth | Sky |
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Cardiff City 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Cardiff ended a run of 10 games without a win by beating Huddersfield 2-1 thanks to Kieffer Moore’s stoppage-time winner. The Terriers hit the front on 12 minutes through Daniel Sinani but Moore equalised with 15 minutes to go before stealing all three points in stoppage time with a fine header.
Millwall 1 - 1 Derby County
Millwall had to settle for a 1-1 draw against 10-man Derby. Festy Ebosele broke the deadlock just before half-time but Scott Malone hit back quickly against his old club. Derby held on despite Nathan Byrne being sent off with 25 minutes to go.
Nottingham Forest 3 - 0 Preston North End
Nottingham Forest thrashed Preston 3-0 thanks to a Lewis Grabban double and Jack Colback strike,
Birmingham City 1 - 2 Reading
while Reading came from a goal down to earn the points in a 2-1 win over Birmingham. Scott Hogan put the hosts in front but a second-half brace from Jahmari Clarke sealed his side’s first win in five games.
Barnsley 0 - 2 Hull City
Hull picked up a vital three points in the relegation battle as they beat fellow strugglers Barnsley 2-0 at Oakwell. George Honeyman’s first-time finish was the visitors’ first goal in eight away games and Keane Lewis-Potter made the game safe.