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Championship MatchDay 36 Wrap-up
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Championship MatchDay 36 ended with Fulham now twelve points clear at the top of the Championship table and 14 points clear of third placed Huddersfield with 10 games to go. With the current points per game rate Fulham are likely to finish with 98 points, three points less than in 2000/2001. The Cottagers remain unbeaten in eleven away league games and unbeaten in five games home and away.
Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored 35 goals so far, Harry Wilson has 10 while Neeskens Kebano has 9. Harry wilson has 13 assists followed up by Aleksandar Mitrovic with 7
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Championship table - 13th March 2022 |
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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 |
Fulham |
36 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
45 |
16 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
45 |
15 |
59 |
77 |
| 2 |
Bournemouth |
34 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
34 |
17 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
21 |
13 |
25 |
65 |
| 3 |
Huddersfield |
37 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
27 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
24 |
21 |
13 |
63 |
| 4 |
QPR |
36 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
27 |
17 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
25 |
25 |
10 |
59 |
| 5 |
Blackburn |
37 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
32 |
20 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
14 |
17 |
9 |
58 |
| 6 |
Sheff U |
36 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
29 |
13 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
27 |
10 |
57 |
| 7 |
Luton |
36 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
28 |
19 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
21 |
22 |
8 |
57 |
| 8 |
Middlesbrough |
36 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
29 |
16 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
17 |
24 |
6 |
56 |
| 9 |
N Forest |
35 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
27 |
20 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
23 |
14 |
16 |
55 |
| 10 |
Coventry |
36 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
29 |
17 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
26 |
5 |
54 |
| 11 |
Millwall |
36 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
21 |
13 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
21 |
3 |
54 |
| 12 |
Blackpool |
36 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
22 |
19 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
22 |
1 |
51 |
| 13 |
Preston |
37 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
24 |
21 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
19 |
0 |
51 |
| 14 |
West Brom |
36 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
23 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
22 |
5 |
50 |
| 15 |
Stoke |
36 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
25 |
21 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
20 |
21 |
3 |
46 |
| 16 |
Swansea |
35 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
23 |
20 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
30 |
-12 |
44 |
| 17 |
Cardiff |
37 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
19 |
22 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
24 |
33 |
-12 |
43 |
| 18 |
Bristol C |
37 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
24 |
25 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
23 |
40 |
-18 |
43 |
| 19 |
Birmingham |
37 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
23 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
21 |
33 |
-14 |
41 |
| 20 |
Hull |
37 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
22 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
19 |
-11 |
38 |
| 21 |
Reading ** |
36 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
25 |
36 |
5 |
1 |
12 |
17 |
36 |
-30 |
29 |
| 22 |
Barnsley |
36 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
21 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
12 |
31 |
-26 |
25 |
| 23 |
Derby * |
37 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
25 |
16 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
-5 |
24 |
| 24 |
Peterborough |
36 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
23 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
10 |
49 |
-45 |
23 |
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Barnsley 1 - 1 Fulham
Harry Wilson scored a brilliant equaliser then missed a sitter for Fulham as they drew at struggling Barnsley.
The Welshman's long-range curler levelled the match after Carlton Morris' first-half penalty for the Tykes.
Wilson looked certain to complete the turnaround as Fabio Carvalho's cross came into the box with the goal gaping but his back-post header went agonisingly wide.
Fulham pushed for the winner but Barnsley were well worth the point as they continue their battle to avoid relegation.
AFC Bournemouth 2 - 0 Derby County
Dominic Solanke's 22nd goal of the season set Bournemouth on their way to a win over a battling Derby County to move back into the Championship's automatic promotion places.
Solanke pounced to poke the edgy Cherries in front in first-half stoppage time after the spirited Rams had largely controlled the game to that point.
However, Derby saw penalty appeals waved away after Ravel Morrison went down in the box under a challenge from Leif Davis.
Solanke and Ryan Christie had good chances to extend Bournemouth's lead in the second half before Solanke's 90th-minute shot was palmed out by ex-Cherries keeper Ryan Allsop to substitute Jamal Lowe, who sealed it.
Bournemouth leapfrog Huddersfield into second place, 12 points behind leaders Fulham while in another difficult week for Derby, they failed to take advantage of Reading's heavy defeat by Nottingham Forest and remain five points adrift of safety.
West Bromwich Albion 2 - 2 Huddersfield Town
West Bromwich Albion scored twice in the last six minutes to snatch a draw with automatic Championship promotion hopefuls Huddersfield Town.
The Terriers looked on course for a comfortable win after two goals from top scorer Danny Ward, the first of them a nightmare for Albion keeper Sam Johnstone.
But Albion dramatically turned it round with their first two goals in four home games.
First they got a lifeline from Karlan Grant's fortuitous 84th-minute penalty and, barely a minute later, defender Semi Ajayi crossed for substitute Andy Carroll to head in a dramatic Baggies equaliser.
| Championship MatchDay 36 ~ Results |
| Friday 11th March 2022 |
| KO | Home |
Res |
Away | Att |
| 19:45 | West Brom |
2-2 |
Huddersfield | 20856 |
| Saturday 12th March 2022 |
| KO | Home |
Res |
Away | Att |
| 12:30 | Barnsley |
1-1 |
Fulham | 12576 |
| 15:00 | Bournemouth |
2-0 |
Derby | - |
| 15:00 | Birmingham |
0-0 |
Hull | 17231 |
| 15:00 | Blackburn |
0-1 |
Bristol City | 13567 |
| 15:00 | Blackpool |
1-0 |
Swansea | 12344 |
| 15:00 | Cardiff |
0-0 |
Preston | 19743 |
| 15:00 | Coventry |
4-1 |
Sheff Utd | 21732 |
| 19:45 | Millwall |
0-0 |
Middlesbrough | - |
| 19:45 | N. Forest |
4-0 |
Reading | 28128 |
| 19:45 | Peterborough |
2-2 |
Stoke | 9060 |
| Sunday 13th March 2022 |
| KO | Home |
Res |
Away | Att |
| 12:30 | Luton |
1-2 |
QPR | 10073 |
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Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 Bristol City
Andreas Weimann scored a 92nd-minute winner for Bristol City as they beat a stuttering Blackburn Rovers to win their first away match since October.
Bradley Dack, on his return for Rovers after a year out with injury, saw a late penalty saved by Robins goalkeeper Dan Bentley.
Reda Khadra also hit the crossbar for the home side but they were made to pay by Bristol City, who snatched a goal deep in injury time to take the three points.
Blackburn remain fourth but have now failed to score in 10 of their past 14 Championship matches.
Coventry City 4 - 1 Sheffield United
Two goals from Callum O'Hare helped Coventry City keep their hopes of reaching the Championship play-offs alive with a 4-1 win over in-form Sheffield United.
Sander Berge opened the scoring for the Blades, but Viktor Gyokeres got in behind the defence to quickly equalise for the home side.
O'Hare then put the Sky Blues ahead early in the second half, before adding a second just seven minutes later.
O'Hare then set up Matty Godden, who wrapped up the victory with Coventry's fourth goal of the day.
The win means Coventry move up to 10th, three points behind Sheffield United in fifth place.
Luton Town 1 - 2 Queens Park Rangers
Rob Dickie's late goal gave Queens Park Rangers a comeback win against play-off rivals Luton at Kenilworth Road.
The Hatters were denied a first-half opener when Elijah Adebayo's crisp finish was ruled out for offside, but led when Cameron Jerome's shot squirmed through goalkeeper David Marshall.
QPR levelled when former Luton striker Gray struck from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Kal Naismith.
And Chris Willock's corner glanced off Dickie's shoulder to claim the points.
The Hatters, who drop to seventh, will be hugely disappointed by their first home league defeat since 27 November after causing plenty of problems for QPR, whose second win in eight league matches lifts them up to fourth.
| Championship MatchDay 37 ~ Fixtures |
| Tuesday 15th March 2022 |
| KO | Home |
Away | TV |
| 19:45 | Bournemouth |
Reading | Sky |
| 19:45 | Barnsley |
Bristol City | Sky |
| 19:45 | Birmingham |
Middlesbrough | Sky |
| 19:45 | Blackburn |
Derby | Sky |
| 20:00 | West Brom |
Fulham | Sky |
| Wednesday 16th March 2022 |
| KO | Home |
Away | TV |
| 19:45 | Blackpool |
Sheff Utd | Sky |
| 19:45 | Cardiff |
Stoke | Sky |
| 19:45 | Coventry |
Hull | Sky |
| 19:45 | Luton |
Preston | Sky |
| 19:45 | Millwall |
Huddersfield | Sky |
| 19:45 | N. Forest |
QPR | Sky |
| 19:45 | Peterborough |
Swansea | Sky |
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Birmingham City 0 - 0 Hull City
Birmingham City and Hull City shared the points after a largely uninspiring Championship encounter at St Andrew's ended in stalemate.
Hull were the better side in the first half with forward Keane Lewis-Potter the brightest spark on pitch, forcing a stop from Neil Etheridge inside the opening 20 seconds.
He warmed the Blues goalkeeper's fingers again from distance and the home defence struggled to contain the Tigers' fluidity down the left.
The home side's best moment came just before the break when Lyle Taylor's header was cleared off the line by the excellent Lewis-Potter.
Defences dominated in the second half with neither side able to fashion a match-winning opportunity.
Blackpool 1 - 0 Swansea City
Blackpool's impressive home form continued as a 1-0 victory over Swansea City boosted their slim Championship play-off hopes.
Gary Madine's early header proved decisive as Blackpool held on for a third successive win.
The Seasiders climb to 12th, six points short of sixth-placed Luton Town, with 10 league games to play.
Swansea, who have been dogged by inconsistency all season, stay 16th after a second straight defeat.
Cardiff City 0 - 0 Preston North End
Cardiff City and Preston North End could not be separated as they played out a stalemate in a contest of few chances in the Welsh capital.
With no real stakes for either side, this is a match that will be quickly forgotten with Cardiff grateful to draw a game they hardly threatened in.
Preston came closest to a goal, but Alex Smithies produced a superb save to deny Daniel Johnson from six-yards out.
Sub Uche Ikpeazu saw two late efforts saved by Preston's Daniel Iversen.
The lack of quality in the contest was surprising as both teams came into this match after impressive victories in their previous games.
Millwall 0 - 0 Middlesbrough
Millwall's unbeaten run in the Championship stretched to seven games in a feisty stalemate with Middlesbrough at the Den.
Five yellow cards were handed out in a stop-start first half as both sides struggled to carve out clear-cut chances.
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Millwall failed to register a single shot against Blackburn on Tuesday and this was another match where defences came out on top.
The result leaves Middlesbrough eighth in the table - one point below Luton in sixth - and Millwall are 11th, three points outside the play-offs.
Nottingham Forest 4 - 0 Reading
Two goals from Keinan Davis helped Nottingham Forest to a 4-0 Championship win against Reading.
The forward's opener inside 17 seconds was the league's quickest goal of the season.
Davis added a second in the second half before Ryan Yates and Sam Surridge made the points safe.
The victory moves Forest up to 55 points, two away from the play-off places, and leaves Reading in 21st on 29, four points above the relegation zone.
Peterborough United 2 - 2 Stoke City
onson Clarke-Harris' injury-time penalty claimed a dramatic point as the Championship's bottom side Peterborough twice came from behind to share the spoils with Stoke.
It had looked as though Lewis Baker's 84th-minute spot-kick would be enough to earn the Potters a first win in six league games.
Jacob Brown scored the opener shortly before the half-hour mark with a clinical finish past Posh goalkeeper Jack Bonham.
But the hosts were only behind for five minutes as Clarke-Harris struck his first goal in eleven games to equalise.
Despite avoiding their 24th loss of the season, Peterborough remain at the foot of the Championship, six points from safety, while out-of-form Stoke stay 15th.
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