Barnsley feierte am Samstag mit Marcel Ritzmaier im Mittelfeld und Verteidiger Michael Sollbauer einen 1:0-Auswärtssieg bei den Queens Park Rangers und überholte damit Luton.
Auf Platz 21, der den Klassenerhalt bedeutet, fehlen nur noch vier Punkte.
Championship Tabelle
| Platz | Verein | G | U | V | +/- | |||
| 1 | West Brom | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 64:37 | 27 | 71 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 37 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 56:30 | 26 | 71 |
| 3 | FC Fulham | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 52:40 | 12 | 64 |
| 4 | Brentford | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 66:33 | 33 | 63 |
| 5 | Notting. Forest | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 49:39 | 10 | 61 |
| 6 | Preston NE | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 51:46 | 5 | 57 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rov. | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 55:46 | 9 | 56 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 49:45 | 4 | 56 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 52:56 | -4 | 55 |
| 10 | FC Millwall | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 46:43 | 3 | 54 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 37 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 52:50 | 2 | 54 |
| 12 | Derby County | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 52:51 | 1 | 54 |
| 13 | QPR | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 58:63 | -5 | 50 |
| 14 | FC Reading | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47:43 | 4 | 49 |
| 15 | Sheff. Wed. | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47:50 | -3 | 49 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48:57 | -9 | 48 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40:50 | -10 | 44 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 50:56 | -6 | 43 |
| 19 | Charlton Athl. | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45:54 | -9 | 42 |
| 20 | Huddersfield | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 45:60 | -15 | 42 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 37:50 | -13 | 41 |
| 22 | Hull City | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49:64 | -15 | 41 |
| 23 | FC Barnsley | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43:62 | -19 | 37 |
| 24 | Luton | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 44:72 | -28 | 36 |
