Championship Table 2017: Football Results, Final Standings and Play-off Fixtures

Newcastle United won the Sky Bet EFL Championship on the final day of the season as Brighton and Hove Albion conceded in the closing moments at Aston Villa on Sunday.

The Seagulls drew 1-1 after leading in the second half, handing the trophy to the Magpies who defeated Barnsley 3-0.

The play-offs will be contested by Reading, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Fulham after a frantic final day.

Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United are joined in relegation by Blackburn Rovers, whose victory against Brentford could not save them from the drop.

Here are Sunday's results:

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-1	Brighton
Brentford	1-3	Blackburn
Bristol City	0-1	Birmingham
Burton	2-4	Reading
Huddersfield	0-3	Cardiff
Newcastle	3-0	Barnsley
Norwich	4-0	QPR
Nottingham Forest	3-0	Ipswich
Rotherham	1-1	Derby
Sheffield Wednesday	1-2	Fulham
Wigan	1-1	Leeds
Wolves	1-0	Preston

Here is the final table:

Pos.	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1.	Newcastle United	46	29	7	10	45	94
2.	Brighton	46	28	9	9	34	93
3.	Reading	46	26	7	13	4	85
4.	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	9	13	15	81
5.	Huddersfield	46	25	6	15	-2	81
6.	Fulham	46	22	14	10	28	80
7.	Leeds	46	22	9	15	14	75
8.	Norwich	46	20	10	16	16	70
9.	Derby	46	18	13	15	4	67
10.	Brentford	46	18	10	18	10	64
11.	Preston	46	16	14	16	1	62
12.	Cardiff	46	17	11	18	-1	62
13.	Aston Villa	46	16	14	16	-1	62
14.	Barnsley	46	15	13	18	-3	58
15.	Wolves	46	16	10	20	-4	58
16.	Ipswich	46	13	16	17	-10	55
17.	Bristol City	46	15	9	22	-6	54
18.	QPR	46	15	8	23	-14	53
19.	Birmingham	46	13	14	19	-19	53
20.	Burton	46	13	13	20	-14	52
21.	Nottingham Forest	46	14	9	23	-10	51
22.	Blackburn Rovers	46	12	15	19	-12	51
23.	Wigan	46	10	12	24	-17	42
24.	Rotherham	46	5	8	33	-58	23

Here are the play-off fixtures:

Date	Leg	Time (BST)	Match
May 13	1st leg	5:30 p.m.	Fulham vs. Reading
May 14	1st leg	12 p.m.	Huddersfield vs. Sheffield Wednesday
May 16	2nd leg	7:45 p.m.	Reading vs. Fulham
May 17	2nd leg	7:45 p.m.	Sheffield Wednesday vs. Huddersfield

Final Day Recap

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Newcastle are back in the Premier League as winners of the Championship after Brighton conceded in the 89th minute at Villa Park.

It appeared Brighton would cap off a brilliant season with silverware, but Villa dug in and snatched a goal through Jack Grealish.

The result sparked scenes of jubilation at St James' Park after strikes from Ayoze Perez, Chancel Mbemba and Dwight Gayle sealed the points.

The moment was captured by The Times' George Caulkin as the news of Brighton's failure filtered through:

There was drama at the other end of the table as Blackburn went down on goal difference, with Nottingham Forest saving themselves with a 3-0 win at home to Ipswich Town.

Birmingham City's 1-0 victory away at Bristol City kept them clear of relegation as manager Harry Redknapp celebrated at the final whistle.