"Championship" championships gained momentum - over the weekend, twelve matches of the 9th round were played. The first bitter pill of this season had to be swallowed by the "Leeds United" team - Marcelo Bielsa's team suffered a loss for the first time this season. This defeat was unexpected - "Leeds" played at home, and it was only Birmingham's first victory of the season. Che Adams led Birmingham to victory with his double in the first half, bringing the team three points.
"Leeds" still remains in the first position even after the loss - they have 18 points along with "Middlesbrough", who scattered points in this round and missed the opportunity to become the sole leader of the league. The "West Brom" team continues to show better results - Darren Moore's boys defeated "Milwall" with a score of 2:0 and remain in third place, trailing the leaders by just points. The fight for the top position this season remains intense - only four points separate the leaders of the table from the 12th position. "West Brom" and "Ipswich" teams are struggling the most this season - currently with only five points. "Ipswich" remains the only team, after Birmingham's victory, that has not tasted the sweetness of victory yet. In total, 10 teams celebrated victories in this round, while two matches ended in a draw. Results: QPR 0 - 1 "Norwich" "Aston Villa" 1 - 2 "Sheffield Wed" "Derby" 3 - 1 "Brentford" "Ipswich" 0 - 0 "Bolton" "Leeds" 1 - 2 "Birmingham" "Middlesbrough" 0 - 0 "Swansea" "Nottingham" 1 - 0 "Rotherham" "Reading" 3 - 0 "Hull City" "Sheffield Utd" 3 - 2 "Preston" "Stoke" 2 - 3 "Blackburn" "West Brom" 2 - 0 "Milwall" "Wigan" 1 - 0 "Bristol City" League table:
