Championship (Week 7) : Watford beats Blackpool 1-0
ENGLAND, Sep. 16, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 7: After losing 1-0 to Charlton Athletic on September 13, the Hornets returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Blackpool this Tuesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Czech forward Matěj Vydra on penalty in the 68th minute.
Watford FC climbed to second place with 15 points from 7 games, only one point behind Norwich City.
View : Full Championship table (as of September 16, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Watford | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Brentford | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Millwall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 6 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 2 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 |
| 24 | Fulham | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Blackpool FC
- Position: 23
- Previous game:Blackpool 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (13 Sep.)
- Next game:Brighton & Hove Albion - Blackpool (20 Sep.)
Watford FC
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Watford 4-1 Leeds United (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Charlton Athletic 1-0 Watford (13 Sep.)
- Next game:Watford - Bournemouth (20 Sep.)
Blackpool
0:1
Watford
0:1 (0:0)
- 16 September 2014
- 19:45
- Blackpool
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norwich City | 16 |
| 2 | Watford | 15 |
| 3 |  Nottingham Forest | 14 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 |
| 5 |  Charlton Athletic | 13 |
Week 7 Results
| Tuesday 16 September 2014 | ||||
 | Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
| Blackpool | 0-1 | Watford | |
 | Cardiff City | 0-1 | Middlesbrough |  |
 | Birmingham City | 0-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Brentford | 0-3 | Norwich City | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
 | Bournemouth | 1-3 | Leeds United |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 20:00 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Reading | 20:00 | Millwall |  |
| Wednesday 17 September 2014 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 19:45 | Fulham |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 19:45 | Derby County |  |