Championship (Week 8) : Boro beats Brentford 4-0
ENGLAND, Sep. 20, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 8: Three wins in a row for Middlesbrough. After their success against Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City, the Smoggies continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 4-0 victory over Brentford this Saturday.
Middlesbrough dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Grant Leadbitter in the 35th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Smoggies further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Adomah '50, Bamford '68 and Garcia Martinez '89).
Middlesbrough FC climbed to fifth place with 15 points from 8 games, only one point behind Watford FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of September 20, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Watford | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Derby County | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Reading | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 5 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 5 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 2 |
| 24 | Fulham | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 1 |
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Overview
Middlesbrough FC
- Position: 5 +4
- Best performance of the season:Middlesbrough 4-0 Brentford (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 0-1 Middlesbrough (16 Sep.)
- Next game:Charlton Athletic - Middlesbrough (27 Sep.)
Brentford FC
- Position: 14 -3
- Best performance of the season:Rotherham United 0-2 Brentford (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Brentford 0-3 Norwich City (16 Sep.)
- Next game:Brentford - Leeds United (27 Sep.)
- 20 September 2014
- 15:00
- Middlesbrough
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nottingham Forest | 18 |
| 2 |  Norwich City | 17 |
| 3 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 |
| 4 |  Watford | 16 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 15 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 20 September 2014 | ||||
| Watford | 1-1 | Bournemouth |  |
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-0 | Blackpool |  |
 | Fulham | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Rotherham United | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Reading |  |
 | Leeds United | 3-0 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Millwall | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Derby County | 2-2 | Cardiff City |  |
| Middlesbrough | 4-0 | Brentford | |
| Norwich City | 2-2 | Birmingham City |  |
| Monday 22 September 2014 | ||||
 | Wigan Athletic | 19:45 | Ipswich Town |  |