Championship (Week 8) : Sheffield Wednesday defeats Reading 1-0
ENGLAND, Sep. 20, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 8: Two wins in a row for Sheffield Wednesday. After their 0-2 win against Birmingham City on September 16, the Owls continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Reading this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Sheffield Wednesday nor Reading have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Scottish forward Stevie May with just 7 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Sheffield Wednesday FC climbed to 6th place with 15 points from 8 games, tie on points with Middlesbrough 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
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 6 +2
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday (16 Sep.)
- Next game:Cardiff City - Sheffield Wednesday (27 Sep.)
Reading FC
- Position: 10 -4
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Fulham (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Reading 3-2 Millwall (16 Sep.)
- Next game:Reading - Wolverhampton Wanderers (28 Sep.)
Sheffield Wednesday
1:0
Reading
1:0 (0:0)
- 20 September 2014
- 15:00
- Sheffield
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 |  |