Championship (Week 13) : Blackburn defeats Birmingham City 1-0
ENGLAND, Oct. 21, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 13: After their 0-0 draw against Huddersfield Town on October 18 and 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town on October 18, Rovers returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Blackburn Rovers nor Birmingham City have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Blackburn Rovers midfielder Marshall in the 51st minute.
Blackburn Rovers FC climbed to 11st place with 19 points from 13 games, tie on points with Cardiff City.
View : Full Championship table (as of October 21, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 2 | Watford | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 22 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Brentford | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 16 |
| 17 | Reading | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Millwall | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 12 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 11 |
| 22 | Fulham | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 11 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 8 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 11 +2
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Wigan Athletic (13 Sep.)
- Previous game:Ipswich Town 1-1 Blackburn Rovers (18 Oct.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Blackburn Rovers (25 Oct.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 21
- Best performance of the season:Millwall 1-3 Birmingham City (30 Sep.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers (18 Oct.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Bournemouth (25 Oct.)
Blackburn Rovers
1:0
Birmingham City
1:0 (0:0)
- 21 October 2014
- 19:45
- Blackburn
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Derby County | 26 |
| 2 |  Watford | 25 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 23 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 |
| 5 |  Norwich City | 22 |
Week 13 Results
| Tuesday 21 October 2014 | ||||
 | Bournemouth | 3-0 | Reading |  |
 | Brentford | 0-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Norwich City | 1-1 | Leeds United |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-0 | Millwall |  |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Birmingham City | |
 | Cardiff City | 3-1 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Rotherham United | 3-3 | Fulham |  |
| Watford | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Blackpool | 0-1 | Derby County | |
 | Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | Middlesbrough | |