Championship (Week 14) : Reading defeats Blackpool 3-0
ENGLAND, Oct. 25, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 14: After three straigth defeats, the Royals returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Blackpool this Saturday.
Reading dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Glenn Murray in the 23rd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Royals further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Clarke '70/own and Blackman '90/penalty).
Reading FC climbed to 14th place with 18 points from 14 games, only one point behind Brentford FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of October 25, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Watford | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Bournemouth | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | Brentford | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Reading | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Millwall | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 17 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 15 |
| 20 | Fulham | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 14 |
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 11 |
| 23 | Birmingham City | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 11 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 14 +3
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Blackpool (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:Bournemouth 3-0 Reading (21 Oct.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Reading (1 Nov.)
Blackpool FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Blackpool 1-0 Cardiff City (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Blackpool 0-1 Derby County (21 Oct.)
- Next game:Blackpool - Ipswich Town (1 Nov.)
Reading
3:0
Blackpool
3:0 (1:0)
- 25 October 2014
- 15:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Derby County | 26 |
| 2 |  Watford | 26 |
| 3 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 |
| 4 |  Bournemouth | 24 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 24 |
Week 14 Results
| Friday 24 October 2014 | ||||
 | Fulham | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic |  |
| Saturday 25 October 2014 | ||||
 | Millwall | 1-0 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Brentford |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 2-2 | Huddersfield Town |  |
| Reading | 3-0 | Blackpool | |
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-1 | Rotherham United |  |
| Derby County | 1-2 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Leeds United | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | Norwich City |  |
 | Birmingham City | 0-8 | Bournemouth | |
| Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Watford | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-3 | Blackburn Rovers |  |