Championship (Week 16) : Birmingham City beats Watford 2-1
ENGLAND, Nov. 4, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 16: After a 3-1 victory over Millwall on November 1, the Hornets lost 2-1 against Birmingham City.
Clayton Donaldson scored dual goals
Birmingham City forward Clayton Donaldson opened the score in the 2nd minute, before seeing Watford catch up in the 7th minute thanks to Fernando Forestieri. 1-1 at half time. The Blues eventually won the game in the second period with with another goal by Donaldson with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Watford FC are down in third place with 29 points from 16 games, one point behind Middlesbrough FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of November 4, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 30 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Watford | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Derby County | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Brentford | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Millwall | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Reading | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 17 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 16 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 16 |
| 21 | Fulham | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 15 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 15 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 11 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 22
- Best performance of the season:Millwall 1-3 Birmingham City (30 Sep.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Birmingham City - Cardiff City (8 Nov.)
Watford FC
- Position: 3 -2
- Best performance of the season:Watford 4-1 Leeds United (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Watford 3-1 Millwall (1 Nov.)
- Next game:Ipswich Town - Watford (8 Nov.)
Birmingham City
2:1
Watford
2:1 (1:1)
- 4 November 2014
- 19:45
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bournemouth | 30 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 30 |
| 3 | Watford | 29 |
| 4 |  Derby County | 29 |
| 5 |  Ipswich Town | 27 |
Week 16 Results
| Tuesday 4 November 2014 | ||||
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Derby County | 3-2 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-2 | Bournemouth | |
| Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Leeds United | 2-2 | Charlton Athletic |  |
| Birmingham City | 2-1 | Watford | |
| Middlesbrough | 4-0 | Norwich City |  |
 | Millwall | 2-2 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 20:00 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Reading | 20:00 | Rotherham United |  |
| Wednesday 5 November 2014 | ||||
 | Nottingham Forest | 19:45 | Brentford |  |
 | Fulham | 20:00 | Blackpool |  |