Championship (Week 20) : Norwich City defeats Wigan Athletic 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 6, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 20: After losing 1-2 to Reading on November 29, the Canaries bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Norwich City midfielder Howson goal in the 5th minute.
Norwich City climbed to 8th place with 30 points from 20 games, only one point behind Blackburn Rovers FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 6, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Brentford | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Watford | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 32 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Reading | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 24 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 22 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Millwall | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 18 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 17 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Wigan Athletic FC
- Position: 23
- Best performance of the season:Wigan Athletic 4-0 Birmingham City (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Wigan Athletic (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Watford - Wigan Athletic (13 Dec.)
Norwich City
- Position: 8 +3
- Best performance of the season:Brentford 0-3 Norwich City (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Norwich City 1-2 Reading (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Norwich City - Huddersfield Town (13 Dec.)
Wigan Athletic
0:1
Norwich City
0:1 (0:1)
- 6 December 2014
- 15:00
- Wigan
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Derby County | 38 |
| 2 |  Ipswich Town | 37 |
| 3 |  Bournemouth | 36 |
| 4 |  Middlesbrough | 36 |
| 5 |  Brentford | 34 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 5 December 2014 | ||||
 | Fulham | 0-5 | Watford |  |
| Saturday 6 December 2014 | ||||
 | Blackpool | 1-0 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Cardiff City | 0-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Ipswich Town | 4-1 | Leeds United |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic |  |
| Derby County | 3-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | Brentford | |
 | Reading | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 | Bournemouth | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Millwall | 1-5 | Middlesbrough | |
| Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | Norwich City | |