Championship (Week 21) : Bournemouth defeats Cardiff City 5-3
ENGLAND, Dec. 13, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 21: Two wins in a row for Bournemouth. After their 1-2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on December 6, the Cherries continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 5-3 victory over Cardiff City this Saturday.
Bournemouth dominated the first half thanks to goals from Ritchie ('1), Arter ('43) and Pugh ('45). Leading 3-1 at the break, the Cherries further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Kermorgant '67 and Wilson '89).
AFC Bournemouth climbed to first place with 39 points from 21 games, tie on points with runner-up Middlesbrough FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 13, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Derby County | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Brentford | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Watford | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 35 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 33 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 28 |
| 14 | Fulham | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 25 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Reading | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 25 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 24 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 23 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Millwall | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 23 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 21 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 18 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 17 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 13 |
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Overview
AFC Bournemouth
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 0-8 Bournemouth (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Blackpool - Bournemouth (20 Dec.)
Cardiff City
- Position: 11 -2
- Best performance of the season:Cardiff City 3-1 Leeds United (1 Nov.)
- Previous game:Cardiff City 0-0 Rotherham United (6 Dec.)
- Next game:Cardiff City - Brentford (20 Dec.)
Bournemouth
5:3
Cardiff City
5:3 (3:1)
- 13 December 2014
- 15:00
- Bournemouth
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 39 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 39 |
| 3 |  Derby County | 38 |
| 4 |  Ipswich Town | 38 |
| 5 |  Brentford | 37 |
Week 21 Results
| Friday 12 December 2014 | ||||
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-1 | Millwall |  |
| Saturday 13 December 2014 | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Derby County | |
 | Birmingham City | 6-1 | Reading |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 2-2 | Blackpool |  |
 | Norwich City | 5-0 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Rotherham United | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Ipswich Town | |
| Brentford | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Leeds United | 0-1 | Fulham |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
| Bournemouth | 5-3 | Cardiff City | |
 | Watford | 2-1 | Wigan Athletic |  |