Championship (Week 23) : Boro defeats Forest 3-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 26, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 23: After losing 2-0 to Ipswich Town on December 20, the Smoggies bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Middlesbrough nor Nottingham Forest have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Friend ('53), Vossen ('79) and Leadbitter ('88 on penalty).
Middlesbrough FC remains in fourth place with 42 points from 23 games, tie on points with Derby County FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 26, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 27 | 45 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | Derby County | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 42 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 42 |
| 5 | Brentford | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Watford | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 38 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 37 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 29 |
| 15 | Fulham | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 28 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 28 |
| 17 | Reading | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 26 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 25 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 25 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 24 |
| 21 | Millwall | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 23 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 20 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 20 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 40 | -23 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Middlesbrough FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Millwall 1-5 Middlesbrough (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Ipswich Town 2-0 Middlesbrough (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Middlesbrough (28 Dec.)
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Nottingham Forest 4-0 Reading (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 1-1 Leeds United (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Birmingham City (28 Dec.)
Middlesbrough
3:0
Nottingham Forest
3:0 (0:0)
- 26 December 2014
- 15:00
- Middlesbrough
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bournemouth | 45 |
| 2 |  Ipswich Town | 44 |
| 3 |  Derby County | 42 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 |
| 5 |  Brentford | 40 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 26 December 2014 | ||||
 | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Cardiff City |  |
| Brentford | 2-4 | Ipswich Town | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Blackpool |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Leeds United | 0-2 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Norwich City | 6-1 | Millwall |  |
| Bournemouth | 2-0 | Fulham |  |
| Middlesbrough | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest | |
 | Rotherham United | 2-2 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Birmingham City | 0-4 | Derby County | |
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-2 | Reading |  |
 | Watford | 17:30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |