Championship (Week 24) : Reading defeats Norwich City 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 28, 2014 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 24: After their 2-2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion on December 26, the Royals bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Norwich City this Sunday.
Reading dominated the first half thanks to goals from Robson-Kanu ('25 on penalty) and Cox ('34). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Royals further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Norwich City remains in 7th place with 37 points from 24 games, 3 points behind Brentford FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 28, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 48 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 43 |
| 4 | Derby County | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 42 |
| 5 | Watford | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 41 |
| 6 | Brentford | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 37 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 37 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 29 |
| 16 | Reading | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 29 |
| 17 | Fulham | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 28 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 28 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 26 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 24 |
| 21 | Millwall | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 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 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 14 |
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 16 +1
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Rotherham United (4 Nov.)
- Previous game:Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Reading (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Reading - Middlesbrough (10 Jan.)
Norwich City
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 6-1 Millwall (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Norwich City 6-1 Millwall (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Bournemouth - Norwich City (10 Jan.)
Reading
2:1
Norwich City
2:1 (2:0)
- 28 December 2014
- 15:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bournemouth | 48 |
| 2 |  Ipswich Town | 44 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 43 |
| 4 |  Derby County | 42 |
| 5 |  Watford | 41 |
Week 24 Results
| Sunday 28 December 2014 | ||||
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-3 | Birmingham City |  |
| Reading | 2-1 | Norwich City | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | Middlesbrough | |
 | Blackpool | 1-1 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Millwall | 0-2 | Bournemouth | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Brentford |  |
 | Cardiff City | 2-4 | Watford | |
 | Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
| Monday 29 December 2014 | ||||
 | Fulham | 20:00 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
| Tuesday 30 December 2014 | ||||
| Derby County | 19:45 | Leeds United |  |
| Ipswich Town | 19:45 | Charlton Athletic |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 19:45 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |