Championship (Week 31) : Blackpool hold Forest to 4-4
ENGLAND, Feb. 14, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 31: The match between Blackpool and Nottingham Forest ended in a 4-4 draw on Saturday.
Blackpool players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Blackpool forward Gary Madine in the 45th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite goals by Orlandi ('66), Davies ('73) and Ferguson ('90) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Nottingham Forest with goals by Dexter Blackstock ('68), Gary Gardner ('70), Henri Lansbury ('77 on penalty) and Chris Burke ('90).
Nottingham Forest FC remains in 10th place with 41 points from 31 games, one point behind Blackburn Rovers FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of February 14, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 32 | 33 | 59 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 59 |
| 3 | Derby County | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 58 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 57 |
| 5 | Watford | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 37 | 26 | 56 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 36 | 23 | 53 |
| 7 | Brentford | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 52 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 48 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 42 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 38 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 38 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Reading | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 37 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 36 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 36 |
| 19 | Fulham | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 35 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 33 |
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 31 |
| 22 | Millwall | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 30 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 22 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 31 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 60 | -33 | 21 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Blackpool FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Blackpool 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (31 Jan.)
- Previous game:Blackpool 1-2 Middlesbrough (10 Feb.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Blackpool (21 Feb.)
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Nottingham Forest 4-0 Reading (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 3-0 Wigan Athletic (11 Feb.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Bolton Wanderers (21 Feb.)
- 14 February 2015
- 15:00
- Blackpool
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bournemouth | 59 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 59 |
| 3 |  Derby County | 58 |
| 4 |  Ipswich Town | 57 |
| 5 |  Watford | 56 |
Week 31 Results
| Saturday 14 February 2015 | ||||
 | Fulham | 1-2 | Ipswich Town | |
| Bournemouth | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 3-0 | Brentford |  |
 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Millwall |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
| Blackpool | 4-4 | Nottingham Forest | |
 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-4 | Watford | |
| Tuesday 17 February 2015 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 19:45 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Rotherham United | 19:45 | Derby County | |
 | Reading | 20:00 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Wednesday 18 February 2015 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 19:45 | Middlesbrough | |