Championship (Week 36) : Bournemouth beats Fulham 5-1
ENGLAND, Mar. 6, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 36: Two wins in a row for Bournemouth. After their 2-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on March 3, the Cherries continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 5-1 victory over Fulham this Friday.
Brett Pitman and Matt Ritchie scored dual goals
Bournemouth dominated the first half thanks to goals from Pitman ('29) and Ritchie ('37). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Cherries further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Pitman '61, Ritchie '71 and Cook '84).
AFC Bournemouth climbed to first place with 66 points from 36 games, tie on points with runner-up Middlesbrough FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 6, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 39 | 35 | 66 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 66 |
| 3 | Derby County | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 29 | 65 |
| 4 | Watford | 35 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 42 | 28 | 65 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 38 | 28 | 62 |
| 6 | Brentford | 35 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 45 | 12 | 61 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 60 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 57 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 50 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 48 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 46 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 45 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 45 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 44 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 44 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 42 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 41 |
| 18 | Reading | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 41 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 40 |
| 20 | Fulham | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 39 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 37 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 31 |
| 23 | Millwall | 35 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 56 | -26 | 31 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 35 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 69 | -40 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Fulham
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday (20 Dec.)
- Previous game:Watford 1-0 Fulham (3 Mar.)
- Next game:Sheffield Wednesday - Fulham (14 Mar.)
AFC Bournemouth
- Position: 1 +3
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 0-8 Bournemouth (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Bournemouth - Blackpool (14 Mar.)
- 6 March 2015
- 19:45
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 66 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 66 |
| 3 |  Derby County | 65 |
| 4 |  Watford | 65 |
| 5 |  Norwich City | 62 |
Week 36 Results
| Friday 6 March 2015 | ||||
| Fulham | 1-5 | Bournemouth | |
| Saturday 7 March 2015 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15:00 | Watford | |
 | Blackpool | 15:00 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Derby County | 15:00 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 15:00 | Brentford |  |
 | Cardiff City | 15:00 | Charlton Athletic |  |
 | Millwall | 15:00 | Norwich City | |
 | Wigan Athletic | 15:00 | Leeds United |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 15:00 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 15:00 | Middlesbrough | |
| Tuesday 10 March 2015 | ||||
 | Reading | 20:00 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
| Wednesday 11 March 2015 | ||||
 | Blackburn Rovers | 19:45 | Bolton Wanderers |  |