Championship (Week 38) : Boro beats Derby County 1-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 17, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 38: Two wins in a row for Middlesbrough. After their 4-1 win against Ipswich Town on March 14, the Smoggies continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Derby County this Tuesday.
Derby County made Middlesbrough doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Middlesbrough forward Patrick Bamford in the 64th minute.
Middlesbrough FC climbed to second place with 72 points from 38 games, tie on points with Watford FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 17, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 78 | 45 | 33 | 72 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 27 | 32 | 72 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 79 | 40 | 39 | 70 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 73 | 42 | 31 | 67 |
| 5 | Derby County | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 41 | 28 | 67 |
| 6 | Brentford | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 50 | 12 | 65 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 64 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 45 | 9 | 62 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 54 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 54 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 51 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 50 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 50 | -4 | 48 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 48 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 37 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 47 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 44 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 65 | -17 | 44 |
| 18 | Reading | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 44 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 42 |
| 20 | Fulham | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 65 | -17 | 40 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 37 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 55 | -17 | 40 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 34 |
| 23 | Millwall | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 62 | -31 | 32 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 77 | -48 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Derby County FC
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Norwich City 1-1 Derby County (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Wolverhampton Wanderers - Derby County (20 Mar.)
Middlesbrough FC
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Millwall 1-5 Middlesbrough (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Middlesbrough 4-1 Ipswich Town (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Bournemouth - Middlesbrough (21 Mar.)
Derby County
0:1
Middlesbrough
0:1 (0:0)
- 17 March 2015
- 19:45
- Derby
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Watford | 72 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 72 |
| 3 |  Bournemouth | 70 |
| 4 |  Norwich City | 67 |
| 5 | Derby County | 67 |
Week 38 Results
| Tuesday 17 March 2015 | ||||
| Derby County | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | |
 | Huddersfield Town | 2-2 | Norwich City | |
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-2 | Watford | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-3 | Brentford |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Blackpool | 0-3 | Charlton Athletic |  |
 | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Bournemouth | |
 | Millwall | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
| Wednesday 18 March 2015 | ||||
 | Nottingham Forest | 19:45 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Fulham | 20:00 | Leeds United |  |
| Wednesday 22 April 2015 | ||||
 | Reading | 20:00 | Birmingham City |  |