Championship (Week 40) : Blackburn beats Leeds United 3-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 4, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 40: After losing 2-3 to Brentford on March 21 and 0-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion on March 21, Rovers bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Leeds United this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Cairney ('62), Rhodes ('69) and Spearing ('80).
Blackburn Rovers FC remains in 10th place with 57 points from 40 games, tie on points with Nottingham Forest FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 4, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 75 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 83 | 41 | 42 | 74 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 34 | 73 |
| 4 | Watford | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 48 | 32 | 73 |
| 5 | Brentford | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 69 |
| 6 | Derby County | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 26 | 68 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 16 | 68 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 68 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 57 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 57 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 54 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 54 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 52 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 50 | -7 | 52 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 39 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 50 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 46 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 45 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 68 | -19 | 45 |
| 19 | Reading | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 62 | -19 | 45 |
| 20 | Fulham | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 51 | 72 | -21 | 43 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 62 | -21 | 40 |
| 22 | Millwall | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 65 | -30 | 36 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 35 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 40 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 79 | -48 | 24 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Leeds United FC
- Position: 14 -1
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 0-3 Leeds United (18 Mar.)
- Previous game:Blackpool 1-1 Leeds United (21 Mar.)
- Next game:
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Leeds United 0-3 Blackburn Rovers (4 Apr.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Reading - Blackburn Rovers (11 Apr.)
Leeds United
0:3
Blackburn Rovers
0:3 (0:0)
- 4 April 2015
- 15:00
- Leeds
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 75 |
| 2 |  Bournemouth | 74 |
| 3 |  Norwich City | 73 |
| 4 |  Watford | 73 |
| 5 |  Brentford | 69 |
Week 40 Results
| Friday 3 April 2015 | ||||
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-1 | Norwich City | |
| Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Millwall | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Birmingham City | 2-1 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Fulham | 1-4 | Brentford | |
 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Bournemouth | |
 | Derby County | 2-2 | Watford | |
| Saturday 4 April 2015 | ||||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Blackpool |  |
 | Reading | 1-1 | Cardiff City |  |
| Leeds United | 0-3 | Blackburn Rovers | |