Championship (Week 43) : Birmingham City and Blackburn tied at 2-2
ENGLAND, Apr. 14, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 43: The match between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers ended in a 2-2 draw on Tuesday.
Blackburn Rovers players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Blackburn Rovers defender Kilgallon in the 8th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Rhodes goal ('68) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Birmingham City with goals by Jonathan Grounds ('64) and Demarai Gray ('78).
Blackburn Rovers FC climbed to 9th place with 59 points from 42 games, 12 points behind Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 14, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City | 43 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 44 | 39 | 82 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 43 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 33 | 31 | 81 |
| 3 | Bournemouth | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 89 | 43 | 46 | 80 |
| 4 | Watford | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 84 | 48 | 36 | 79 |
| 5 | Derby County | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 78 | 46 | 32 | 75 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 49 | 18 | 74 |
| 7 | Brentford | 43 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 14 | 71 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 43 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 53 | 11 | 71 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 52 | 4 | 59 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 59 | 6 | 58 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 43 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 58 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 56 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 43 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 55 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 54 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 43 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 52 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 43 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 52 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 49 |
| 18 | Reading | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 63 | -19 | 47 |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 50 | -7 | 46 |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 75 | -21 | 45 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 43 |
| 22 | Millwall | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 67 | -30 | 39 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 43 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 59 | -22 | 36 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 43 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 34 | 87 | -53 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 6-1 Reading (13 Dec.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Watford - Birmingham City (18 Apr.)
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Leeds United 0-3 Blackburn Rovers (4 Apr.)
- Previous game:Reading 0-0 Blackburn Rovers (11 Apr.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Nottingham Forest (18 Apr.)
Birmingham City
2:2
Blackburn Rovers
2:2 (0:1)
- 14 April 2015
- 19:45
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norwich City | 82 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 81 |
| 3 |  Bournemouth | 80 |
| 4 |  Watford | 79 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 75 |
Week 43 Results
| Tuesday 14 April 2015 | ||||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Brentford |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Leeds United | 0-2 | Norwich City | |
| Birmingham City | 2-2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Millwall | 2-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-0 | Huddersfield Town |  |
| Derby County | 4-0 | Blackpool |  |
 | Reading | 20:00 | Bournemouth | |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 20:00 | Charlton Athletic |  |
| Wednesday 15 April 2015 | ||||
 | Nottingham Forest | 19:45 | Watford | |
 | Fulham | 20:00 | Rotherham United |  |