Championship (Week 43) : Watford defeats Forest 3-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 15, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 43: Three wins in a row for Watford. After their success against Middlesbrough and Millwall, the Hornets continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 3-1 victory over Nottingham Forest this Wednesday.
Watford dominated the first half thanks to goals from Ighalo ('4) and Connolly ('41). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Hornets further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Abdi with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Watford FC remains in third place with 82 points from 43 games, tie on points with Norwich City.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 15, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 43 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 90 | 43 | 47 | 83 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 43 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 44 | 39 | 82 |
| 3 | Watford | 43 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 87 | 49 | 38 | 82 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 43 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 33 | 31 | 81 |
| 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 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 62 | 4 | 58 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 43 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 58 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 43 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 57 |
| 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 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 50 |
| 18 | Reading | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 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
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Nottingham Forest 4-0 Reading (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 0-1 Huddersfield Town (11 Apr.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Nottingham Forest (18 Apr.)
Watford FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Watford 7-2 Blackpool (24 Jan.)
- Previous game:Millwall 0-2 Watford (11 Apr.)
- Next game:Watford - Birmingham City (18 Apr.)
Nottingham Forest
1:3
Watford
1:3 (0:2)
- 15 April 2015
- 19:45
- Nottingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bournemouth | 83 |
| 2 |  Norwich City | 82 |
| 3 | Watford | 82 |
| 4 |  Middlesbrough | 81 |
| 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 | 0-1 | Bournemouth | |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic |  |
| Wednesday 15 April 2015 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1-3 | Watford | |
 | Fulham | 20:00 | Rotherham United |  |