Championship (Week 44) : Watford beats Birmingham City 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 18, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 44: Four wins in a row for Watford. After their success against Middlesbrough, Millwall and Nottingham Forest, the Hornets continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City this Saturday.
Birmingham City made Watford doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Watford defender Craig Cathcart in the 56th minute.
Watford FC climbed to first place with 85 points from 44 games, one point ahead of runner-up AFC Bournemouth.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 18, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 44 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 49 | 39 | 85 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 45 | 47 | 84 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 44 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 84 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 44 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 45 | 38 | 82 |
| 5 | Derby County | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 82 | 50 | 32 | 76 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 50 | 18 | 75 |
| 7 | Brentford | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 59 | 14 | 72 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 72 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 43 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 60 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 60 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 59 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 59 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 56 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 43 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 64 | -13 | 54 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 73 | -17 | 53 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 52 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 51 |
| 18 | Fulham | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 76 | -20 | 49 |
| 19 | Reading | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 47 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 46 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 43 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 65 | -22 | 44 |
| 22 | Millwall | 43 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 67 | -30 | 40 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 44 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 60 | -21 | 39 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 44 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 88 | -54 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Watford FC
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:Watford 7-2 Blackpool (24 Jan.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 1-3 Watford (15 Apr.)
- Next game:Brighton & Hove Albion - Watford (25 Apr.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 6-1 Reading (13 Dec.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 2-2 Blackburn Rovers (14 Apr.)
- Next game:Reading - Birmingham City (22 Apr.)
Watford
1:0
Birmingham City
1:0 (0:0)
- 18 April 2015
- 15:00
- Watford
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 85 |
| 2 |  Bournemouth | 84 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 84 |
| 4 |  Norwich City | 82 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 76 |
Week 44 Results
| Friday 17 April 2015 | ||||
| Norwich City | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 18 April 2015 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Watford | 1-0 | Birmingham City | |
 | Blackpool | 0-1 | Fulham |  |
 | Brentford | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Leeds United |  |
 | Wigan Athletic | 2-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
 | Cardiff City | 0-0 | Millwall |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 4-4 | Derby County | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 3-3 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Bournemouth | 2-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Tuesday 28 April 2015 | ||||
 | Rotherham United | 19:45 | Reading |  |