Championship (Week 38) : Birmingham City beats Reading 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 22, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 38: After losing 1-0 to Watford on April 18, the Blues bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Reading this Wednesday.
Reading made Birmingham City doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Birmingham City forward Clayton Donaldson with just 7 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Birmingham City FC climbed to 13rd place with 57 points from 44 games, 2 points behind Sheffield Wednesday FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 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 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 63 |
| 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 | Birmingham City | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 57 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 56 |
| 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 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 65 | -21 | 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 | 44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 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
Reading FC
- Position: 19 -2
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Rotherham United (4 Nov.)
- Previous game:Reading 0-1 Bournemouth (14 Apr.)
- Next game:Reading - Brentford (25 Apr.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 6-1 Reading (13 Dec.)
- Previous game:Watford 1-0 Birmingham City (18 Apr.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Charlton Athletic (25 Apr.)
Reading
0:1
Birmingham City
0:1 (0:0)
- 22 April 2015
- 20:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Watford | 85 |
| 2 |  Bournemouth | 84 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 84 |
| 4 |  Norwich City | 82 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 76 |
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 | 2-0 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Fulham | 0-3 | Leeds United |  |
| Wednesday 22 April 2015 | ||||
| Reading | 0-1 | Birmingham City | |