Championship : Derby County finish 8th after losing to Reading
ENGLAND, May. 2, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 46: After four straigth defeats, the Royals bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Derby County this Saturday.
Reading dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Kwesi Appiah in the 2nd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Royals further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Hector '72 and McCleary '85/penalty).
View : Full Championship table (as of May 2, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 98 | 45 | 53 | 90 |
| 2 | Watford | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 50 | 41 | 89 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 48 | 40 | 86 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | 31 | 85 |
| 5 | Brentford | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 59 | 19 | 78 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 54 | 18 | 78 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 14 | 78 |
| 8 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 85 | 56 | 29 | 77 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 59 | 7 | 67 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 64 | -10 | 63 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 62 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 60 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 60 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 71 | 69 | 2 | 59 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 56 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 45 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 75 | -17 | 54 |
| 17 | Fulham | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 62 | 83 | -21 | 52 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 51 |
| 19 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 69 | -21 | 50 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 49 |
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 47 |
| 22 | Millwall | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 76 | -34 | 41 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 39 |
| 24 | Blackpool | 45 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 36 | 91 | -55 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2014-2015
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Overview
Derby County FC
- Position: 8 -2
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Millwall 3-3 Derby County (25 Apr.)
Reading FC
- Position: 19 +1
- Best performance of the season:Derby County 0-3 Reading (2 May.)
- Previous game:Rotherham United 2-1 Reading (28 Apr.)
Derby County
0:3
Reading
0:3 (0:1)
- 2 May 2015
- 12:15
- Derby
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bournemouth | 90 |
| 2 |  Watford | 89 |
| 3 |  Norwich City | 86 |
| 4 |  Middlesbrough | 85 |
| 5 |  Brentford | 78 |
Week 46 Results
| Saturday 2 May 2015 | ||||
 | Blackpool | 12:15 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 0-3 | Bournemouth | |
| Norwich City | 4-2 | Fulham |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-2 | Millwall |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Birmingham City |  |
| Derby County | 0-3 | Reading | |
 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 3-2 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Brentford | 3-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
| Watford | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |