Championship (Week 1) : Brentford and Ipswich play to a 2-2 draw
ENGLAND, Aug. 8, 2015 (AMP) — Championship: Brentford and Ipswich Town opened the 2015-2016 season with an entertaining 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Ipswich Town players started off well by taking the lead thanks to French midfielder Kévin Bru in the 45th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Fraser goal ('50) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Brentford with goals by Andre Gray ('90) and James Tarkowski ('90).
View : Full Championship table (as of August 8, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Hull | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | QPR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Brentford FC
- Position: 8
- Next game:Bristol City - Brentford (15 Aug.)
Ipswich Town FC
- Position: 8
- Next game:Ipswich Town - Sheffield Wednesday (15 Aug.)
Brentford
2:2
Ipswich Town
2:2 (0:1)
- 8 August 2015
- 15:00
- Brentford
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 |
| 2 |  Charlton Athletic | 3 |
| 2 |  Hull | 3 |
| 2 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 3 |
| 5 |  Birmingham City | 3 |
Week 1 Results
| Friday 7 August 2015 | ||||
 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Saturday 8 August 2015 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Fulham |  |
 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Burnley |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
| Charlton Athletic | 2-0 | QPR |  |
| Hull | 2-0 | Huddersfield Town |  |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Bristol City | |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Derby County |  |
| Brentford | 2-2 | Ipswich Town | |
 | Rotherham United | 1-4 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Birmingham City | 2-1 | Reading |  |
| Sunday 9 August 2015 | ||||
| Preston | 12:00 | Middlesbrough |  | |