Championship (Week 2) : Burnley and Birmingham City tied at 2-2
ENGLAND, Aug. 15, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 2: Birmingham City was held to a 2-2 draw by Burnley on Saturday.
Birmingham City players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Birmingham City midfielder Toral Jon in the 10th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Caddis goal on penalty ('63) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Burnley with goals by Michael Keane ('51) and Matthew Taylor ('81).
Birmingham City FC climbed to first place with 4 points from 2 games, one point ahead of runner-up Milton Keynes Dons FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of August 15, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Hull | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
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Overview
Burnley
- Position: 8 +2
- Previous game:Leeds United 1-1 Burnley (8 Aug.)
- Next game:Ipswich Town - Burnley (18 Aug.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 1 +4
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 2-1 Reading (8 Aug.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 2-1 Reading (8 Aug.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Derby County (21 Aug.)
Burnley
2:2
Birmingham City
2:2 (0:1)
- 15 August 2015
- 12:30
- Burnley
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 4 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 |
| 3 |  Charlton Athletic | 3 |
| 3 |  Hull | 3 |
| 3 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Saturday 15 August 2015 | ||||
| Burnley | 2-2 | Birmingham City | |
 | Derby County | 15:00 | Charlton Athletic | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 15:00 | Preston | ||
 | Fulham | 15:00 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 15:00 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Middlesbrough | 15:00 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 15:00 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 15:00 | Rotherham United |  |
| Bristol City | 15:00 | Brentford |  | |
 | QPR | 17:15 | Cardiff City |  |
| Sunday 16 August 2015 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12:00 | Hull | |
 | Reading | 15:00 | Leeds United |  |