Championship (Week 18) : Forest beats Reading 3-1
ENGLAND, Nov. 28, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 18: After losing 2-1 to Brentford on November 21, the Reds bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Reading this Saturday.
Oliveira Nelson scored dual goals
Reading opened the score in the score in the 14th minute thanks to Matěj Vydra, before Nottingham Forest regained the advantage with O Grady Chris ('20) and Oliveira Nelson ('31). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Reds further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Oliveira Nelson in the 49th minute.
Reading FC are down in 9th place with 27 points from 18 games, one point behind Sheffield Wednesday FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of November 28, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Derby County | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Hull | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 35 |
| 5 | Burnley | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Brentford | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | QPR | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Fulham | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 22 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 |
| 18 | Preston | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 18 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 16 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 16 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 15 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 15 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 16 +2
- Best performance of the season:Nottingham Forest 3-1 Reading (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Brentford 2-1 Nottingham Forest (21 Nov.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Fulham (5 Dec.)
Reading FC
- Position: 9 -2
- Best performance of the season:Reading 5-1 Ipswich Town (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Reading 2-1 Bolton Wanderers (21 Nov.)
- Next game:Reading - QPR (3 Dec.)
Nottingham Forest
3:1
Reading
3:1 (2:1)
- 28 November 2015
- 15:00
- Nottingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 36 |
| 3 |  Derby County | 36 |
| 4 |  Hull | 35 |
| 5 |  Burnley | 34 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 27 November 2015 | ||||
| Hull | 0-2 | Derby County | |
| Saturday 28 November 2015 | ||||
 | Charlton Athletic | 0-3 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 0-2 | Middlesbrough | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Reading | |
 | Cardiff City | 2-2 | Burnley | |
 | QPR | 1-0 | Leeds United |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Fulham | 1-1 | Preston | |
 | Rotherham United | 3-0 | Bristol City | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Monday 30 November 2015 | ||||
 | Bolton Wanderers | 19:45 | Brentford |  |