Championship (Week 19) : Brighton beats Charlton Athletic 3-2
ENGLAND, Dec. 5, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 19: Two wins in a row for Brighton & Hove Albion. After their 2-1 win against Birmingham City on November 28, the Seagulls continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 3-2 victory over Charlton Athletic this Saturday.
Charlton Athletic had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Lookman Ademola ('2) and Ghoochannejhad Reza ('5). Trailing 2-0 at half time, the Seagulls nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Wilson James '50, Zamora '83 and Hemed '85).
Brighton and Hove Albion FC remains in first place with 41 points from 19 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Middlesbrough FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 5, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 41 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | Derby County | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Hull | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | Burnley | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Brentford | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Reading | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | QPR | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 24 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 23 |
| 16 | Fulham | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 22 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 22 |
| 18 | Preston | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 21 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 18 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 16 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 16 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 16 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 15 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:Derby County - Brighton & Hove Albion (12 Dec.)
Charlton Athletic FC
- Position: 22 -1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Charlton Athletic 0-3 Ipswich Town (28 Nov.)
- Next game:Charlton Athletic - Leeds United (12 Dec.)
- 5 December 2015
- 15:00
- Brighton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 41 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 39 |
| 3 |  Derby County | 36 |
| 4 |  Hull | 35 |
| 5 |  Burnley | 34 |
Week 19 Results
| Thursday 3 December 2015 | ||||
 | Reading | 0-1 | QPR |  |
| Friday 4 December 2015 | ||||
 | Ipswich Town | 0-2 | Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 5 December 2015 | ||||
 | Leeds United | 2-1 | Hull | |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | Cardiff City |  |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-2 | Charlton Athletic | |
| Burnley | 0-2 | Preston | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Fulham |  |
| Bristol City | 0-2 | Blackburn Rovers |  | |
 | Rotherham United | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Birmingham City | 0-2 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Brentford | 2-0 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Sunday 6 December 2015 | ||||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13:15 | Derby County | |