Championship (Week 20) : Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday tied at 2-2
WALES, Dec. 12, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 20: The match between Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday ended in a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Cardiff City players started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Noone ('21 on penalty) and Pilkington ('34). However, even though they were leading 2-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Sheffield Wednesday with goals by Fernando Forestieri ('61) and Barry Bannan ('76).
Cardiff City are down in 7th place with 30 points from 20 games, one point behind Ipswich Town FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 12, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 42 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Hull | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 38 |
| 4 | Derby County | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Burnley | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Brentford | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Reading | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 27 |
| 13 | QPR | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 27 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 16 | Preston | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 | Fulham | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 23 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 19 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 18 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 17 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 16 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 15 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 12 |
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Overview
Cardiff City
- Position: 7 -1
- Best performance of the season:Cardiff City 2-0 Reading (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Cardiff City (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Cardiff City - Brentford (15 Dec.)
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 8 -1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Derby County (6 Dec.)
- Next game:Milton Keynes Dons - Sheffield Wednesday (15 Dec.)
Cardiff City
2:2
Sheffield Wednesday
2:2 (2:0)
- 12 December 2015
- 15:00
- Cardiff
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 40 |
| 3 |  Hull | 38 |
| 4 |  Derby County | 38 |
| 5 |  Burnley | 35 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 11 December 2015 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Saturday 12 December 2015 | ||||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 0-1 | Ipswich Town |  | |
 | QPR | 0-0 | Burnley | |
| Cardiff City | 2-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
 | Huddersfield Town | 1-2 | Bristol City | |
| Hull | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 0-0 | Leeds United |  |
| Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Birmingham City |  |
| Derby County | 2-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
 | Fulham | 2-2 | Brentford |  |
| Preston | 1-0 | Reading |  | |