Championship (Week 20) : Hull beats Bolton Wanderers 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 12, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 20: After losing 0-2 to Derby County on December 5 and 2-1 to Leeds United on December 5, Hull returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Hull striker Chuba Akpom goal in the 19th minute.
Hull City climbed to third place with 38 points from 20 games, 2 points behind Middlesbrough 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 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Hull City
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Hull 3-0 Middlesbrough (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Leeds United 2-1 Hull (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Hull - Reading (16 Dec.)
Bolton Wanderers FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Cardiff City (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Charlton Athletic - Bolton Wanderers (15 Dec.)
Hull
1:0
Bolton Wanderers
1:0 (1:0)
- 12 December 2015
- 15:00
- Hull
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 |  | |