Championship (Week 20) : Preston beats Reading 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 12, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 20: Two wins in a row for Preston. After their 0-2 win against Burnley on December 5, the Lilywhites continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Reading this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Garner Joe on penalty in the 52nd minute.
Reading FC are down in 12nd place with 27 points from 20 games, tie on points with Blackburn Rovers 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
Preston North End FC
- Position: 16 +2
- Best performance of the season:Charlton Athletic 0-3 Preston (20 Oct.)
- Previous game:Burnley 0-2 Preston (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Preston - Birmingham City (15 Dec.)
Reading FC
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:Reading 5-1 Ipswich Town (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Reading 0-1 QPR (3 Dec.)
- Next game:Hull - Reading (16 Dec.)
Preston
1:0
Reading
1:0 (0:0)
- 12 December 2015
- 15:00
- Preston
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 | | |