Championship (Week 21) : Preston hold Birmingham City to 1-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 15, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 21: The match between Preston and Birmingham City ended in a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Preston players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Preston defender Adam Reach in the 19th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Birmingham City with a saving goal from Birmingham City defender Michael Morrison in the 67th minute.
Birmingham City FC climbed to 8th place with 30 points from 21 games, 3 points behind Cardiff City.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 15, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 43 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 43 |
| 3 | Derby County | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Hull | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 38 |
| 5 | Burnley | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 33 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Brentford | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 28 |
| 12 | QPR | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Reading | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 | Preston | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 17 | Fulham | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 23 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 23 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 19 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 19 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 18 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 15 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Preston North End FC
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Charlton Athletic 0-3 Preston (20 Oct.)
- Previous game:Preston 1-0 Reading (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Leeds United - Preston (20 Dec.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 2-5 Birmingham City (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Middlesbrough 0-0 Birmingham City (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Cardiff City (18 Dec.)
Preston
1:1
Birmingham City
1:1 (1:0)
- 15 December 2015
- 19:45
- Preston
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 43 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 |
| 3 |  Derby County | 41 |
| 4 |  Hull | 38 |
| 5 |  Burnley | 35 |
Week 21 Results
| Monday 14 December 2015 | ||||
 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Tuesday 15 December 2015 | ||||
 | Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Preston | 1-1 | Birmingham City | | |
 | QPR | 2-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
 | Cardiff City | 3-2 | Brentford |  |
| Derby County | 4-0 | Bristol City | |
 | Charlton Athletic | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Fulham | 1-2 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | |
| Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Burnley | |
| Wednesday 16 December 2015 | ||||
| Hull | 19:45 | Reading |  |
| Thursday 17 December 2015 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19:45 | Leeds United |  |