Championship (Week 21) : Hull beats Reading 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 16, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 21: Two wins in a row for Hull. After their 1-0 win against Bolton Wanderers on December 12, Hull continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Reading this Wednesday.
Reading had started off well by taking the lead in the 29th minute with a goal by forward Nick Blackman. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Hull players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Hernández '62 and Livermore '90).
Hull City are down in fourth place with 41 points from 21 games, tie on points with Derby County FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 16, 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 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 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 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 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
Hull City
- Position: 4 -1
- Best performance of the season:Hull 3-0 Middlesbrough (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Hull 1-0 Bolton Wanderers (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Rotherham United - Hull (19 Dec.)
Reading FC
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Reading 5-1 Ipswich Town (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Preston 1-0 Reading (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Reading - Blackburn Rovers (20 Dec.)
Hull
2:1
Reading
2:1 (0:1)
- 16 December 2015
- 19:45
- Hull
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 43 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 |
| 3 |  Derby County | 41 |
| 4 | Hull | 41 |
| 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 | 2-1 | Reading | |
| Thursday 17 December 2015 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19:45 | Leeds United |  |