Championship (Week 21) : Leeds United defeats Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2
ENGLAND, Dec. 17, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 21: After their 0-0 draw against Charlton Athletic on December 12, the Whites returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers this Thursday.
Sam Byram scored dual goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Benik Afobe opened the score in the 10th minute, before seeing Leeds United catch up in the 44th minute thanks to Sam Byram. 1-1 at half time. The Whites eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Dallas ('51) and Byram ('60).
Leeds United FC climbed to 14th place with 26 points from 21 games, only one point behind Reading FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 17, 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 | Leeds United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 16 | Preston | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 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
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
- Position: 17 -3
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:
Leeds United FC
- Position: 14 +4
- Best performance of the season:Huddersfield Town 0-3 Leeds United (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Charlton Athletic 0-0 Leeds United (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Leeds United - Preston (20 Dec.)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2:3
Leeds United
2:3 (1:1)
- 17 December 2015
- 19:45
- Wolverhampton
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 | 2-3 | Leeds United | |