Championship (Week 22) : Reading beats Blackburn 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 20, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 22: After four straigth defeats, the Royals returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers this Sunday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Reading midfielder Daniel Williams goal in the 12th minute.
Reading FC climbed to 11st place with 30 points from 22 games, 2 points behind Brentford FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 20, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 46 |
| 2 | Derby County | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Hull | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Burnley | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 33 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Brentford | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | QPR | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 28 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 28 |
| 16 | Preston | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 24 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 20 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 19 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 18 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 18 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 11 +2
- Best performance of the season:Reading 5-1 Ipswich Town (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Hull 2-1 Reading (16 Dec.)
- Next game:Wolverhampton Wanderers - Reading (26 Dec.)
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 14 -3
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Charlton Athletic (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Nottingham Forest (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Bolton Wanderers - Blackburn Rovers (28 Dec.)
Reading
1:0
Blackburn Rovers
1:0 (1:0)
- 20 December 2015
- 15:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 46 |
| 2 |  Derby County | 44 |
| 3 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 43 |
| 4 |  Hull | 41 |
| 5 |  Burnley | 38 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 18 December 2015 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Cardiff City |  |
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-3 | Middlesbrough | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
 | Brentford | 4-2 | Huddersfield Town |  |
| Bristol City | 1-1 | QPR |  | |
 | Rotherham United | 2-0 | Hull | |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Fulham |  |
| Burnley | 4-0 | Charlton Athletic |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Derby County | |
| Sunday 20 December 2015 | ||||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Preston | |
| Reading | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers | |