Championship (Week 23) : Forest and Leeds United tied at 1-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 27, 2015 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 23: The match between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United ended in a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Nottingham Forest players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Portuguese forward Oliveira Nelson in the 17th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Leeds United with a saving goal from Leeds United defender Sam Byram in the 80th minute.
Leeds United FC climbed to 12nd place with 30 points from 23 games, tie on points with Reading FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 27, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Hull | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 44 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Burnley | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Brentford | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Reading | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 29 |
| 14 | QPR | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 29 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 28 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 28 |
| 17 | Preston | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 24 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 24 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 22 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 21 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 21 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 19 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:Nottingham Forest 3-0 Fulham (5 Dec.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Cardiff City - Nottingham Forest (29 Dec.)
Leeds United FC
- Position: 12 +1
- Best performance of the season:Huddersfield Town 0-3 Leeds United (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Leeds United 1-0 Preston (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Leeds United - Derby County (29 Dec.)
Nottingham Forest
1:1
Leeds United
1:1 (1:0)
- 27 December 2015
- 16:30
- Nottingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Derby County | 47 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 46 |
| 3 |  Hull | 44 |
| 4 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 |
| 5 |  Burnley | 38 |
Week 23 Results
| Saturday 26 December 2015 | ||||
 | Brentford | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2-1 | Cardiff City |  | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 3-1 | Preston | |
| Hull | 3-0 | Burnley | |
| Bristol City | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | QPR |  |
 | Rotherham United | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
| Derby County | 2-0 | Fulham |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Reading |  |
| Sunday 27 December 2015 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Leeds United | |
| Tuesday 1 March 2016 | ||||
 | Blackburn Rovers | 19:45 | Middlesbrough | |