Championship (Week 25) : Birmingham City beats Brentford 2-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 2, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 25: Two wins in a row for Birmingham City. After their 1-0 win against Milton Keynes Dons on December 28, the Blues continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Brentford this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Maghoma ('55) and Kieftenbeld Maikel ('89).
Birmingham City FC climbed to 8th place with 39 points from 25 games, tie on points with Sheffield Wednesday FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 2, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Derby County | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | Hull | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 44 |
| 5 | Burnley | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Brentford | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Reading | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 33 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 32 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 31 |
| 15 | Preston | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 31 |
| 16 | QPR | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 30 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 28 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 28 |
| 19 | Fulham | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 27 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 23 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 21 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 21 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 20 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 2-5 Birmingham City (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons (28 Dec.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Birmingham City (12 Jan.)
Brentford FC
- Position: 10 -2
- Best performance of the season:Charlton Athletic 0-3 Brentford (24 Oct.)
- Previous game:Reading 1-2 Brentford (28 Dec.)
- Next game:Brentford - Middlesbrough (12 Jan.)
Birmingham City
2:1
Brentford
2:1 (0:0)
- 2 January 2016
- 15:00
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 52 |
| 2 |  Derby County | 48 |
| 3 |  Hull | 47 |
| 4 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 |
| 5 |  Burnley | 42 |
Week 25 Results
| Friday 1 January 2016 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | QPR | 1-2 | Hull | |
| Saturday 2 January 2016 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
| Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Derby County | |
 | Reading | 1-0 | Bristol City | |
| Burnley | 0-0 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Preston | 2-1 | Rotherham United |  | |
| Birmingham City | 2-1 | Brentford | |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Huddersfield Town |  |
 | Fulham | 0-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Milton Keynes Dons | |