Championship (Week 26) : Preston defeats Bristol City 2-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 12, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 26: Three wins in a row for Preston. After their success against Hull and Rotherham United, the Lilywhites continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Bristol City this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Preston nor Bristol City have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Baker ('54 own) and Cunningham Greg ('80).
Preston North End FC climbed to 13rd place with 34 points from 26 games, tie on points with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 12, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 55 |
| 2 | Derby County | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Hull | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Burnley | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 44 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 42 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 40 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Brentford | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 36 |
| 11 | Reading | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 |
| 13 | Preston | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 34 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 32 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 31 |
| 17 | QPR | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 31 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 29 |
| 19 | Fulham | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 27 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 24 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 23 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 21 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 20 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Bristol City FC
- Position: 22
- Best performance of the season:Bristol City 2-0 Nottingham Forest (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Reading 1-0 Bristol City (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Bristol City - Middlesbrough (16 Jan.)
Preston North End FC
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:Charlton Athletic 0-3 Preston (20 Oct.)
- Previous game:Preston 2-1 Rotherham United (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Ipswich Town - Preston (16 Jan.)
Bristol City
1:2
Preston
1:2 (0:0)
- 12 January 2016
- 19:45
- Bristol
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 55 |
| 2 |  Derby County | 49 |
| 3 |  Hull | 47 |
| 4 |  Burnley | 45 |
| 5 |  Ipswich Town | 44 |
Week 26 Results
| Tuesday 12 January 2016 | ||||
 | Huddersfield Town | 5-0 | Charlton Athletic |  |
 | Brentford | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | |
| Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Leeds United |  |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 0-5 | Burnley | | |
 | Rotherham United | 2-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |  |
| Bristol City | 1-2 | Preston | ||
| Derby County | 1-1 | Reading |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-2 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | QPR |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20:00 | Fulham |  |
| Wednesday 13 January 2016 | ||||
| Hull | 19:45 | Cardiff City |  |