Championship (Week 28) : Hull defeats Fulham 1-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 28: Four wins in a row for Hull. After their success against QPR, Cardiff City and Charlton Athletic, Hull continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Fulham this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Hull nor Fulham have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Uruguayan forward Abel Hernández on penalty with just 10 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Hull City climbed to first place with 56 points from 28 games, one point ahead of runner-up Middlesbrough FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 56 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 55 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 50 |
| 4 | Derby County | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 49 |
| 5 | Burnley | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 48 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 46 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 46 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 45 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | Brentford | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 38 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 38 |
| 13 | Reading | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 35 |
| 14 | QPR | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| 15 | Preston | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 35 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 35 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 32 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
| 19 | Fulham | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 28 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 26 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 25 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 47 | -23 | 24 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 54 | -32 | 21 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 46 | -22 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Fulham
- Position: 19
- Best performance of the season:Fulham 4-0 QPR (25 Sep.)
- Previous game:Huddersfield Town 1-1 Fulham (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Fulham - Derby County (6 Feb.)
Hull City
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Hull 6-0 Charlton Athletic (16 Jan.)
- Previous game:Hull 6-0 Charlton Athletic (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Burnley - Hull (6 Feb.)
- 23 January 2016
- 15:00
- London
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull | 56 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 55 |
| 3 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 50 |
| 4 |  Derby County | 49 |
| 5 |  Burnley | 48 |
Week 28 Results
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
 | QPR | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Birmingham City | 3-0 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Huddersfield Town |  |
| Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Reading | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Fulham | 0-1 | Hull | |
| Preston | 1-3 | Brentford |  | |
 | Cardiff City | 2-2 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Bristol City | |
| Monday 25 January 2016 | ||||
| Burnley | 19:45 | Derby County | |