Championship (Week 33) : Reading beats Rotherham 1-0
ENGLAND, Feb. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 33: After their 0-0 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers on February 13 and 0-0 draw against Burnley on February 13, the Royals returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Rotherham United this Tuesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Welsh midfielder Hal Robson-Kanu in the 66th minute.
Reading FC climbed to 14th place with 40 points from 32 games, only one point behind Queens Park Rangers.
View : Full Championship table (as of February 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 63 |
| 2 | Burnley | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 62 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 61 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 60 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 54 |
| 6 | Derby County | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 54 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 51 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Preston | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 48 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 48 |
| 11 | Brentford | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 43 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 42 |
| 13 | QPR | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 41 |
| 14 | Reading | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 40 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 40 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 39 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 38 |
| 18 | Fulham | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 36 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 34 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 52 | -23 | 34 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 32 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 33 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 58 | -22 | 26 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 54 | -23 | 25 |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 61 | -34 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 14 +2
- Best performance of the season:Reading 5-1 Ipswich Town (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Reading 0-0 Burnley (13 Feb.)
- Next game:Charlton Athletic - Reading (27 Feb.)
Rotherham United FC
- Position: 22
- Best performance of the season:Rotherham United 4-0 Bolton Wanderers (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Burnley 2-0 Rotherham United (20 Feb.)
- Next game:Rotherham United - Brentford (27 Feb.)
Reading
1:0
Rotherham United
1:0 (0:0)
- 23 February 2016
- 20:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hull | 63 |
| 2 |  Burnley | 62 |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 61 |
| 4 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 |
| 5 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 54 |
Week 33 Results
| Tuesday 23 February 2016 | ||||
| Burnley | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Preston | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Hull | |
 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Fulham |  |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | QPR |  |
 | Brentford | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
| Bristol City | 0-4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town |  | |
| Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Cardiff City |  |
| Reading | 1-0 | Rotherham United | |
| Wednesday 24 February 2016 | ||||
 | Derby County | 19:45 | Blackburn Rovers |  |