Championship (Week 23) : Blackburn beats Boro 2-1
ENGLAND, Mar. 1, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 23: After two straigth victories against Cardiff City and Fulham, the Smoggies lost 2-1 against Blackburn Rovers.
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 Akpan ('47) and Graham ('83).
Middlesbrough FC are down in third place with 64 points from 33 games, tie on points with Hull City.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 27, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 65 |
| 2 | Hull | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 64 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 64 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 63 |
| 5 | Derby County | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 57 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 55 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 52 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 51 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 51 |
| 10 | Preston | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 48 |
| 11 | QPR | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 44 |
| 12 | Reading | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 43 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 43 |
| 14 | Brentford | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 43 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 42 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 40 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 39 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 38 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 37 |
| 20 | Fulham | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 36 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 32 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 29 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 56 | -24 | 25 |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 65 | -35 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 16 -2
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Fulham (16 Feb.)
- Previous game:Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons (27 Feb.)
- Next game:Burnley - Blackburn Rovers (5 Mar.)
Middlesbrough FC
- Position: 3 -2
- Best performance of the season:Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Middlesbrough (19 Dec.)
- Previous game:Fulham 0-2 Middlesbrough (27 Feb.)
- Next game:
Blackburn Rovers
2:1
Middlesbrough
2:1 (0:0)
- 1 March 2016
- 19:45
- Blackburn
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burnley | 65 |
| 2 |  Hull | 64 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 64 |
| 4 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 63 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 57 |
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 | 2-1 | Middlesbrough | |