Championship (Week 36) : Forest defeats Preston 1-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 8, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 36: After four straigth defeats, the Reds bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Preston this Tuesday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Nottingham Forest striker Oliveira Nelson goal in the 37th minute.
Preston North End FC remains in 10th place with 49 points from 36 games, 5 points behind Ipswich Town FC, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 8, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 71 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 67 |
| 3 | Hull | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 64 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 64 |
| 5 | Derby County | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 60 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 55 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 55 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 54 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 54 |
| 10 | Preston | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 49 |
| 11 | QPR | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 47 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 46 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 45 |
| 14 | Reading | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 44 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 44 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 43 |
| 17 | Brentford | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 43 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 42 |
| 19 | Fulham | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 37 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 37 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 36 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 35 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 66 | -34 | 29 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:Nottingham Forest 3-0 Bolton Wanderers (16 Jan.)
- Previous game:Ipswich Town 1-0 Nottingham Forest (5 Mar.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - Sheffield Wednesday (12 Mar.)
Preston North End FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Charlton Athletic 0-3 Preston (20 Oct.)
- Previous game:Preston 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (5 Mar.)
- Next game:Bolton Wanderers - Preston (12 Mar.)
Nottingham Forest
1:0
Preston
1:0 (1:0)
- 8 March 2016
- 19:45
- Nottingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burnley | 71 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 67 |
| 3 |  Hull | 64 |
| 4 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 64 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 60 |
Week 36 Results
| Tuesday 8 March 2016 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 0-2 | Leeds United |  |
 | Fulham | 2-3 | Burnley | |
 | QPR | 2-0 | Derby County | |
 | Rotherham United | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-0 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 3-1 | Reading |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Bristol City | |
 | Charlton Athletic | 0-0 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Preston | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 20:00 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 20:00 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Tuesday 26 April 2016 | ||||
| Hull | 19:45 | Brentford |  |