Championship (Week 37) : Preston beats Bolton Wanderers 2-1
ENGLAND, Mar. 12, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 37: After losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest on March 8, the Lilywhites bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers this Saturday.
Bolton Wanderers had started off well by taking the lead in the 22nd minute with a goal by midfielder Liam Trotter. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Lilywhites nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Hugill Jordan '57 and Vermijl '86).
Preston North End FC remains in 10th place with 52 points from 37 games, 2 points behind Birmingham City FC, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 12, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 74 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 67 |
| 3 | Hull | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 65 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 65 |
| 5 | Derby County | 37 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 61 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 59 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 58 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 55 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 54 |
| 10 | Preston | 37 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 52 |
| 11 | QPR | 37 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 50 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 47 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 50 | -5 | 46 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 45 |
| 15 | Reading | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 44 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 43 |
| 17 | Brentford | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 43 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 42 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 58 | -24 | 40 |
| 20 | Fulham | 37 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 37 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 37 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 37 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 62 | -19 | 36 |
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 66 | -34 | 29 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 62 | -26 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Bolton Wanderers FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Milton Keynes Dons (23 Jan.)
- Previous game:Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Ipswich Town (8 Mar.)
- Next game:Bristol City - Bolton Wanderers (19 Mar.)
Preston North End FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Charlton Athletic 0-3 Preston (20 Oct.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 1-0 Preston (8 Mar.)
- Next game:Preston - QPR (19 Mar.)
Bolton Wanderers
1:2
Preston
1:2 (1:0)
- 12 March 2016
- 15:00
- Bolton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burnley | 74 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 67 |
| 3 |  Hull | 65 |
| 4 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 65 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 61 |
Week 37 Results
| Saturday 12 March 2016 | ||||
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Leeds United |  |
 | Huddersfield Town | 1-3 | Burnley | |
 | QPR | 3-0 | Brentford |  |
 | Rotherham United | 3-3 | Derby County | |
| Hull | 1-1 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
 | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Fulham | 1-2 | Bristol City | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 0-3 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Preston | |
| Sunday 13 March 2016 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13:15 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Charlton Athletic | 15:30 | Middlesbrough | |
| Tuesday 15 March 2016 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 19:45 | Reading |  |