Championship (Week 45) : Preston beats Reading 2-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 30, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 45: After losing 0-1 to Burnley on April 22, the Lilywhites bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Reading this Saturday.
Reading made Preston doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Beckford ('56) and Johnson Daniel ('90).
Preston North End FC remains in 11st place with 61 points from 45 games, one point behind Brentford FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 30, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 45 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 88 |
| 2 | Burnley | 44 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 68 | 35 | 33 | 87 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 70 | 40 | 30 | 87 |
| 4 | Hull | 45 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 80 |
| 5 | Derby County | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 65 | 41 | 24 | 77 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 74 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 45 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 67 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 45 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 66 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 45 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 62 |
| 10 | Brentford | 45 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 66 | 1 | 62 |
| 11 | Preston | 45 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 61 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 45 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 58 |
| 13 | QPR | 44 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 57 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 45 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 55 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 45 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 52 |
| 16 | Reading | 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 52 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 45 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 52 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 70 | -16 | 52 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 45 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 51 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 49 |
| 21 | Fulham | 45 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 65 | 79 | -14 | 48 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 45 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 77 | -37 | 40 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 45 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 67 | -29 | 39 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 80 | -39 | 30 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2015-2016
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:Reading 5-1 Ipswich Town (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:QPR 1-1 Reading (23 Apr.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Reading (7 May.)
Preston North End FC
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Charlton Athletic 0-3 Preston (20 Oct.)
- Previous game:Preston 0-1 Burnley (22 Apr.)
- Next game:Preston - Leeds United (7 May.)
Reading
1:2
Preston
1:2 (0:0)
- 30 April 2016
- 15:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 88 |
| 2 |  Burnley | 87 |
| 3 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 87 |
| 4 |  Hull | 80 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 77 |
Week 45 Results
| Friday 29 April 2016 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 2-2 | Middlesbrough | |
| Saturday 30 April 2016 | ||||
 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Hull | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Rotherham United | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Brentford | 3-0 | Fulham |  |
| Reading | 1-2 | Preston | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Cardiff City |  |
| Bristol City | 4-0 | Huddersfield Town |  | |
 | Ipswich Town | 3-2 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
 | Leeds United | 1-2 | Charlton Athletic |  |
| Monday 2 May 2016 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 14:30 | Derby County | |
| Burnley | 16:45 | QPR |  |