Championship (Week 45) : Blackburn beats Rotherham 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 30, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 45: After their 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest on April 23 and 2-2 draw against Bristol City on April 23, Rovers returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Rotherham United this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Blackburn Rovers defender Shane Duffy goal in the 6th minute.
Blackburn Rovers FC climbed to 15th place with 52 points from 45 games, 3 points behind Wolverhampton Wanderers 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
Rotherham United FC
- Position: 20 -1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:Hull - Rotherham United (7 May.)
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 15 +3
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Fulham (16 Feb.)
- Previous game:Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Bristol City (23 Apr.)
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Reading (7 May.)
Rotherham United
0:1
Blackburn Rovers
0:1 (0:1)
- 30 April 2016
- 15:00
- Rotherham
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 |  |