Championship (Week 2) : Birmingham City beats Leeds United 2-1
ENGLAND, Aug. 13, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 2: After their 0-0 draw against Cardiff City on August 6, the Blues returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Leeds United this Saturday.
Birmingham City midfielder Jacques Maghoma opened the score in the 15th minute, before seeing Leeds United catch up in the 27th minute thanks to Hadi Sacko. 1-1 at half time. The Blues eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Morrison in the 55th minute.
Birmingham City FC climbed to 6th place with 4 points from 2 games, tie on points with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of August 13, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Fulham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | QPR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 21 | Preston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
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Overview
Leeds United FC
- Position: 23 +1
- Previous game:QPR 3-0 Leeds United (7 Aug.)
- Next game:Leeds United - Fulham (16 Aug.)
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 6 +6
- Best performance of the season:Leeds United 1-2 Birmingham City (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Birmingham City 0-0 Cardiff City (6 Aug.)
- Next game:Wigan Athletic - Birmingham City (16 Aug.)
Leeds United
1:2
Birmingham City
1:2 (1:1)
- 13 August 2016
- 15:00
- Leeds
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 6 |
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 6 |
| 3 |  Fulham | 6 |
| 4 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 |
| 5 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 12 August 2016 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Saturday 13 August 2016 | ||||
 | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Brentford | 2-0 | Ipswich Town |  |
| Burton Albion | 1-2 | Bristol City | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | Reading |  |
| Barnsley | 2-0 | Derby County |  | |
 | Newcastle | 1-2 | Huddersfield Town | |
 | Wigan Athletic | 3-0 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
| Preston | 1-2 | Fulham | | |
| Leeds United | 1-2 | Birmingham City | |
 | Norwich City | 17:30 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
| Sunday 14 August 2016 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 15:00 | QPR |  |