Championship (Week 4) : Forest defeats Wigan Athletic 4-3

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ENGLAND, Aug. 20, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 4: After losing 3-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion on August 16 and 1-0 to Brentford on August 16, the Reds returned to winning ways with a 4-3 victory over Wigan Athletic this Saturday.

Oliver Burke scored dual goals

Nottingham Forest midfielder Britt Assombalonga opened the score in the 6th minute, before seeing Wigan Athletic catch up in the 11th minute thanks to Michael Jacobs. 1-1 at half time. The Reds eventually won the game in the second period with three more goals by Burke ('53, '78) and Lam Thomas ('90).

Nottingham Forest FC climbed to 11st place with 6 points from 4 games, tie on points with Bristol City FC.

View : Full Championship table (as of August 20, 2016) »

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Huddersfield Town431074310
2Brighton & Hove Albion42208268
3Wolverhampton Wanderers42207348
4Fulham42206428
5Norwich City32105147
6QPR42027526
7Newcastle42026426
8Brentford42024316
9Barnsley42028806
10Bristol City42024406
11Nottingham Forest4202810-26
12Birmingham City412145-15
12Cardiff City412145-15
14Aston Villa31114224
15Wigan Athletic41128714
16Burton Albion41129904
17Ipswich Town31114404
18Derby County311112-14
19Leeds United411246-24
20Sheffield Wednesday411225-34
21Reading411248-44
22Rotherham United411238-54
23Preston410334-13
24Blackburn Rovers4013411-71

Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017

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Overview

Nottingham Forest FC

Wigan Athletic FC

Nottingham Forest
4:3
Wigan Athletic
4:3 (1:1)
  • 20 August 2016
  • 15:00
  • Nottingham

Table

PosTeamPts
1Huddersfield Town10
2Brighton & Hove Albion8
3Wolverhampton Wanderers8
4Fulham8
5Norwich City7

View full Championship table

Week 4 Results

Saturday 20 August 2016
Sheffield Wednesday0-2Leeds United
Huddersfield Town2-1Barnsley
Nottingham Forest4-3Wigan Athletic
Fulham2-2Cardiff City
Rotherham United1-0Brentford
Reading2-2Brighton & Hove Albion
Bristol City0-1Newcastle
QPR0-2Preston
Blackburn Rovers2-2Burton Albion
Birmingham City1-3Wolverhampton Wanderers
Derby County17:30Aston Villa
Sunday 21 August 2016
Ipswich Town12:00Norwich City
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