Championship (Week 19) : Forest beats Newcastle 2-1

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ENGLAND, Dec. 2, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 19: The Magpies crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 2-1 against Nottingham Forest.

Newcastle had started off well by taking the lead in the 45th minute with a goal by midfielder Matt Ritchie. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Reds nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Bendtner '52 and Lascelles '86 own).

Newcastle United remains in first place with 40 points from 19 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Brighton and Hove Albion FC, which has a game in hand.

View : Full Championship table (as of December 2, 2016) »

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Newcastle19131537162140
2Brighton & Hove Albion18115228111738
3Reading1810442519634
4Birmingham City188732419531
5Leeds United189272120129
6Huddersfield Town189272023-329
7Sheffield Wednesday188462020028
8Norwich City188372930-127
9Derby County187561613326
10Fulham186752521425
11Aston Villa1851032118325
12Preston187472321225
13Nottingham Forest197483433125
14Bristol City187382422224
15Ipswich Town186661717024
16QPR196582028-823
17Brentford186482421322
18Barnsley186482929022
19Wolverhampton Wanderers195682124-321
20Burton Albion184771924-519
21Blackburn Rovers185492027-719
22Wigan Athletic184681620-418
23Cardiff City1853101830-1218
24Rotherham United1814131843-257

Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017

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Overview

Nottingham Forest FC

Newcastle United

Nottingham Forest
2:1
Newcastle
2:1 (0:1)
  • 2 December 2016
  • 19:45
  • Nottingham

Table

PosTeamPts
1Newcastle40
2Brighton & Hove Albion38
3Reading34
4Birmingham City31
5Leeds United29

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Week 19 Results

Thursday 1 December 2016
QPR1-2Wolverhampton Wanderers
Friday 2 December 2016
Nottingham Forest2-1Newcastle
Saturday 3 December 2016
Bristol City15:00Ipswich Town
Fulham15:00Reading
Wigan Athletic15:00Derby County
Burton Albion15:00Rotherham United
Norwich City15:00Brentford
Birmingham City15:00Barnsley
Sheffield Wednesday15:00Preston
Cardiff City15:00Brighton & Hove Albion
Blackburn Rovers15:00Huddersfield Town
Leeds United17:30Aston Villa
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