Championship (Week 20) : Reading defeats Sheffield Wednesday 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 10, 2016 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 20: After losing 5-0 to Fulham on December 3, the Royals bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday this Saturday.
Roy Beerens scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Reading nor Sheffield Wednesday have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with two goals by Dutch forward Roy Beerens at '57 and '77.
Reading FC remains in third place with 37 points from 20 games, 5 points behind Brighton and Hove Albion FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 10, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 43 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Reading | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 33 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 32 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Fulham | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 28 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Preston | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 25 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | QPR | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 23 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 22 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 20 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 20 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 18 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | -25 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Burton Albion (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Fulham 5-0 Reading (3 Dec.)
- Next game:Leeds United - Reading (13 Dec.)
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Preston (3 Dec.)
- Next game:Sheffield Wednesday - Barnsley (13 Dec.)
Reading
2:1
Sheffield Wednesday
2:1 (0:0)
- 10 December 2016
- 15:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 43 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 |
| 3 | Reading | 37 |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Town | 33 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 32 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 9 December 2016 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-0 | Leeds United | |
| Saturday 10 December 2016 | ||||
 | Brentford | 2-1 | Burton Albion | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | Bristol City | |
| Reading | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Barnsley | 2-1 | Norwich City |  | |
| Newcastle | 4-0 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-4 | Fulham |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Cardiff City |  |
 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Rotherham United | 1-0 | QPR |  |
| Preston | 17:30 | Blackburn Rovers |  | |
| Sunday 11 December 2016 | ||||
 | Derby County | 12:00 | Nottingham Forest |  |