Championship (Week 29) : Reading defeats Birmingham City 1-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 31, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 29: Three wins in a row for Reading. After their success against Fulham and Cardiff City, the Royals continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Reading nor Birmingham City have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Reading midfielder John Swift in the 77th minute.
Reading FC remains in third place with 55 points from 29 games, 3 points behind Newcastle United, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of January 31, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 60 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 58 |
| 3 | Reading | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 55 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 49 |
| 6 | Derby County | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 46 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 44 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 43 |
| 10 | Preston | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Fulham | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 40 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 37 |
| 13 | Brentford | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 36 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 36 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 36 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 35 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 35 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 33 |
| 19 | QPR | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 33 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 28 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 28 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 25 |
| 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 25 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 29 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 63 | -36 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Birmingham City FC
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Birmingham City 3-0 Norwich City (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Norwich City 2-0 Birmingham City (28 Jan.)
- Next game:Birmingham City - Fulham (4 Feb.)
Reading FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Burton Albion (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Reading 2-1 Cardiff City (28 Jan.)
- Next game:Ipswich Town - Reading (4 Feb.)
Birmingham City
0:1
Reading
0:1 (0:0)
- 31 January 2017
- 19:45
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 58 |
| 3 | Reading | 55 |
| 4 |  Leeds United | 51 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 49 |
Week 29 Results
| Tuesday 31 January 2017 | ||||
| Birmingham City | 0-1 | Reading | |
 | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Preston | |
 | Brentford | 3-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Rotherham United |  |
| Barnsley | 1-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  | |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-3 | Derby County |  |
| Bristol City | 2-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | |
| Wednesday 1 February 2017 | ||||
| Burton Albion | 19:45 | Fulham |  | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 19:45 | Leeds United | |
| Newcastle | 19:45 | QPR |  |
| Thursday 2 February 2017 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 19:45 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
 | Wigan Athletic | 19:45 | Norwich City |  |