Championship (Week 38) : Reading defeats Sheffield Wednesday 2-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 17, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 38: After losing 3-0 to Preston on March 11, the Royals bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday this Friday.
Reading dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by French forward Yann Kermorgant in the 13th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Royals further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Popa Adrian in stoppage time.
Reading FC climbed to fourth place with 67 points from 38 games, 4 points behind Huddersfield Town AFC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of March 17, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 37 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 32 | 38 | 77 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 31 | 32 | 77 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 71 |
| 4 | Reading | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 67 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 37 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 66 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 62 |
| 7 | Fulham | 37 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 65 | 44 | 21 | 61 |
| 8 | Preston | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 56 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 54 |
| 10 | Derby County | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 52 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 53 | 2 | 51 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 48 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 48 |
| 14 | Brentford | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 47 |
| 15 | QPR | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 47 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 45 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 44 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 42 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 41 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 41 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 40 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 39 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 37 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 34 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 37 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 32 | 82 | -50 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 Norwich City (4 Mar.)
- Previous game:Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Barnsley - Sheffield Wednesday (1 Apr.)
Reading FC
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Burton Albion (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Preston 3-0 Reading (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Reading - Leeds United (1 Apr.)
Sheffield Wednesday
0:2
Reading
0:2 (0:1)
- 17 March 2017
- 19:45
- Sheffield
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 77 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 77 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 71 |
| 4 | Reading | 67 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 66 |
Week 38 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-2 | Reading | |
| Bristol City | 4-0 | Huddersfield Town | | |
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
 | Blackburn Rovers | 13:00 | Preston | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 13:00 | Derby County |  |
 | QPR | 15:00 | Rotherham United |  |
 | Fulham | 15:00 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | Cardiff City | 15:00 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Norwich City | 15:00 | Barnsley | |
 | Birmingham City | 15:00 | Newcastle | |
 | Wigan Athletic | 15:00 | Aston Villa |  |
| Burton Albion | 15:00 | Brentford |  | |
| Leeds United | 17:30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |