Championship (Week 39) : Reading beats Leeds United 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 1, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 39: After a 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on March 18, the Whites lost 1-0 against Reading.
All the action happened in the first half, with Reading striker Yann Kermorgant goal in the 21st minute.
Reading FC climbed to fourth place with 70 points from 39 games, only one point behind Huddersfield Town AFC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 1, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 39 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 33 | 39 | 81 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 33 | 31 | 80 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 71 |
| 4 | Reading | 39 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 49 | 3 | 70 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 39 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 69 |
| 6 | Fulham | 39 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 67 | 47 | 20 | 64 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 63 |
| 8 | Preston | 39 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 58 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 57 |
| 10 | Derby County | 39 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 56 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 54 |
| 12 | Brentford | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 53 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 39 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 52 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 51 |
| 15 | QPR | 39 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 52 | -6 | 50 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 48 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 39 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 46 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 46 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 39 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 44 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 42 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 39 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 41 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 40 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 39 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 34 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 39 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 33 | 88 | -55 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Burton Albion (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Reading (17 Mar.)
- Next game:Reading - Blackburn Rovers (4 Apr.)
Leeds United FC
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Preston 1-4 Leeds United (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Leeds United 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Brentford - Leeds United (4 Apr.)
Reading
1:0
Leeds United
1:0 (1:0)
- 1 April 2017
- 17:30
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle | 81 |
| 2 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 80 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 71 |
| 4 | Reading | 70 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 69 |
Week 39 Results
| Friday 31 March 2017 | ||||
 | Derby County | 1-0 | QPR |  |
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
| Barnsley | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday |  | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Cardiff City |  |
| Huddersfield Town | 0-1 | Burton Albion | |
| Newcastle | 2-1 | Wigan Athletic |  |
 | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Norwich City |  |
 | Rotherham United | 0-1 | Fulham |  |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Brentford | 2-0 | Bristol City | |
| Preston | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |  | |
| Reading | 1-0 | Leeds United | |