Championship (Week 40) : Reading defeats Blackburn 3-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 40: Three wins in a row for Reading. After their success against Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United, the Royals continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 3-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers this Tuesday.
Yann Kermorgant scored dual goals
Reading dominated the first half thanks to goals from Kermorgant ('14, '29). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Royals further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by McCleary in the 78th minute.
Reading FC climbed to third place with 73 points from 40 games, 8 points behind Newcastle United, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 83 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 39 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 33 | 39 | 81 |
| 3 | Reading | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 73 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 71 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 69 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 66 |
| 7 | Fulham | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 69 | 51 | 18 | 64 |
| 8 | Preston | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 61 |
| 9 | Derby County | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 59 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 58 | 7 | 57 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 57 |
| 12 | Brentford | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 7 | 56 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 53 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 52 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 51 |
| 16 | QPR | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 50 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 40 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 49 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 46 |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 39 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 44 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 66 | -12 | 42 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 41 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 40 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 34 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 40 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 33 | 90 | -57 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Burton Albion (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Reading 1-0 Leeds United (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Norwich City - Reading (8 Apr.)
Blackburn Rovers FC
- Position: 22
- Best performance of the season:Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Rotherham United (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Blackburn Rovers - Barnsley (8 Apr.)
Reading
3:1
Blackburn Rovers
3:1 (2:0)
- 4 April 2017
- 20:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 83 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 81 |
| 3 | Reading | 73 |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Town | 71 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 69 |
Week 40 Results
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Derby County | 4-2 | Fulham |  |
| Preston | 5-0 | Bristol City | ||
 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | QPR |  |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-1 | Birmingham City |  |
 | Rotherham United | 0-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |  |
 | Brentford | 2-0 | Leeds United | |
 | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Wigan Athletic |  |
| Barnsley | 0-0 | Cardiff City |  | |
| Reading | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Wednesday 5 April 2017 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 19:45 | Norwich City |  |
| Newcastle | 19:45 | Burton Albion | |