Championship (Week 42) : Reading beats Aston Villa 3-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 15, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 42: After losing 7-1 to Norwich City on April 8, the Royals returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa this Saturday.
Joseph Mendes scored dual goals
Reading forward Joseph Mendes opened the score in the 6th minute, before seeing Aston Villa catch up in the 14th minute thanks to James Chester. 1-1 at half time. The Royals eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Mendes ('46) and Grabban ('79 on penalty).
Reading FC remains in fourth place with 76 points from 42 games, one point behind Huddersfield Town AFC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 89 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 36 | 39 | 85 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 77 |
| 4 | Reading | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 76 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 73 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 72 |
| 7 | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 75 | 53 | 22 | 70 |
| 8 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 62 |
| 9 | Preston | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 61 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 65 | 8 | 60 |
| 11 | Brentford | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 59 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 58 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 56 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 55 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 52 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 51 |
| 17 | QPR | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 50 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 47 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 47 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 45 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 45 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 43 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 53 | -15 | 40 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 36 | 94 | -58 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017
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Overview
Aston Villa
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham United (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Burton Albion 1-1 Aston Villa (8 Apr.)
- Next game:Fulham - Aston Villa (17 Apr.)
Reading FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Burton Albion (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Norwich City 7-1 Reading (8 Apr.)
- Next game:Reading - Rotherham United (17 Apr.)
Aston Villa
1:3
Reading
1:3 (1:1)
- 15 April 2017
- 15:00
- Birmingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 89 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 85 |
| 3 |  Huddersfield Town | 77 |
| 4 | Reading | 76 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 73 |
Week 42 Results
| Thursday 13 April 2017 | ||||
 | Wigan Athletic | 3-2 | Barnsley | |
| Friday 14 April 2017 | ||||
 | Norwich City | 1-3 | Fulham |  |
 | Brentford | 4-0 | Derby County |  |
 | Rotherham United | 1-1 | Birmingham City |  |
| Bristol City | 2-1 | QPR |  | |
 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Cardiff City |  |
| Huddersfield Town | 3-2 | Preston | |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Burton Albion | 1-2 | Ipswich Town |  | |
| Newcastle | 1-1 | Leeds United | |
| Saturday 15 April 2017 | ||||
| Aston Villa | 1-3 | Reading | |