Championship (Week 44) : Forest defeats Reading 3-2

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ENGLAND, Apr. 22, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 44: After two straigth victories against Aston Villa and Rotherham United, the Royals lost 3-2 against Nottingham Forest.

Britt Assombalonga scored dual goals

Nottingham Forest dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Britt Assombalonga in the 31st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Reds further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Assombalonga '47 and Carayol '54).

Reading FC remains in third place with 79 points from 44 games, 6 points behind Newcastle United, which has a game in hand.

View : Full Championship table (as of April 22, 2017) »

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Brighton & Hove Albion44288873383592
2Newcastle432671076393785
3Reading44247136362179
4Sheffield Wednesday442391258431578
5Huddersfield Town43246135553278
6Fulham4421131082552776
7Leeds United442271557431473
8Norwich City441991678661266
9Brentford441891773611263
10Derby County441712155048263
11Preston431613146257561
12Cardiff City441611175759-259
13Aston Villa431513154546-158
14Barnsley441512176363057
15Wolverhampton Wanderers431510185254-255
16Ipswich Town441316154854-655
17Bristol City44149215965-651
18Burton Albion441312194658-1251
19QPR44148225062-1250
20Nottingham Forest44139225970-1148
21Birmingham City431114184263-2147
22Blackburn Rovers441015194964-1545
23Wigan Athletic441011233955-1641
24Rotherham United4456333896-5821

Fixtures and Results : Championship 2016-2017

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Overview

Nottingham Forest FC

Reading FC

Nottingham Forest
3:2
Reading
3:2 (1:0)
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Table

PosTeamPts
1Brighton & Hove Albion92
2Newcastle85
3Reading79
4Sheffield Wednesday78
5Huddersfield Town78

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Week 44 Results

Friday 21 April 2017
Norwich City2-0Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 22 April 2017
Nottingham Forest3-2Reading
Huddersfield Town1-4Fulham
Sheffield Wednesday2-1Derby County
Bristol City3-2Barnsley
Wolverhampton Wanderers0-0Blackburn Rovers
Burton Albion2-1Leeds United
Rotherham United1-0Ipswich Town
Brentford3-1QPR
Wigan Athletic0-0Cardiff City
Sunday 23 April 2017
Aston Villa12:00Birmingham City
Monday 24 April 2017
Newcastle19:45Preston
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