Championship (Week 45) : Reading beats Wigan Athletic 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 29, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 45: After losing 3-2 to Nottingham Forest on April 22, the Royals bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Reading striker Yann Kermorgant goal in the 6th minute.
Reading FC climbed to third place with 82 points from 45 games, 9 points behind Newcastle United.
View : Full Championship table (as of April 29, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 38 | 35 | 92 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 45 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 91 |
| 3 | Reading | 45 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 82 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 81 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 45 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 81 |
| 6 | Fulham | 45 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 83 | 56 | 27 | 77 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 45 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 74 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 81 | 69 | 12 | 67 |
| 9 | Derby County | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 66 |
| 10 | Brentford | 45 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 62 | 12 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston | 45 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 62 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 45 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 61 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 45 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 59 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 45 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 58 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 45 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 55 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 45 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 55 |
| 17 | QPR | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 53 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 52 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 51 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 45 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 50 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 45 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 59 | 72 | -13 | 48 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 45 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 48 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 45 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 41 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 45 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 39 | 97 | -58 | 22 |
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:Nottingham Forest 3-2 Reading (22 Apr.)
- Next game:Burton Albion - Reading (7 May.)
Wigan Athletic FC
- Position: 23
- Best performance of the season:Wigan Athletic 3-0 Blackburn Rovers (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Wigan Athletic 0-0 Cardiff City (22 Apr.)
- Next game:Wigan Athletic - Leeds United (7 May.)
Reading
1:0
Wigan Athletic
1:0 (1:0)
- 29 April 2017
- 15:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 92 |
| 2 |  Newcastle | 91 |
| 3 | Reading | 82 |
| 4 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 81 |
| 5 |  Huddersfield Town | 81 |
Week 45 Results
| Friday 28 April 2017 | ||||
 | Cardiff City | 0-2 | Newcastle | |
| Saturday 29 April 2017 | ||||
| Reading | 1-0 | Wigan Athletic | |
 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Preston | 1-1 | Rotherham United |  | |
 | Derby County | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |  |
 | QPR | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |  |
 | Fulham | 1-1 | Brentford |  |
 | Leeds United | 3-3 | Norwich City |  |
 | Birmingham City | 2-0 | Huddersfield Town | |
 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Aston Villa |  |
| Barnsley | 1-1 | Burton Albion | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 17:30 | Bristol City | |