Championship (Week 2) : Forest beats Brentford 4-3
ENGLAND, Aug. 12, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 2: Two wins in a row for Nottingham Forest. After their 1-0 win against Millwall on August 4, the Reds continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 4-3 victory over Brentford this Saturday.
Bouchalakis Andreas scored dual goals
Brentford opened the score in the score in the 38th minute thanks to Egan John, before Nottingham Forest regained the advantage with Bouchalakis Andreas ('41) and Murphy ('43). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Reds further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Bouchalakis Andreas '47 and Dowell '83).
Nottingham Forest FC climbed to third place with 6 points from 2 games, tie on points with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of August 12, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Hull | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | QPR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Preston | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Brentford FC
- Position: 22 -5
- Previous game:Sheffield United 1-0 Brentford (5 Aug.)
- Next game:Brentford - Bristol City (15 Aug.)
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Brentford 3-4 Nottingham Forest (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nottingham Forest 1-0 Millwall (4 Aug.)
- Next game:Barnsley - Nottingham Forest (15 Aug.)
- 12 August 2017
- 15:00
- Brentford
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cardiff City | 6 |
| 2 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 6 |
| 4 |  Ipswich Town | 6 |
| 5 |  Hull | 4 |
Week 2 Results
| Saturday 12 August 2017 | ||||
| Barnsley | 1-2 | Ipswich Town | | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | QPR |  |
 | Derby County | 0-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
 | Millwall | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Birmingham City | 2-1 | Bristol City | |
| Hull | 4-1 | Burton Albion | |
| Brentford | 3-4 | Nottingham Forest | |
 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Preston | |
 | Reading | 1-1 | Fulham |  |
| Cardiff City | 3-0 | Aston Villa |  |
 | Middlesbrough | 17:30 | Sheffield United | |
| Sunday 13 August 2017 | ||||
 | Norwich City | 13:30 | Sunderland |  |