Championship (Week 3) : Reading beats Aston Villa 2-1
ENGLAND, Aug. 15, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 3: After their 1-1 draw against Fulham on August 12, the Royals bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa this Tuesday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Whelan ('49 own) and Barrow ('55).
Reading FC climbed to 13rd place with 4 points from 3 games, tie on points with Preston North End FC.
View : Full Championship table (as of August 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Hull | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | QPR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Preston | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
| 22 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 23 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 13 +6
- Best performance of the season:Reading 2-1 Aston Villa (15 Aug.)
- Previous game:Reading 1-1 Fulham (12 Aug.)
- Next game:Preston - Reading (19 Aug.)
Aston Villa
- Position: 23 -2
- Previous game:Cardiff City 3-0 Aston Villa (12 Aug.)
- Next game:Aston Villa - Norwich City (19 Aug.)
Reading
2:1
Aston Villa
2:1 (0:0)
- 15 August 2017
- 20:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cardiff City | 9 |
| 2 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 |
| 3 |  Ipswich Town | 9 |
| 4 |  Middlesbrough | 6 |
| 5 |  Nottingham Forest | 6 |
Week 3 Results
| Tuesday 15 August 2017 | ||||
 | Millwall | 3-4 | Ipswich Town | |
 | Brentford | 2-2 | Bristol City | |
 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Fulham |  |
| Cardiff City | 2-0 | Sheffield United | |
| Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Burton Albion | |
| Barnsley | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest | | |
 | Derby County | 1-0 | Preston | |
 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Hull | 2-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Reading | 2-1 | Aston Villa | |
| Wednesday 16 August 2017 | ||||
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19:45 | Sunderland |  |
 | Norwich City | 19:45 | QPR |  |