Championship (Week 15) : Reading beats Forest 3-1
ENGLAND, Oct. 31, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 15: After losing 2-1 to Sheffield United on October 28 and 0-2 to Middlesbrough on October 28, the Royals bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Nottingham Forest this Tuesday.
John Swift scored dual goals
Reading dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder John Swift in the 13th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Royals further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Swift '70 and Smith Jordan '78/own).
Nottingham Forest FC are down in 13rd place with 21 points from 15 games, tie on points with Queens Park Rangers.
View : Full Championship table (as of October 31, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Derby County | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | Preston | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | QPR | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 21 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 20 |
| 15 | Fulham | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 17 | Hull | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 16 |
| 18 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 16 |
| 20 | Reading | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 15 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 12 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 10 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 31 | -22 | 10 |
| 24 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Reading FC
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-1 Nottingham Forest (31 Oct.)
- Previous game:Reading 0-2 Middlesbrough (28 Oct.)
- Next game:Derby County - Reading (4 Nov.)
Nottingham Forest FC
- Position: 13 -2
- Best performance of the season:Nottingham Forest 2-0 Burton Albion (21 Oct.)
- Previous game:Hull 2-3 Nottingham Forest (28 Oct.)
- Next game:Nottingham Forest - QPR (4 Nov.)
Reading
3:1
Nottingham Forest
3:1 (1:0)
- 31 October 2017
- 20:00
- Reading
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 31 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 30 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 27 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 25 |
Week 15 Results
| Tuesday 31 October 2017 | ||||
| Burton Albion | 2-4 | Barnsley | ||
 | Hull | 1-3 | Middlesbrough |  |
 | QPR | 1-0 | Sheffield United | |
 | Leeds United | 1-2 | Derby County | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Millwall |  |
| Cardiff City | 3-1 | Ipswich Town |  |
 | Norwich City | 0-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
 | Sunderland | 3-3 | Bolton Wanderers |  |
 | Fulham | 0-2 | Bristol City | |
| Reading | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Wednesday 1 November 2017 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 19:45 | Brentford |  |
| Preston | 19:45 | Aston Villa |  | |