Championship (Week 20) : Bristol City defeats Boro 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 2, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 20: Two wins in a row for Bristol City. After their 2-3 win against Hull on November 25, the Robins continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Bristol City nor Middlesbrough have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Bryan Joe ('51) and Paterson ('54).
Bristol City FC climbed to third place with 37 points from 20 games, 6 points behind Cardiff City.
View : Full Championship table (as of December 2, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Derby County | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Preston | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Brentford | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Reading | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 15 | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Millwall | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 18 | QPR | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 20 |
| 20 | Hull | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 19 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 16 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 16 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 14 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 38 | -26 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Championship 2017-2018
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Overview
Bristol City FC
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:Bristol City 4-1 Derby County (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Hull 2-3 Bristol City (25 Nov.)
- Next game:Sheffield United - Bristol City (8 Dec.)
Middlesbrough FC
- Position: 9 -2
- Best performance of the season:Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Middlesbrough (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:Middlesbrough 0-3 Derby County (25 Nov.)
- Next game:Middlesbrough - Ipswich Town (9 Dec.)
Bristol City
2:1
Middlesbrough
2:1 (0:0)
- 2 December 2017
- 17:30
- Bristol
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 44 |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 43 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 37 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 37 |
| 5 |  Aston Villa | 36 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 1 December 2017 | ||||
| Cardiff City | 3-1 | Norwich City |  |
 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 2 December 2017 | ||||
 | Millwall | 3-1 | Sheffield United | |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Barnsley | |
 | Derby County | 1-0 | Burton Albion | |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Hull |  |
 | Brentford | 3-1 | Fulham |  |
 | Sunderland | 1-3 | Reading |  |
 | Ipswich Town | 4-2 | Nottingham Forest |  |
| Preston | 1-0 | QPR |  | |
| Bristol City | 2-1 | Middlesbrough | | |
| Monday 4 December 2017 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 19:45 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |