Championship (Week 20) : Reading beats Sunderland 3-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 2, 2017 (AMP) — Championship / Match day 20: Two wins in a row for Reading. After their 3-0 win against Barnsley on November 28, the Royals continued their sensational form in the Championship with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland this Saturday.
Modou Barrow scored dual goals
Sunderland made Reading doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Edwards ('53) and Barrow ('68, '71).
Reading FC climbed to 14th place with 26 points from 20 games, only one point behind Nottingham Forest FC.
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 | Sheffield United | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Derby County | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 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
Sunderland
- Position: 23 -1
- Best performance of the season:Norwich City 1-3 Sunderland (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Burton Albion 0-2 Sunderland (25 Nov.)
- Next game:Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sunderland (9 Dec.)
Reading FC
- Position: 14 +2
- Best performance of the season:Reading 3-0 Barnsley (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Reading 3-0 Barnsley (28 Nov.)
- Next game:Reading - Cardiff City (11 Dec.)
Sunderland
1:3
Reading
1:3 (0:0)
- 2 December 2017
- 15:00
- Sunderland
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 44 |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 43 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 37 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 36 |
| 5 |  Derby County | 35 |
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 | 17:30 | Middlesbrough |  | |
| Monday 4 December 2017 | ||||
 | Birmingham City | 19:45 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |