Championship Table 2015: Latest Results, Standings and Promotion Outlook

Bournemouth are so close to placing one foot in the door of automatic promotion after claiming victory against Birmingham City on Monday, but the race is far from over.  

There sits just a single point between first and third place, with a further five points separating third from sixth in the playoff places, showing just how dramatically the slightest slip-up could alter matters.

As we near the end-of-season run-in, a host of clubs looking to make their way into the top flight face a frantic fight to the finish, with many a twist and turn likely to emerge along the way.

Read on as we discuss this week's latest scores and results, as well as delve further into the hunt for promotion.

Date	Home	Score	Away
Monday, April 6	Watford	2-0	Middlesbrough
Monday, April 6	Bournemouth	4-2	Birmingham City
Monday, April 6	Brentford	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Monday, April 6	Cardiff City	0-3	Bolton Wanderers
Monday, April 6	Huddersfield Town	2-1	Ipswich Town
Monday, April 6	Norwich City	2-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Monday, April 6	Rotherham	1-0	Brighton
Monday, April 6	Wigan Athletic	0-2	Derby County
Monday, April 6	Wolves	4-3	Leeds United
Tuesday, April 7	Blackpool	1-1	Reading
Tuesday, April 7	Charlton Athletic	1-1	Fulham

#	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	AFC Bournemouth	41	22	11	8	87	43	+44	77
2	Norwich City	41	22	10	9	79	43	+36	76
3	Watford	41	23	7	11	82	48	+34	76
4	Middlesbrough	41	22	9	10	60	32	+28	75
5	Derby County	41	20	11	10	73	45	+28	71
6	Wolverhampton …	41	20	11	10	62	49	+13	71
7	Brentford	41	21	7	13	70	55	+15	70
8	Ipswich Town	41	19	11	11	61	46	+15	68
9	Nottingham Forest	41	15	13	13	65	58	+7	58
10	Blackburn Rovers	40	15	12	13	54	50	+4	57
11	Charlton Athletic	41	13	16	12	50	53	-3	55
12	Sheffield Wedn…	41	13	15	13	37	43	-6	54
13	Cardiff City	41	13	13	15	49	54	-5	52
14	Leeds United	41	14	10	17	46	54	-8	52
15	Birmingham City	40	12	14	14	47	60	-13	50
16	Bolton Wanderers	41	13	10	18	50	58	-8	49
17	Huddersfield Town	41	12	12	17	51	69	-18	48
18	Reading	40	12	10	18	44	63	-19	46
19	Brighton & Hov…	41	10	15	16	43	48	-5	45
20	Fulham	41	12	8	21	52	73	-21	44
21	Rotherham United	41	10	13	18	42	62	-20	43
22	Millwall	40	8	12	20	35	65	-30	36
23	Wigan Athletic	41	8	11	22	35	55	-20	35
24	Blackpool	41	4	13	24	32	80	-48	25

Hornets Sting Boro to Claim Automatic Edge

It may have been only temporary, but Watford will have basked in their glory all the same on Monday as a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough fired them to the summit of the Championship for several hours.

The early kick-off saw Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo net some impressive goals to give the Hornets a tremendous boost in their search for Premier League football, with Betway confirming their rise:

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Watford beat Middlesbrough 2-0 to storm to the top of the table. Bournemouth and Norwich are hot on their heels. pic.twitter.com/nPqq0MNz5M

— betway (@betway) April 6, 2015"

Slavisa Jokanovic's men may finish the day in third place, but the London outfit will assuredly see this as a case of getting one major obstacle out of their way and Boro's promotion hopes suffering as a result.

Three of Watford's five remaining fixtures this campaign come against teams currently residing in the bottom half of the Championship, giving the club substantial hope regarding their chances of going up. 

Bournemouth Score 4 to Lead the Brigade in Style

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It was of course Bournemouth who reinstated themselves as Championship leaders later on Monday afternoon, sealing a 4-2 win over Birmingham City to reclaim their perch.

Manager Eddie Howe has crafted a free-flowing and attractive brand at Goldsands Stadium in recent years, and Sky Sports News illustrates just how genuine the hype is around the club being able to realise their Premier League dream:

OptaJoe tells us just how the team have relied on the goals of Callum Wilson up front this term, netting his 20th on Monday as the Cherries brought their season goal tally up to 87 in league competition:

Although just a point distances the league leaders from their closest peers, one gets the feeling this Bournemouth side can most certainly go all the way and claim the title, although nothing is assured just yet.

Howe doesn't seem the type of manager to allow his players any premature celebrations, and as long as they keep playing their approach while staying grounded, this Championship crown would appear theirs for the taking.

Brentford Dream Fading Following Forest Draw

One outfit left disappointed with their Monday result will have been Brentford, who drew 2-2 at home to Nottingham Forest in a fixture that could have boosted their promotion bid tremendously.

It wasn't to be for the west Londoners, however, and it was only a 95th-minute equaliser from Jose Peleteiro that clinched a point for the hosting side.

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Brentford still sit in sixth, but they are five points away from Middlesbrough in fourth and have a considerable disadvantage in the goal-difference department.

A trip to Pride Park this coming weekend could be a make-or-break encounter for the underdogs looking to claim their playoff place, with Ipswich Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers among those looking to take advantage of any stumble.