Southampton continue to deliver result after result, week in week out. City are 9 points behind the current league leaders who have won their last four games in a row. Their latest victory came courtesy of some very generous refereeing as they beat Brighton 3 - 0.
West Ham in 2nd are just 4 points ahead of Cardiff with Middlesbrough in 3rd place just one point ahead of City. The Hammers came from behind to win with a lucky bounce at City's next opponents, Coventry.
All four teams have played 17 games.
Top half of table:
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | ||||
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| 1 | Southampton | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 39 | +23 | ||||
| 2 | West Ham United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 34 | +16 | ||||
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 31 | +8 | ||||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 30 | +10 | ||||
| 5 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 28 | +2 | ||||
| 6 | Hull City | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 27 | +1 | ||||
| 7 | Blackpool | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 26 | +7 | ||||
| 8 | Leicester City | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 25 | +4 | ||||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 25 | +1 | ||||
| 10 | Derby County | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 24 | -3 | ||||
| 11 | Peterborough United | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 23 | +3 | ||||
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 23 | -1 | ||||
The results from this weekend are:
| Sunday 20 November | ||||
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| Leicester | 3 | Crystal Palace | 0 | |
| Beckford 55 Gallagher 71 , 74 |
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Attend: 22449
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Half-time: 0-0
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| Millwall | 1 | Bristol City | 2 | |
| Simpson 57 | Maynard 14 , 63 | |||
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Attend: 10252
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Half-time: 0-1
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| Saturday 19 November | ||||
| Barnsley | 2 | Doncaster | 0 | |
| Davies 30 , 64 | ||||
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Attend: 11783
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Half-time: 1-0
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| Birmingham | 1 | Peterborough | 1 | |
| King 22 | McCann 61 | |||
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Attend: 18090
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Half-time: 1-0
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| Burnley | 1 | Leeds | 2 | |
| Rodriguez 10 | Snodgrass 76 , 89 | |||
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Attend: 17226
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Half-time: 1-0
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| Coventry | 1 | West Ham | 2 | |
| Platt 33 | C Cole 69 Piquionne 75 |
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Attend: 20524
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Half-time: 1-0
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| Derby | 0 | Hull | 2 | |
| Fryatt 17 Stewart 23 |
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Attend: 30391
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Half-time: 0-2
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| Middlesbrough | 2 | Blackpool | 2 | |
| McDonald 15 , 73 | Sylvestre 21 Shelvey 78 |
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Attend: 18128
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Half-time: 1-1
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| Nottm Forest | 3 | Ipswich | 2 | |
| Findley 42 Lynch 84 Tudgay 90 |
D Collins 25 , 62 | |||
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Attend: 21143
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Half-time: 1-1
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| Reading | 1 | Cardiff | 2 | |
| Kebe 77 | Whittingham 2 Hudson 70 |
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Attend: 20361
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Half-time: 0-1
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| Southampton | 3 | Brighton | 0 | |
| Lambert 49 , pen 58 , pen 69 | ||||
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Attend: 31812
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Half-time: 0-0
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| Watford | 2 | Portsmouth | 0 | |
| Kightly 2 Sordell 45 |
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Attend: 12864
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Half-time: 2-0
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