Birmingham City vs Reading 1-3 · English League Championship

English League Championship

Birmingham City

DDDDL

1-3

Finished

Reading

WLLWL

Saturday, March 7 at 03:00 PMSt. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Summary

First half

⚽Goal by Scott Hogan
6'

Second half

51'
⚽Goal by Matt Miazga
Yellow card for Gary Gardner
55'
69'
Yellow card for John Swift
Yellow card for Maxime Colin
72'
⇅Kerim Mrabti on, Jude Bellingham off
72'
72'
⇅Pelé on, Ovie Ejaria off
73'
⇅Garath McCleary on, Michael Olise off
81'
⇅Liam Moore on, John Swift off
⇅Maikel Kieftenbeld on, Ivan Sunjic off
84'
87'
⚽Goal by Pelé

Statistics

51%Possession49%

18Shots9

3Shots on target4

4Corners2

14Fouls7

2Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

1Offsides2

1Saves2

246Accurate passes253

371Total passes380

Commentary

Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Reading 3.Show full commentary

Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Reading 3.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Reading 3.
90'+4'Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Garath McCleary following a fast break.
90'+1'Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kerim Mrabti with a headed pass.
89'Attempt blocked. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89'Attempt blocked. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
87'Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 3. Pelé (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Garath McCleary following a fast break.
87'Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
84'Substitution, Birmingham City. Maikel Kieftenbeld replaces Ivan Sunjic.
81'Substitution, Reading. Liam Moore replaces John Swift.
79'Attempt saved. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a cross.
78'Lee Camp (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'Foul by John Swift (Reading).
76'Attempt blocked. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen with a cross.
74'Pelé (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'Foul by Kerim Mrabti (Birmingham City).
73'Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Michael Olise.
72'Substitution, Reading. Pelé replaces Ovie Ejaria.
72'Substitution, Birmingham City. Kerim Mrabti replaces Jude Bellingham.
72'Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71'Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
69'John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
69'Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
63'Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
62'John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
62'Offside, Reading. Michael Olise tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
61'Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61'Foul by John Swift (Reading).
60'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
60'Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Crowley.
58'Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a headed pass.
58'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
56'Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 2. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John Swift following a set piece situation.
55'Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
55'Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55'Foul by Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City).
54'Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54'Foul by John Swift (Reading).
51'Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 1. Matt Miazga (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota with a cross following a corner.
51'Corner, Reading. Conceded by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
50'Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50'Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
49'Matt Miazga (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
49'Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross following a set piece situation.
48'Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48'Foul by Matt Miazga (Reading).
47'Offside, Reading. Andy Yiadom tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
47'George Puscas (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
45'Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Reading 0.
45'+4'First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Reading 0.
45'+1'Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Crowley with a cross.
38'Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
30'Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen with a cross.
27'Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
27'Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26'Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26'Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
26'Attempt blocked. Michael Morrison (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria with a headed pass.
25'Corner, Reading. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
25'Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
25'Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
25'John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25'Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
24'Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Hogan following a fast break.
19'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
17'Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
16'Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16'Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
14'Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Kristian Pedersen is caught offside.
12'Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
12'Attempt missed. George Puscas (Reading) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift following a set piece situation.
11'Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11'Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
10'Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
8'Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6'Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 0. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
3'John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'Foul by Daniel Crowley (Birmingham City).
2'Hand ball by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
1'Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1'Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.