Birmingham City vs Reading 2-1 · English League Championship

English League Championship

Birmingham City

LWDLL

2-1

Finished

Reading

LWWWD

Wednesday, March 17 at 07:45 PMSt. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Summary

First half

Yellow card for Maxime Colin
22'
Yellow card for Gary Gardner
28'

Second half

⇅Jonathan Leko on, Jérémie Bela off
63'
⇅Ivan Sunjic on, Gary Gardner off
63'
70'
⇅George Puscas on, Yakou Meite off
⇅Sam Cosgrove on, Lukas Jutkiewicz off (injury)
72'
73'
⇅Ovie Ejaria on, Josh Laurent off
77'
⇅Andy Rinomhota on, Alfa Semedo off
⇅Steve Seddon on, Alen Halilovic off
87'

Statistics

34%Possession67%

13Shots8

4Shots on target3

3Corners2

15Fouls12

2Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

3Offsides1

2Saves2

152Accurate passes412

261Total passes528

Commentary

Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.Show full commentary

Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.
90'+2'Hand ball by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
90'+1'Attempt blocked. Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Foul by George Puscas (Reading).
87'Substitution, Birmingham City. Steve Seddon replaces Alen Halilovic.
85'Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom McIntyre.
81'Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
81'Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
79'Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom McIntyre.
78'Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Alen Halilovic is caught offside.
77'Substitution, Reading. Andy Rinomhota replaces Alfa Semedo.
73'Attempt missed. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rekeem Harper.
73'Substitution, Reading. Ovie Ejaria replaces Josh Laurent.
72'Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Cosgrove replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz because of an injury.
71'Goal! Birmingham City 2, Reading 1. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
71'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
70'Substitution, Reading. George Puscas replaces Yakou Meite.
69'Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alen Halilovic with a cross.
68'Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
68'Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65'Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
65'Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64'Offside, Reading. Alfa Semedo tries a through ball, but Yakou Meite is caught offside.
63'Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Gary Gardner.
63'Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Jérémie Bela.
60'Tom McIntyre (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
54'Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54'Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
53'Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
53'Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52'Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51'Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
51'Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50'Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
49'Offside, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela tries a through ball, but Marc Roberts is caught offside.
48'Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
46'Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
45'Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Reading 1.
45'+4'First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Reading 1.
45'+3'Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3'Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
45'+3'Attempt saved. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
45'+1'Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1'Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
44'Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
38'Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
38'Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37'Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alen Halilovic with a cross following a corner.
36'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
35'Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 1. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
35'Corner, Reading. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
34'Tom McIntyre (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34'Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
33'Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
32'Corner, Reading. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
32'Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
31'Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
31'Alfa Semedo (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30'Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
29'Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29'Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
29'Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
28'Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28'Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28'Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
27'Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
27'Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26'Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26'Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
22'Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise following a set piece situation.
22'Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21'Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21'Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
21'Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alen Halilovic with a cross.
20'Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
20'Alfa Semedo (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'Attempt blocked. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
14'Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14'Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
14'Offside, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
13'Attempt missed. Rekeem Harper (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
5'Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
4'Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 0. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
3'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
1'Lucas João (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.