Birmingham City vs Reading
Match pulse
BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'REA 
50%Possession50%
12Shots2
8On target1
4Corners4
2Saves9
16Fouls15
39'Liam RoseniorREA63'Franck QueudrueBIR80'Adam FedericiREA
Who won: Reading 3-1
Reading beat Birmingham City 3-1 on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at St Andrews Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Kevin Phillips (60'). Goals for Reading: Noel Hunt (13'), Kevin Doyle (66') and Kalifa Cisse (82').
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Adam FedericiG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liam RoseniorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael DuberryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivar IngimarssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris ArmstrongD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James HenryM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalifa CisseM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James HarperM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen HuntM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin DoyleF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel HuntF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Mikkel AndersenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| André BikeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brynjar GunnarssonM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek MatejovskýM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane LongF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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