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Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship
Birmingham
15-5-5
1-3
Final
Reading
15-5-5
St Andrews Stadium

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'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').

What it means

  • Reading has won 4 straight.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 21
Ex-Birmingham City player Jordan Graham in hospital following serious road traffic accident
ESPN · Sep 13
Was this miss from Tom Brady's Birmingham the worst ever? Not even close
Recap · Aug 28
Wrexham remain winless after loss to Birmingham
ESPN · Aug 22
Outrageous back-heel, goal of the season contender scored for Bristol City in draw vs. Birmingham
ESPN · Jul 31
Jude Bellingham cheers on Birmingham in win over Barcelona
ESPN · Jul 31
Birmingham City 2-2 Barcelona: Blues beat LaLiga champions on penalties in friendly - as it happened
ESPN · Jun 18
Barcelona to play Tom Brady's Birmingham City in preseason friendly
ESPN · Apr 12
Tom Brady teases Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac after Birmingham beat Wrexham

Lineups

Reading6th in English League One
Lineup
  1. 1Adam FedericiG
  2. 2Liam RoseniorD
  3. 3Michael DuberryD
  4. 4Ivar IngimarssonD
  5. 5Chris ArmstrongD
  6. 6James HenryM
  7. 7Kalifa CisseM
  8. 8James HarperM
  9. 9Stephen HuntM
  10. 10Kevin DoyleF
  11. 11Noel HuntF
Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Maik TaylorG
  2. 2Stuart ParnabyD
  3. 3Radhi JaidiD
  4. 4Franck QueudrueD
  5. 5David MurphyD
  6. 6Sebastian LarssonM
  7. 7Lee CarsleyM
  8. 8Nigel QuashieM
  9. 9James McFaddenF
  10. 10Kevin PhillipsF
  11. 11Cameron JeromeF

Head to head

REA leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Birmingham 1, Reading 1 (Jan 28)

Last 5

REA
  • Wvs NOR2-0
  • Wvs BLP1-0
  • W@ BAR1-0
  • Wvs COV3-1
  • T@ CAR2-2
BIR
  • L@ PNE0-1
  • W@ PLY1-0
  • Wvs WAT3-2
  • T@ WOL1-1
  • Wvs IPS2-1

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Game info

Venue
St Andrews Stadium, England · Attendance 19,695
Officials
M Dean (Referee), M Dean (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesREA leads series 2-1-2

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