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Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship
Birmingham
1-0-0
2-1
Final
Reading
0-0-1
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'REA
48%Possession52%
5Shots20
3On target7
2Corners5
6Saves1
14Fouls16
17'Aaron TshibolaREA39'Maikel KieftenbeldBIR49'Oliver NorwoodREA61'Jordan ObitaREA90'Simon CoxREA90'+3'Michael HectorREA90'+4'David DavisBIR90'+7'Tomasz KuszczakBIR90'+8'Clayton DonaldsonBIR
Team1H2HT
BIR112
REA011

Who won: Birmingham 2-1

Birmingham City beat Reading 2-1 on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Birmingham: David Cotterill (40') and Jon Toral (47'). Goals for Reading: Nick Blackman (58').

Recap · Aug 8
Birmingham City 2-1 Reading

Birmingham City 2-1 Reading

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Lineups

Reading6th in English League One
Lineup (4-4-1-1)
  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 2Michael HectorCD-L
  3. 3Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 4Jordan ObitaLB
  5. 5Chris GunterRB
  6. 6Oliver NorwoodCM-L
  7. 7Aaron TshibolaCM-R
  8. 8Stephen QuinnLM
  9. 9Nick BlackmanRM
  10. 10Orlando SáF
  11. 11Daniel WilliamsRCF
Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Tomasz KuszczakG
  2. 2Jonathan SpectorCD-L
  3. 3Michael MorrisonCD-R
  4. 4Jonathan GroundsLB
  5. 5Paul CaddisRB
  6. 6Jon ToralAM
  7. 7Maikel KieftenbeldLM
  8. 8Stephen GleesonRM
  9. 9Clayton DonaldsonF
  10. 10Demarai GrayAM-L
  11. 11David CotterillAM-R

Head to head

BIR leads series 3-2
Last meeting: Birmingham 2, Reading 0 (Apr 28)

Last 5

REA
  • L@ CRA0-1
  • Tvs SWA1-1
  • W@ BRI2-0
  • W@ DER3-0
  • L@ ROT1-2
BIR
  • Lvs LEI2-3
  • L@ BRT0-2
  • T@ KID1-1
  • W@ NUN3-0
  • W@ BOL1-0

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Game info

Venue
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 19,171

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

Season seriesBIR leads series 3-2

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