Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship

Birmingham

9-10-10

0-1

Final

Reading

17-4-8

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'REA

41%Possession59%

18Shots7

3On target2

2Corners3

1Saves3

14Fouls13

56'Stephen GleesonBIR56'Garath McClearyREA90'+2'Yakou MeiteREA

Team	1H	2H	T
BIR	0	0	0
REA	0	1	1

Who won: Reading 1-0

Reading beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Reading: John Swift (77').

Play by play

Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Reading 1.
90'+4'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Greg Stewart (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+2'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross following a set piece situation.
L. Jutkiewicz
90'+2'
Yellow card
Yakou Meite (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Y. Meite
90'+1'
Free kick won
Josh Cogley (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
90'
Free kick won
Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
90'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
C. Adams
85'
Free kick won
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85'
Foul
Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
84'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Beerens
Substitution, Reading. Joseph Mendes replaces Roy Beerens.
J. Mendes
83'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Davis
Substitution, Birmingham City. Greg Stewart replaces David Davis.
G. Stewart
81'
Free kick won
Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81'
Foul
Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
80'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
C. Adams
79'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Kerim Frei (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Davis.
K. Frei
GOAL77'
Goal! Left footed shot
J. Swift · ast J. Obita
Goal! Birmingham City 0, Reading 1. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Obita.
BIR 0 - 1 REA
77'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Roy Beerens (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Williams.
R. Beerens
76'
Free kick won
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76'
Foul
Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
74'
Free kick won
Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74'
Foul
Foul by Paul Robinson (Birmingham City).
73'
Free kick won
Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'
Foul
Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).