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Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship
Birmingham
1-1-3
0-2
Final
Reading
2-1-2
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'REA
40%Possession60%
14Shots13
2On target5
4Corners3
3Saves2
10Fouls5
Team1H2HT
BIR000
REA022

Who won: Reading 2-0

Reading beat Birmingham City 2-0 on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Reading: Jón Bödvarsson (60') and George Evans (85').

Recap · Aug 26
Birmingham City 0-2 Reading

Birmingham City 0-2 Reading

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 (3-5-2)
  1. 1Vito MannoneG
  2. 2Liam MooreCD
  3. 3Tiago IloriCD-L
  4. 4Paul McShaneCD-R
  5. 5Joey van den BergCM-L
  6. 6Leandro BacunaCM-R
  7. 7Liam KellyAM
  8. 8Tyler BlackettLM
  9. 9Chris GunterRM
  10. 10Jón BödvarssonCF-L
  11. 11Modou BarrowCF-R
Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup (3-5-2)
  1. 1David StockdaleG
  2. 2Marc RobertsCD
  3. 3Jonathan GroundsCD-L
  4. 4Michael MorrisonCD-R
  5. 5Maikel KieftenbeldCM-L
  6. 6Cheikh N'DoyeCM-R
  7. 7Stephen GleesonAM
  8. 8Cohen BramallLM
  9. 9Carl JenkinsonRM
  10. 10Jacques MaghomaCF-L
  11. 11Sam GallagherCF-R

Head to head

BIR leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Birmingham 1, Reading 0 (Apr 22)

Last 5

REA
  • Wvs MIL3-1
  • L@ PNE0-1
  • Wvs AVL2-1
  • Tvs FUL1-1
  • Wvs GIL2-0
BIR
  • Lvs BOU1-2
  • L@ BRT1-2
  • Tvs BOL0-0
  • Wvs BRC2-1
  • Wvs CRA5-1

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Game info

Venue
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 19,993

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

Season seriesBIR leads series 3-1-1

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