Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship

Birmingham

4-8-2

2-1

Final

Reading

3-3-8

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'REA

32%Possession68%

14Shots11

5On target7

7Corners8

6Saves3

11Fouls8

18'Andy YiadomREA64'John SwiftREA90'+3'Gary GardnerBIR

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

Who won: Birmingham 2-1

Birmingham City beat Reading 2-1 on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Birmingham: Gary Gardner (49') and Lukas Jutkiewicz (70'). Goals for Reading: Yakou Meite (90').

Play by play

Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.
90'+4'
Foul by Liam Kelly (Reading).
90'+4'
Free kick won
Connor Mahoney (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4'
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
90'+3'
Yellow card
Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
G. Gardner
90'+3'
Free kick won
Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'
Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
GOAL90'
Goal! Left footed shot
Y. Meite · ast A. Yiadom
Goal! Birmingham City 2, Reading 1. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a through ball.
BIR 2 - 1 REA
88'
Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a cross.
87'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Jutkiewicz
Substitution, Birmingham City. Beryly Lubala replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
B. Lubula
85'
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Anssi Jaakkola.
85'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Viv Solomon-Otabor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
V. Solomon-Otabor
83'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
S. Aluko
82'BIR
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
82'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Connor Mahoney (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
C. Mahoney
80'
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
79'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Swift
Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces John Swift.
S. Aluko
79'
Sub
Subbed on for Jota
Substitution, Birmingham City. Viv Solomon-Otabor replaces Jota.
V. Solomon-Otabor
77'
Attempt saved. Sam Baldock (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
74'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Jota (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
Jota
GOAL70'
Goal! Header
L. Jutkiewicz · ast C. Adams
Goal! Birmingham City 2, Reading 0. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Che Adams with a cross.
BIR 2 - 0 REA
69'
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Lee Camp.