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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
Team1H2HT
BIR022
REA011

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').

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 21
Ex-Birmingham City player Jordan Graham in hospital following serious road traffic accident
ESPN · Sep 13
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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 (4-3-3)
  1. 1Anssi JaakkolaG
  2. 2Liam MooreCD-L
  3. 3Tiago IloriCD-R
  4. 4Tyler BlackettLB
  5. 5Andy YiadomRB
  6. 6Leandro BacunaCM
  7. 7John SwiftLM
  8. 8Liam KellyRM
  9. 9Jón BödvarssonF
  10. 10Yakou MeiteLF
  11. 11Josh SimsRF
Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Lee CampG
  2. 2Harlee DeanCD-L
  3. 3Michael MorrisonCD-R
  4. 4Kristian PedersenLB
  5. 5Maxime ColinRB
  6. 6Maikel KieftenbeldCM-L
  7. 7Gary GardnerCM-R
  8. 8Jacques MaghomaLM
  9. 9JotaRM
  10. 10Lukas JutkiewiczCF-L
  11. 11Ché AdamsCF-R

Head to head

REA leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Birmingham 0, Reading 0 (Sep 13)

Last 5

REA
  • Wvs MIL3-1
  • L@ WBA1-4
  • Lvs QPR0-1
  • T@ BRE2-2
  • Wvs HUL3-0
BIR
  • W@ STK1-0
  • Wvs ROT3-1
  • T@ BRE1-1
  • Tvs IPS2-2
  • W@ LEE2-1

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Game info

Venue
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 22,126

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

Season seriesREA leads series 3-1-1

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