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Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship
Birmingham
12-11-14
1-3
Final
Reading
13-9-15
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'REA
51%Possession49%
18Shots9
3On target4
4Corners2
1Saves2
14Fouls7
55'Gary GardnerBIR69'John SwiftREA72'Maxime ColinBIR
Team1H2HT
BIR101
REA033

Who won: Reading 3-1

Reading beat Birmingham City 3-1 on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Birmingham: Scott Hogan (6'). Goals for Reading: Matt Miazga (51'), Yakou Meite (56') and Pelé (87').

What it means

  • Birmingham has dropped 5 of the last 5.

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 (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1RafaelG
  2. 2Michael MorrisonCD-L
  3. 3Matt MiazgaCD-R
  4. 4Omar RichardsLB
  5. 5Andy YiadomRB
  6. 6Ovie EjariaAM
  7. 7John SwiftLM
  8. 8Andy RinomhotaRM
  9. 9George PuscasF
  10. 10Michael OliseAM-L
  11. 11Yakou MeiteAM-R
Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Lee CampG
  2. 2Harlee DeanCD-L
  3. 3Marc RobertsCD-R
  4. 4Kristian PedersenLB
  5. 5Maxime ColinRB
  6. 6Gary GardnerCM-L
  7. 7Ivan SunjicCM-R
  8. 8Jude BellinghamLM
  9. 9Daniel CrowleyRM
  10. 10Scott HoganCF-L
  11. 11Lukas JutkiewiczCF-R

Head to head

BIR leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Birmingham 2, Reading 0 (Jan 2)

Last 5

REA
  • Lvs SHU1-2
  • Wvs BAR2-0
  • Lvs WGA0-3
  • L@ LEE0-1
  • W@ SHW3-0
BIR
  • L@ LEI0-1
  • T@ QPR2-2
  • T@ MIL0-0
  • Tvs SHW3-3
  • Tvs BRE1-1

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Game info

Venue
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 19,525

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

Season seriesBIR leads series 3-1-1

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