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Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship
Birmingham
9-11-17
2-1
Final
Reading
18-7-12
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'REA
34%Possession67%
13Shots8
4On target3
3Corners2
2Saves2
15Fouls12
22'Maxime ColinBIR28'Gary GardnerBIR
Team1H2HT
BIR112
REA101

Who won: Birmingham 2-1

Birmingham City beat Reading 2-1 on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Birmingham: Lukas Jutkiewicz (4') and Harlee Dean (71'). Goals for Reading: Yakou Meite (35').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.
  3. 90'+2'

    Handball

    Hand ball by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).

  4. 90'+1'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  5. 90'

    Free kick won

    Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by George Puscas (Reading).

  7. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Halilovic

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Steve Seddon replaces Alen Halilovic.

    S. Seddon

  8. 85'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom McIntyre.

    O. Ejaria

  9. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).

  10. 81'

    Free kick won

    Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 80'

    Free kick won

    Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 80'REA

    Foul

    Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).

  13. 79'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom McIntyre.

    M. Olise

  14. 78'

    Offside

    Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Alen Halilovic is caught offside.

  15. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Semedo

    Substitution, Reading. Andy Rinomhota replaces Alfa Semedo.

    A. Rinomhota

  16. 73'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rekeem Harper.

    J. Leko

  17. 73'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Laurent

    Substitution, Reading. Ovie Ejaria replaces Josh Laurent.

    O. Ejaria

  18. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Jutkiewicz

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Cosgrove replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz because of an injury.

    S. Cosgrove

  19. GOAL71'

    Goal! Header

    H. Dean

    Goal! Birmingham City 2, Reading 1. Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.

    BIR 2 - 1 REA
  20. 71'REA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.

  21. 70'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Meite

    Substitution, Reading. George Puscas replaces Yakou Meite.

    G. Puscas

  22. 69'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alen Halilovic with a cross.

    L. Jutkiewicz

  23. 68'

    Foul

    Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).

  24. 68'

    Free kick won

    Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 65'

    Foul

    Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).

Leaders

BIRREA
Total Shots
Gary Gardner
4
Yakou Meite
3

Season seriesBIR leads series 3-1-1

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