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

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

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

Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Reading 1.
90'+2'
Handball
Hand ball by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
90'+1'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'
Free kick won
Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by George Puscas (Reading).
87'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Halilovic
Substitution, Birmingham City. Steve Seddon replaces Alen Halilovic.
S. Seddon
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
81'
Foul
Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
81'
Free kick won
Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Free kick won
Sam Cosgrove (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'REA
Foul
Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
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
78'
Offside
Offside, Birmingham City. Kristian Pedersen tries a through ball, but Alen Halilovic is caught offside.
77'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Semedo
Substitution, Reading. Andy Rinomhota replaces Alfa Semedo.
A. Rinomhota
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
73'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Laurent
Substitution, Reading. Ovie Ejaria replaces Josh Laurent.
O. Ejaria
72'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Jutkiewicz
Substitution, Birmingham City. Sam Cosgrove replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz because of an injury.
S. Cosgrove
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
71'REA
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
70'
Sub
Subbed on for Y. Meite
Substitution, Reading. George Puscas replaces Yakou Meite.
G. Puscas
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
68'
Foul
Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
68'
Free kick won
Alen Halilovic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65'
Foul
Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).