Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship

Birmingham

6-4-7

1-2

Final

Reading

7-1-9

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'REA

37%Possession63%

17Shots14

2On target5

3Corners3

3Saves1

14Fouls3

30'Jérémie BelaBIR34'Harlee DeanBIR38'Marcel OakleyBIR55'Riley McGreeBIR76'Thomas HolmesREA

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

Who won: Reading 2-1

Reading beat Birmingham City 2-1 on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Birmingham: Scott Hogan (3'). Goals for Reading: Jahmari Clarke (70', 82').

Play by play

Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Reading 2.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Reading 2.
90'+5'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gary Gardner with a cross.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
90'+2'
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
90'+2'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
T. Deeney
90'+1'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+1'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Andy Yiadom (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
A. Yiadom
87'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Chuks Aneke (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
C. Aneke
85'
Sub
Subbed on for I. Sunjic
Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Ivan Sunjic.
C. Aneke
85'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Oakley
Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Marcel Oakley.
L. Jutkiewicz
84'
Foul
Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
84'
Free kick won
Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
GOAL82'
Goal! Left footed shot
J. Clarke
Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 2. Jahmari Clarke (Reading) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
BIR 1 - 2 REA
82'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Jahmari Clarke (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
J. Clarke
82'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
J. Swift
81'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Dele-Bashiru
Substitution, Reading. Mamadi Camara replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
M. Camara
79'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
J. Bela
79'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Marcel Oakley (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
M. Oakley
79'
Shot hit woodwork
Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross.
76'
Yellow card
Thomas Holmes (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
T. Holmes
72'
Free kick won
Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72'
Foul
Foul by Jahmari Clarke (Reading).
72'
Offside
Offside, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.