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Reading vs Birmingham City

Championship
Reading
9-4-18
2-1
Final
Birmingham
6-9-16
Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
48%Possession52%
15Shots11
9On target6
9Corners6
8Saves9
16Fouls15
79'Liam RidgewellBIR

Who won: Reading 2-1

Reading beat Birmingham City 2-1 on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: André Bikey (31', 79'). Goals for Birmingham: Mauro Zárate (64').

What it means

  • Birmingham has dropped 4 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

Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Maik TaylorG
  2. 2Stephen KellyD
  3. 3Liam RidgewellD
  4. 4Radhi JaidiD
  5. 5David MurphyD
  6. 6Sebastian LarssonM
  7. 7Fabrice MuambaM
  8. 8Mehdi NaftiM
  9. 9Gary McSheffreyM
  10. 10Mikael ForssellF
  11. 11Mauro ZárateF
Reading6th in English League One
Lineup
  1. 1Marcus HahnemannG
  2. 2Liam RoseniorD
  3. 3André BikeyD
  4. 4Ivar IngimarssonD
  5. 5Nicky ShoreyD
  6. 6John OsterM
  7. 7James HarperM
  8. 8Marek MatejovskýM
  9. 9Stephen HuntM
  10. 10Dave KitsonF
  11. 11Kevin DoyleF

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-2
Last meeting: Birmingham 1, Reading 1 (Jan 28)

Last 5

BIR
  • Tvs NEW1-1
  • L@ POR2-4
  • Wvs TOT4-1
  • Tvs ARS2-2
  • T@ WHU1-1
REA
  • L@ LIV1-2
  • Wvs MNC2-0
  • W@ MID1-0
  • Lvs AVL1-2
  • L@ EVE0-1

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Game info

Venue
Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England · Attendance 24,085

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

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-2

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