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Reading vs Birmingham City

Championship
Reading
12-11-20
0-1
Final
Birmingham
14-15-15
Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
65%Possession35%
21Shots10
8On target6
0Corners0
5Saves8
8Fouls11
69'Jordan ObitaREA
Team1H2HT
REA000
BIR011

Who won: Birmingham 1-0

Birmingham City beat Reading 1-0 on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Clayton Donaldson (83').

Recap · Apr 22
Clayton Donaldson fires Birmingham to victory at Reading

Beaten FA Cup semi-finalists Reading lost again as they were defeated 1-0 by Birmingham in a scrappy Sky Bet Championship game at the Madejski Stadium

What it means

  • Reading 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

Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Darren RandolphG
  2. 2Jonathan SpectorD
  3. 3Michael MorrisonD
  4. 4Robert KiernanD
  5. 5Paul CaddisM
  6. 6Robert TescheM
  7. 7Stephen GleesonM
  8. 8Diego FabbriniM
  9. 9Jonathan GroundsM
  10. 10Clayton DonaldsonF
  11. 11Wes ThomasF
Reading6th in English League One
Lineup
  1. 1Adam FedericiG
  2. 2Chris GunterD
  3. 3Jake CooperD
  4. 4Michael HectorD
  5. 5Nathan AkéD
  6. 6Garath McClearyM
  7. 7Jem KaracanM
  8. 8Nathaniel ChalobahM
  9. 9Jordan ObitaM
  10. 10Jamie MackieF
  11. 11Nick BlackmanF

Head to head

REA leads series 3-2
Last meeting: Reading 1, Birmingham 0 (Nov 6)

Last 5

BIR
  • L@ WAT0-1
  • Tvs BLK2-2
  • Wvs WOL2-1
  • L@ BOU2-4
  • Wvs ROT2-1
REA
  • Tvs ARS1-2
  • Lvs BOU0-1
  • Tvs BLK0-0
  • T@ BLP1-1
  • Tvs CAR1-1

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Game info

Venue
Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England · Attendance 14,604
Officials
L Mason (Referee), L Mason (Referee)

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

Season seriesREA leads series 3-2