Reading vs Birmingham City

Championship

Reading

REA

2-0

Final

Birmingham

BIR

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

18'Gary GardnerBIR30'Joshua Dacres-CogleyBIR78'Andy RinomhotaREA

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

Who won: Reading 2-0

Reading beat Birmingham City 2-0 on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: Yakou Meite (11') and John Swift (72').

Play by play

82'
Sub
Subbed on for Y. Meite
Substitution, Reading. John O'Shea replaces Yakou Meite because of an injury.
J. O'Shea
78'
Yellow card
Andy Rinomhota (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Rinomhota
73'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Bacuna
Substitution, Reading. Andy Rinomhota replaces Leandro Bacuna.
A. Rinomhota
73'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Gardner
Substitution, Birmingham City. Charlie Lakin replaces Gary Gardner.
C. Lakin
GOAL72'
Goal! Right footed shot
J. Swift
Goal! Reading 2, Birmingham City 0. John Swift (Reading) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
REA 2 - 0 BIR
66'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Mahoney
Substitution, Birmingham City. Jota replaces Connor Mahoney.
Jota
66'
Sub
Subbed on for O. Bogle
Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Omar Bogle.
C. Adams
30'
Yellow card
Josh Dacres-Cogley (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Dacres-Cogley
26'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Barrow
Substitution, Reading. Pelle Clement replaces Modou Barrow because of an injury.
P. Clement
18'
Yellow card
Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
G. Gardner
GOAL11'
Goal! Right footed shot
Y. Meite
Goal! Reading 1, Birmingham City 0. Yakou Meite (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc McNulty.
REA 1 - 0 BIR

Leaders

REABIR

Total Shots

Yakou Meite

Beryly Lubula

Saves

Sam Walker

Lee Camp