Reading vs Birmingham City

Championship

Reading

9-3-5

1-2

Final

Birmingham

5-7-5

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

64%Possession36%

11Shots5

2On target3

4Corners1

1Saves1

9Fouls25

39'Scott HoganBIR67'Harlee DeanBIR70'Harlee DeanBIR80'Neil EtheridgeBIR88'Jonathan LekoBIR90'+3'Yakou MeiteREA

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

Who won: Birmingham 2-1

Birmingham City beat Reading 2-1 on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: Yakou Meite (61'). Goals for Birmingham: Jon Toral (29', 37').

Play by play

Match ends, Reading 1, Birmingham City 2.
Second Half ends, Reading 1, Birmingham City 2.
90'+8'
Free kick won
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+8'
Foul
Foul by Michael Morrison (Reading).
90'+6'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Esteves following a set piece situation.
90'+6'
Free kick won
Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
90'+4'
Free kick won
Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
90'+3'
Yellow card
Yakou Meite (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Y. Meite
90'
Free kick won
Neil Etheridge (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
88'
Free kick won
Tomás Esteves (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88'
Yellow card
Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Leko
88'
Foul
Foul by Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City).
88'
Free kick won
Alfa Semedo (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Free kick won
Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Foul
Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
84'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Esteves with a cross.
L. Moore
84'REA
Corner awarded
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
83'
Sub
Subbed on for O. Ejaria
Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces Ovie Ejaria.
S. Aluko
80'
Yellow card
Neil Etheridge (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
N. Etheridge
79'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Alfa Semedo (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
A. Semedo
79'
Foul
Foul by Mikel San José (Birmingham City).
78'
Free kick won
Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.