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').

What it means

Birmingham has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 21

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ESPN · Sep 13

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Recap · Aug 28

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ESPN · Aug 22

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ESPN · Jul 31

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ESPN · Jul 31

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ESPN · Jun 18

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ESPN · Apr 12

Tom Brady teases Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac after Birmingham beat Wrexham

Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Neil EtheridgeG
2Harlee DeanCD-L
3Marc RobertsCD-R
4Kristian PedersenLB
5Maxime ColinRB
6Jon ToralAM
7Ivan SunjicLM
8Maikel KieftenbeldRM
9Scott HoganF
10Jonathan LekoAM-L
11Iván SánchezAM-R

Reading6th in English League One

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1RafaelG
2Liam MooreCD-L
3Michael MorrisonCD-R
4Omar RichardsLB
5Thomas HolmesRB
6Michael OliseAM
7Josh LaurentLM
8Andy RinomhotaRM
9Lucas JoãoF
10Ovie EjariaAM-L
11Yakou MeiteAM-R

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

Last meeting: Reading 2, Birmingham 0 (Aug 14)

Last 5

BIR

W@ BRC1-0
Lvs BAR1-2
Tvs MIL0-0
T@ LTN1-1
T@ COV0-0

REA

Wvs NFO2-0
T@ SHW1-1
Wvs BRC3-1
T@ MIL1-1
L@ BOU2-4

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Game info

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England · Attendance 2,000

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