Reading vs Birmingham City

Championship

Reading

10-5-18

2-1

Final

Birmingham

9-10-15

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

46%Possession54%

9Shots16

3On target7

0Corners6

7Saves1

7Fouls14

31'Kristian PedersenBIR51'Jérémie BelaBIR72'Onel HernándezBIR

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

Who won: Reading 2-1

Reading beat Birmingham City 2-1 on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: Lucas João (67') and John Swift (73' pen). Goals for Birmingham: Tom Mcintyre (own goal) (82').

What it means

Birmingham has dropped 4 of the last 5.
Reading 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 (4-3-3)

1Neil EtheridgeG
2Kristian PedersenCD-L
3Maxime ColinCD-R
4Jérémie BelaLB
5Jordan GrahamRB
6Gary GardnerCM
7Jordan JamesLM
8Ryan WoodsRM
9Lyle TaylorF
10Onel HernándezLF
11Juninho BacunaRF

Reading6th in English League One

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Karl HeinG
2Thomas HolmesCD-L
3Michael MorrisonCD-R
4Tom McintyreLB
5Andy YiadomRB
6John SwiftAM
7Andy RinomhotaLM
8Danny DrinkwaterRM
9Lucas JoãoF
10Junior HoilettAM-L
11Tom InceAM-R

Head to head

BIR leads series 3-2

Last meeting: Birmingham 3, Reading 2 (Dec 7)

Last 5

BIR

T@ STK2-2
Wvs LTN3-0
L@ BOU1-3
Lvs SHU1-2
T@ DER2-2

REA

W@ PNE3-2
T@ PET0-0
Lvs COV2-3
L@ BRC1-2
L@ QPR0-4

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Game info

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England · Attendance 12,073

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