Reading vs Birmingham City

Championship - Regular Season 9 Dec 2020, 19:45
Reading
Reading
1–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Madejski Stadium, Reading 👤 Tim Robinson, England Round 17

Match report

Birmingham City edged past Reading 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 9 December 2020.

Reading dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 11 shots to Birmingham City's 5.

Harlee Dean was sent off in the 70th minute.

The match was played at Madejski Stadium, Reading, with Tim Robinson, England in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 11 - 5 On target 2 - 3 Corners 4 - 1 Fouls 9 - 25 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Jon Toral
Birmingham City · 2 goals
8 Yakou Meite 1 goal
7 Michael Morrison 78 passes (77% accurate)
7 Omar Richards 61 passes (89% accurate)
7 Andy Rinomhota captained the side
Match statistics
11 Shots Total 5
2 Shots On Goal 3
8 Shots Off Goal 0
1 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 1
4 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 25
4 Corners 1
1 Offsides 2
64% Ball Possession 36%
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 1
577 Passes Total 318
473 Passes Accurate 223
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-2-3-1
33 Rafael
29 T. Holmes 4 M. Morrison 6 L. Moore 3 O. Richards
8 A. Rinomhota 28 J. Laurent
11 Y. Meite 7 M. Olise 14 O. Ejaria
18 L. João
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
30 N. Etheridge
2 M. Colin 4 M. Roberts 12 H. Dean 3 K. Pedersen
6 M. Kieftenbeld 34 I. Šunjić
17 I. Aguayo 23 J. Toral 14 J. Leko
9 S. Hogan
Reading
Coach
V. Paunovic
Substitutes
  • 1 Sam Walker
  • 2 Tomás Esteves
  • 15 Lewis Gibson
  • 5 Tom McIntyre
  • 46 Jayden Onen
  • 30 Alfa Semedo
  • 34 Dejan Tetek
  • 24 Sone Aluko
  • 9 Sam Baldock
Birmingham City
Coach
Karanka
Substitutes
  • 1 Andrés Prieto
  • 15 Jake Clarke-Salter
  • 25 Josh Cogley
  • 35 Alen Halilović
  • 18 Riley McGree
  • 19 Mikel San José
  • 20 Gary Gardner
  • 8 Adam Clayton
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ Alfa Semedo ↓ Michael Olise Reading
  • 61' ↑ Tomás Esteves ↓ Thomas Holmes Reading
  • 74' ↑ Mikel San José ↓ Jon Toral Birmingham City
  • 74' ↑ Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Scott Hogan Birmingham City
  • 74' ↑ Gary Gardner ↓ Iván Sánchez Aguayo Birmingham City
  • 83' ↑ Sone Aluko ↓ Ovie Ejaria Reading
Cards
  • 39' Scott Hogan Birmingham City
  • 67' Harlee Dean Birmingham City
  • 70' Harlee Dean Birmingham City
  • 70' Harlee Dean Birmingham City
  • 80' Neil Etheridge Birmingham City
  • 88' Jonathan Leko Birmingham City
  • 90+3' Yakou Meite Reading
Head-to-head
Reading 3 2 draws 3 Birmingham City
2025-02-22 Reading vs Birmingham City 0 - 0
2024-08-10 Birmingham City vs Reading 1 - 1
2022-12-16 Birmingham City vs Reading 3 - 2
2022-02-22 Reading vs Birmingham City 2 - 1
2021-11-06 Birmingham City vs Reading 1 - 2
2021-03-17 Birmingham City vs Reading 2 - 1
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Birmingham City?
Reading lost 1-2 against Birmingham City on 9 December 2020.
Who won Reading vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City won the match 2-1.
Where was Reading vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Madejski Stadium, Reading.
Who had more possession in Reading vs Birmingham City?
Reading had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.