Reading vs Birmingham City

Championship - Regular Season 22 Feb 2022, 20:00
Reading
Reading
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire) 👤 S. Hooper Round 34

Match report

Reading edged past Birmingham City 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 22 February 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Birmingham City had 16 shots to Reading's 9.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire), with S. Hooper in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 9 - 16 On target 3 - 7 Corners 0 - 6 Fouls 7 - 14 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
John Swift
Reading · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Karl Hein 7 saves
7 Lucas João 1 goal
7 Andy Yiadom captained the side
7 Thomas Holmes captained the side
First half vs second half
Reading stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–7 6–9
Shots On Goal 0–3 3–4
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 0–3 0–3
Attacks 30–66 43–71
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
2 Substitution 1
73 Attacks 137
32 Dangerous Attacks 54
2 On Target 8
7 Off Target 9
9 Shots Total 16
3 Shots On Goal 7
5 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 9
7 Fouls 14
0 Corners 6
5 Offsides 0
46% Ball Possession 54%
0 Yellow Cards 3
7 Saves 1
388 Passes Total 444
293 Passes Accurate 351
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-2-3-1
26 K. Hein
17 A. Yiadom 4 M. Morrison 3 T. Holmes 5 T. McIntyre
15 D. Drinkwater 8 A. Rinomhota
9 T. Ince 10 J. Swift 23 J. Hoilett
18 L. João
Birmingham City · 4-3-3
1 N. Etheridge
24 J. Graham 2 M. Colin 3 K. Pedersen 11 J. Bela
6 R. Woods 20 G. Gardner 19 J. James
21 J. Bacuna 33 L. Taylor 25 O. Hernández
Reading
Coach
V. Paunovic
Substitutes
  • 22 Luke Southwood
  • 37 Kian Leavy
  • 49 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 19 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 11 Yakou Méïté
  • 33 Brandon Barker
Birmingham City
Coach
L. Bowyer
Substitutes
  • 27 Connal Trueman
  • 45 Renedi Masampu
  • 52 Marcel Oakley
  • 53 Tate Campbell
  • 34 Ivan Sunjic
  • 39 Jobe Bellingham
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
Substitutions
  • 69' ↑ L. Jutkiewicz ↓ J. James Birmingham City
  • 74' ↑ Y. Meïté ↓ J. Hoilett Reading
  • 89' ↑ T. Dele-Bashiru ↓ T. Ince Reading
Cards
  • 31' K. Pedersen Birmingham City
  • 51' J. Bela Birmingham City
  • 72' O. Hernandez Birmingham City
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 won 2-1 against Birmingham City on 22 February 2022.
Who won Reading vs Birmingham City?
Reading won the match 2-1.
Where was Reading vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire).
Who had more possession in Reading vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.