Birmingham City vs Reading

Championship 16 Dec 2022, 20:00
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
3–2
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 St Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham) 👤 T. Robinson Round 23

Match report

Birmingham City edged past Reading 3-2 in the Championship on 16 December 2022.

Reading dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 20 shots to Birmingham City's 9.

The match was played at St Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham), with T. Robinson in charge.

Half-time 3-0 Possession 36% - 64% Shots 9 - 20 On target 6 - 8 Corners 0 - 7 Fouls 14 - 14 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Troy Deeney
Birmingham City · 2 goals
8 Thomas Ince 1 goal
8 Tom McIntyre 72 passes (86% accurate)
7 Lucas João 1 goal
7 John Ruddy 5 saves
First half vs second half
Reading came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 8 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–8 5–12
Shots On Goal 3–3 3–5
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 0–2 0–5
Match statistics
9 Shots Total 20
6 Shots On Goal 8
1 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 7
8 Shots Inside Box 12
1 Shots Outside Box 8
14 Fouls 14
0 Corners 7
0 Offsides 1
36% Ball Possession 64%
1 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 2
293 Passes Total 502
199 Passes Accurate 417
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham City · 3-1-4-2
21 J. Ruddy
28 D. Sanderson 4 M. Roberts 5 A. Trusty
31 K. Bielik
2 M. Colin 7 J. Bacuna 6 H. Mejbri 23 E. Longelo
8 T. Deeney 18 T. Chong
Reading · 3-1-4-2
1 J. Lumley
27 A. Mbengue 24 N. Sarr 5 T. McIntyre
22 M. Loum
17 A. Yiadom 10 T. Ince 8 J. Hendrick 12 A. Rahman
7 S. Long 11 Y. Méïté
Birmingham City
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 1 Neil Etheridge
  • 42 Alfie Chang
  • 19 Jordan James
  • 11 Jordan Graham
  • 27 Jobe Bellingham
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 14 Jonathan Leko
Reading
Coach
P. Ince
Substitutes
  • 21 Dean Bouzanis
  • 18 Nesta Guinness-Walker
  • 23 Junior Hoilett
  • 19 Tyrese Fornah
  • 15 Femi Azeez
  • 9 Lucas João
  • 2 Andy Carroll
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ Lucas João ↓ S. Long Reading
  • 60' ↑ J. Hoilett ↓ A. Mbengue Reading
  • 68' ↑ J. James ↓ J. Bacuna Birmingham City
  • 76' ↑ J. Bellingham ↓ H. Mejbri Birmingham City
  • 79' ↑ A. Carroll ↓ Y. Meïté Reading
  • 79' ↑ N. Guinness-Walker ↓ A. Baba Reading
  • 90+1' ↑ J. Graham ↓ M. Emmanuel Birmingham City
Cards
  • 44' K. Bielik Birmingham City
  • 90+6' A. Yiadom Reading
Head-to-head
Birmingham City 3 2 draws 3 Reading
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
Birmingham City D D D L D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham City vs Reading?
Birmingham City won 3-2 against Reading on 16 December 2022.
Who won Birmingham City vs Reading?
Birmingham City won the match 3-2.
Where was Birmingham City vs Reading played?
The match was played at St Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Birmingham City vs Reading?
Reading had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.