English League Championship

Reading vs Birmingham City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Reading
  • 67': Lucas João
  • 73': John Swift (P)
FT
2 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 82': Tom Mcintyre (OG)

About

Reading are hosting Birmingham City at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Reading. Thomas Holmes tries a through ball, but Tom Ince is caught offside.
  • 3': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
  • 6': Foul by Michael Morrison (Reading).
  • 6': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
  • 10': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 10': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
  • 11': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Etheridge.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
  • 22': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 23': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
  • 23': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Reading).
  • 25': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan James.
  • 26': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
  • 26': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Offside, Reading. Lucas João tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gary Gardner.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 31': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 36': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross.
  • 39': Foul by Ryan Woods (Birmingham City).
  • 39': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Tom Ince (Reading).
  • 40': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City).
  • 43': Tom McIntyre (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Hand ball by Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City).
  • 45': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Danny Drinkwater (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Reading 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 49': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
  • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
  • 51': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
  • 54': Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
  • 54': Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Graham following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Offside, Reading. Danny Drinkwater tries a through ball, but John Swift is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a cross.
  • 67': Goal! Reading 1, Birmingham City 0. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 68': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 68': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
  • 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Jordan James.
  • 70': Offside, Reading. Tom McIntyre tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
  • 72': Penalty Reading. Andy Yiadom draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Penalty conceded by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Goal! Reading 2, Birmingham City 0. John Swift (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Junior Hoilett.
  • 75': Foul by Tom Ince (Reading).
  • 75': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
  • 79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
  • 79': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 79': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
  • 82': Own Goal by Tom McIntyre, Reading. Reading 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 84': Foul by Tom Ince (Reading).
  • 84': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a through ball.
  • 89': Substitution, Reading. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Tom Ince.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Gardner with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Reading 2, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
6 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 7
54.3 Possession 45.7
16 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
347 Accurate Passes 292
443 Passes 388
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
31 Crosses 8
0.0 Cross % 0.3
77 Long Balls 75
38 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 7
15 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 12
10 Effective Clearances 27
10 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 14 +14 30
2 Sheffield United 14 +11 28
3 Leeds United 14 +13 26
4 Burnley 14 +11 24
Full Table

Line-Ups

REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
26 Karl Hein (GK)
3 Thomas Holmes
4 Michael Morrison
5 Tom Mcintyre
17 Andy Yiadom
10 John Swift
8 Andy Rinomhota
15 Danny Drinkwater
18 Lucas João
23 Junior Hoilett
9 Tom Ince
Reading Substitutes:
Kelvin Abrefa, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Luke Southwood, Yakou Meite, Brandon Barker, Kian Leavy.

BIR Birmingham City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
3 Kristian Pedersen Yellow Card
2 Maxime Colin
11 Jérémie Bela Yellow Card
24 Jordan Graham
20 Gary Gardner
19 Jordan James
6 Ryan Woods
33 Lyle Taylor
25 Onel Hernández Yellow Card
21 Juninho Bacuna
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Marcel Oakley, Tate Campbell, Ivan Sunjic, Renedi Musampu, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jobe Bellingham, Connal Trueman.

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