Reading vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
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.
- 3': Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik with a headed pass.
- 7': Goal! Reading 1, Birmingham City 0. Andy Carroll (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas João.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
- 12': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alfie Chang.
- 12': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kevin Long.
- 12': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
- 12': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 18': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
- 18': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Cesare Casadei (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Alfie Chang (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reda Khadra.
- 24': Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 29': Goal! Reading 1, Birmingham City 1. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Reda Khadra with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
- 32': Jeff Hendrick (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Carroll with a cross.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Foul by Naby Sarr (Reading).
- 39': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Hand ball by Yakou Meite (Reading).
- 42': Attempt missed. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Naby Sarr.
- 45': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
- 45': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Fornah.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 1, Birmingham City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Birmingham City 1.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
- 51': Foul by Andy Carroll (Reading).
- 51': Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
- 55': Attempt saved. Andy Carroll (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yakou Meite with a headed pass.
- 56': Hand ball by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
- 58': Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Reading).
- 58': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Tyrese Fornah (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yakou Meite.
- 65': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 67': Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
- 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Reda Khadra.
- 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces George Hall.
- 70': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Tyrese Fornah.
- 71': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kevin Long.
- 71': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Reading).
- 71': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 72': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Cesare Casadei (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City).
- 75': Delay in match (Reading).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kevin Long.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Naby Sarr (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 81': Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Reading. Nesta Guinness-Walker replaces Yakou Meite.
- 85': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
- 85': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Femi Azeez (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 88': Offside, Reading. Andy Yiadom tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading).
- 90': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Cesare Casadei (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Auston Trusty (Birmingham City).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Alfie Chang (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
- 90'+3': Cesare Casadei (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
- 90'+4': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Abrefa replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jeff Hendrick (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Birmingham City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Reading 1, Birmingham City 1.
Statistics
 BIR |
REA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 52 | Possession | 48 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 222 |
| 370 | Passes | 338 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 23 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 16,084
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 16,084
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Reading (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Lumley (GK) |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 24 | Naby Sarr |
| 27 | Amadou Salif Mbengue |
| 19 | Tyrese Fornah  |
| 20 | Cesare Casadei |
| 8 | Jeff Hendrick |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 11 | Yakou Meite |
| 9 | Lucas João |
| 2 | Andy Carroll |
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 26 | Kevin Long |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 35 | George Hall |
| 42 | Alfie Chang |
| 31 | Krystian Bielik |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
| 17 | Reda Khadra |
| 18 | Tahith Chong |
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