English League Championship

FT Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Birmingham City LLDLW 2
–
Reading DLLLD 0
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BIR112
REA000
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Match Report

Birmingham off the bottom of the Championship after beating Reading

Birmingham off the bottom of the Championship after beating Reading

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
2
38.3
Possession
61.7
13
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
196
Accurate Passes
362
295
Passes
468
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.1
72
Long Balls
66
30
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
32
Effective Clearances
19
32
Clearances
19

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vito MannoneG
  2. 6Liam MooreCD-L
  3. 5Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 19Leandro BacunaLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 22Pelle ClementAM
  7. 4Joey van den BergLM
  8. 10John SwiftRM
  9. 18Yann KermorgantF
  10. 17Modou BarrowAM-L
  11. 14Sone AlukoAM-R

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David StockdaleG
  2. 12Harlee DeanCD-L
  3. 4Marc RobertsCD-R
  4. 3Jonathan GroundsLB
  5. 5Maxime ColinRB
  6. 26David DavisAM
  7. 6Maikel KieftenbeldLM
  8. 8Craig GardnerRM
  9. 18Sam GallagherF
  10. 20Jérémie BogaAM-L
  11. 19Jacques MaghomaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Reading 0, Birmingham City 1. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 45' Substitution, Reading. Tyler Blackett replaces Joey van den Berg.
  3. 64' Goal! Reading 0, Birmingham City 2. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Boga following a fast break.
  4. 67' Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Sone Aluko.
  5. 72' Substitution, Birmingham City. Nsue replaces Jacques Maghoma.
  6. 74' Substitution, Reading. Liam Kelly replaces Pelle Clement.
  7. 85' John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 86' Substitution, Birmingham City. Cheikh Ndoye replaces Craig Gardner.
  9. 90'+1' Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Sam Gallagher.

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