Birmingham City vs Reading, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Birmingham City

FT
0 - 2

Reading

60': Jón Bödvarsson
85': George Evans

Birmingham City 0-2 Reading

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Paul McShane.
2': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Roberts with a cross following a corner.
6': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
6': Tyler Blackett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Stephen Gleeson.
10': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul McShane.
10': Attempt saved. Tyler Blackett (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
10': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
10': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
11': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
16': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
19': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
19': Tyler Blackett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Delay in match Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Birmingham City).
22': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a set piece situation.
27': Attempt missed. Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
28': Attempt saved. Chris Gunter (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Blackett with a cross.
30': Offside, Birmingham City. Michael Morrison tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
31': Delay in match Carl Jenkinson (Birmingham City) because of an injury.
32': Substitution, Birmingham City. Nsue replaces Carl Jenkinson because of an injury.
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
36': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
39': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
39': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nsue.
43': Offside, Reading. Tiago Ilori tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
45': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
45': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Cohen Bramall (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephen Gleeson.
45'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
45'+2': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Reading 0.
45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Cheikh Ndoye because of an injury.
47': Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
51': Delay in match Paul McShane (Reading) because of an injury.
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
53': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Attempt blocked. Cohen Bramall (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Attempt saved. Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
57': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
57': Tyler Blackett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
60': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Reading 1. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyler Blackett with a cross.
62': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Paul McShane.
64': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
64': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
64': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds with a cross.
67': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
67': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
68': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City).
68': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Reading. George Evans replaces Joey van den Berg.
70': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City).
70': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Modou Barrow.
78': Substitution, Birmingham City. David Davis replaces Jonathan Grounds.
79': Attempt blocked. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
79': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
80': Attempt blocked. David Davis (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
80': Offside, Reading. Leandro Bacuna tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
81': Delay in match Liam Moore (Reading) because of an injury.
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
85': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Reading 2. George Evans (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
88': Substitution, Reading. Sam Smith replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
90': Attempt blocked. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
90'+1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Reading 2.
90'+5': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Reading 2.

Statistics

REA		BIR
5	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	3
59.6	Possession	40.4
13	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
395	Accurate Passes	226
480	Passes	311
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	22
0.4	Cross %	0.2
90	Long Balls	58
57	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	7
9	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
33	Effective Clearances	11
33	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 19,993

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
3	Jonathan Grounds
28	Michael Morrison
6	Maikel Kieftenbeld
17	Cheikh N'Doye
50	Stephen Gleeson
15	Cohen Bramall
22	Carl Jenkinson
19	Jacques Maghoma
18	Sam Gallagher

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Craig Gardner, Ryan Shotton, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Tomasz Kuszczak, David Davis, Emilio Nsue, Wes Harding.

Reading (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Vito Mannone (GK)
6	Liam Moore
20	Tiago Ilori
5	Paul McShane
4	Joey van den Berg
19	Leandro Bacuna
38	Liam Kelly
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
23	Jón Bödvarsson
17	Modou Barrow

Reading Substitutes:

Axel Andrersson, Garath McCleary, Anssi Jaakkola, George Evans, Adrian Popa, Sam Smith, Pelle Clement.

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