Championship
·Matchday 23
Featured match
- T. Deeney 2'
- T. Deeney 23' (pen)
- Tahith Chong 36'
- L. Joao 82'
- T. Ince 90+4'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Birmingham beat Reading 3-2. Scorers for Birmingham: T. Deeney 2', T. Deeney 23' (pen), Tahith Chong 36'. Scorers for Reading: L. Joao 82', T. Ince 90+4'. Reading had 64% of possession.
Birmingham
Reading
- Full-time 3 - 2
Added time: 7 minutes
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90+7'
A. Yiadom Yellow card · Reading Yellow card for A. Yiadom (Reading)
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90+4'
T. Ince 3-2 Goal · Assist: A. Yiadom · Reading A. Yiadom provides, T. Ince finishes for Reading (3-2)
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90+1'
J. Graham Out: M. Emmanuel · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. Graham comes on for M. Emmanuel
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82'
L. Joao 3-1 Goal · Assist: Jeff Hendrick · Reading Jeff Hendrick provides, L. Joao finishes for Reading (3-1)
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79'
N. Guinness-Walker Out: Abdul Rahman Baba · Reading Substitution for Reading: N. Guinness-Walker comes on for Abdul Rahman Baba
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79'
A. Carroll Out: Y. Meïté · Reading Substitution for Reading: A. Carroll comes on for Y. Meïté
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76'
J. Bellingham Out: Hannibal Mejbri · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. Bellingham comes on for Hannibal Mejbri
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68'
Jordan James Out: Juninho Bacuna · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Jordan James comes on for Juninho Bacuna
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60'
Junior Hoilett Out: A. Mbengue · Reading Substitution for Reading: Junior Hoilett comes on for A. Mbengue
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59'
L. Joao Out: S. Long · Reading Substitution for Reading: L. Joao comes on for S. Long
- Half-time 3 - 0
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44'
K. Bielik Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for K. Bielik (Birmingham)
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36'
Tahith Chong 3-0 Goal · Assist: Hannibal Mejbri · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! Tahith Chong turns in the pass from Hannibal Mejbri (3-0)
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23'
T. Deeney 2-0 Penalty goal · Birmingham Goal! T. Deeney scores a penalty for Birmingham. It is 2-0
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2'
T. Deeney 1-0 Goal · Birmingham Goal! T. Deeney scores for Birmingham. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Reading
DWDLD
Last 5 matches DLLWW
1.4Goals scored per match1
0.8Goals conceded per match1.4
5Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham3-1-4-2
Reading3-1-4-2
5
7.9
McIntyre
T. McIntyre
Player profile
24
6.2
Sarr
Naby Sarr
Player profile
27
6.2
Mbengue
60'
A. Mbengue
- 60'Out
18
6.3
Chong
36'
Tahith Chong
- 36'Goal
- 2'Goal
- 23'Penalty goal
23
7.2
Emmanuel
90+1'
M. Emmanuel
- 90+1'Out
- 76'Out
- 68'Out
Birmingham3-1-4-2
Coach: J. Eustace
Starting XI
- 21GK John Ruddy 6.9
- 28DF D. Sanderson 6.7
- 4DF M. Roberts 7.0
- 5DF Auston Trusty 6.9
- 31MF K. Bielik44' 7.3
- 2MF M. Colin 6.3
- 7MF Juninho Bacuna68' 6.9
- 6MF Hannibal Mejbri76' 7.0
- 23MF M. Emmanuel90+1' 7.2
- 8FW T. Deeney2'23' 8.9
- 18FW Tahith Chong36' 6.3
Substitutes
- 19MF Jordan James68' 6.2
- 27FW J. Bellingham76' 6.6
- 11MF J. Graham90+1'
- 14MF J. Leko
- 10FW L. Jutkiewicz
- 1GK N. Etheridge
- 42MF A. Chang
Reading3-1-4-2
Coach: P. Ince
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Lumley 6.0
- 27DF A. Mbengue60' 6.2
- 24DF Naby Sarr 6.2
- 5DF T. McIntyre 7.9
- 22MF M. Loum 7.2
- 17MF A. Yiadom90+7' 6.9
- 10MF T. Ince90+4' 7.9
- 8MF Jeff Hendrick 6.3
- 12MF Abdul Rahman Baba79' 6.9
- 7FW S. Long59' 6.3
- 11FW Y. Meïté79' 6.9
Substitutes
- 9FW L. Joao59'82' 7.3
- 23MF Junior Hoilett60' 6.6
- 2FW A. Carroll79' 6.2
- 18DF N. Guinness-Walker79' 6.9
- 21GK D. Bouzanis
- 15FW F. Azeez
- 19MF T. Fornah
Birmingham
Reading
36%
64%
9
Shots
20
6
On target
8
1
Off target
5
0
Corners
7
14
Fouls
14
0
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
1
5
Saves
2
293
Passes
502
68%
Pass accuracy
83%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burnley
|
46 | 87 | 35 | 87:35 | +52 | 101 |
| 2 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 73 | 39 | 73:39 | +34 | 91 |
| 3 |
Luton
|
46 | 57 | 39 | 57:39 | +18 | 80 |
| 4 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 84 | 56 | 84:56 | +28 | 75 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 58 | 46 | 58:46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 68 | 55 | 68:55 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 57 | 50 | 57:50 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 59 | 53 | 59:53 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 |
Swansea
|
46 | 68 | 64 | 68:64 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 |
Watford
|
46 | 56 | 53 | 56:53 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 |
Preston
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 57 | 54 | 57:54 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 55 | 56 | 55:56 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 |
Hull City
|
46 | 51 | 61 | 51:61 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 55 | 54 | 55:54 | +1 | 53 |
| 17 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 47 | 62 | 47:62 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 |
QPR
|
46 | 44 | 71 | 44:71 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 41 | 58 | 41:58 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 |
Reading
|
46 | 46 | 68 | 46:68 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 48 | 72 | 48:72 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 |
Wigan
|
46 | 38 | 65 | 38:65 | -27 | 39 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Birmingham wins0Draws0
Reading wins2Last meetings
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22 February 2022 · Championship
Reading
2-1
Birmingham
-
6 November 2021 · Championship
Birmingham
1-2
Reading