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

Birmingham City

3': Scott Hogan

FT
1 - 2

Reading

70': Jahmari Clarke
82': Jahmari Clarke

Introduction

Birmingham City are hosting Reading at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

3': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 0. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
30': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Marcel Oakley (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Reading 0.
45': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces George Puscas.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Reading 0.
55': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ryan Woods replaces Riley McGree.
70': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 1. Jahmari Clarke (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
76': Thomas Holmes (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
81': Substitution, Reading. Mamadi Camara replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
82': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 2. Jahmari Clarke (Reading) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Marcel Oakley.
85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Ivan Sunjic.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,535

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+34	Coventry City	35	71	6
+19	Middlesbrough	35	66	7
+26	Ipswich Town	34	63	7
+7	Millwall	35	62	9

Full Table

Statistics

REA		BIR
3	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	3
62.6	Possession	37.4
14	SHOTS	17
5	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
383	Accurate Passes	179
493	Passes	291
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	8
13	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.7
78	Long Balls	71
29	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	5
6	Effective Tackles	16
10	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
4	Interceptions	10
21	Effective Clearances	24
21	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Matija Sarkic (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
43	Mitchell Robertson
12	Harlee Dean
20	Gary Gardner
34	Ivan Sunjic
18	Riley McGree
11	Jérémie Bela
52	Marcel Oakley
36	Troy Deeney
9	Scott Hogan

Substitutes:

Juan Castillo, Ryan Woods, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jordan James, Remi Walker, Neil Etheridge.

Reading (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Luke Southwood (GK)
24	Scott Dann
6	Liam Moore
3	Thomas Holmes
14	Ovie Ejaria
19	Tom Dele-Bashiru
28	Josh Laurent
21	Abdul Rahman Baba
17	Andy Yiadom
47	George Puscas
10	John Swift