Reading vs Birmingham 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

Reading

7': Andy Carroll

FT
1 - 1

Birmingham City

29': Lukas Jutkiewicz

Introduction

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 Commentary

0': First Half begins.
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.
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.
45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 1, Birmingham City 1.
58': Tyrese Fornah (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
72': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
82': Substitution, Reading. Nesta Guinness-Walker replaces Yakou Meite.
90'+4': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Abrefa replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Birmingham City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 16,084

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

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

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

Substitutes:

Scott Dann, Kelvin Abrefa, Femi Azeez, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Dean Bouzanis, Michael Craig.

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