Reading vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 31': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Birmingham City 0.
- 51': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Reading 1, Birmingham City 0. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Swift.
- 69': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Jordan James.
- 72': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Goal! Reading 2, Birmingham City 0. John Swift (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 74': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Junior Hoilett.
- 82': Own Goal by Tom McIntyre, Reading. Reading 2, Birmingham City 1.
- 89': Substitution, Reading. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Tom Ince.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Birmingham City 1.
Game Information
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 12,073
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +41 | Leicester City | 42 | 88 | 10 |
| +42 | Leeds United | 43 | 87 | 8 |
| +30 | Southampton | 42 | 84 | 8 |
Statistics
 BIR |
REA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 54.3 | Possession | 45.7 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 292 |
| 443 | Passes | 388 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 31 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 10 | Clearances | 27 |
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Karl Hein (GK) |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 4 | Michael Morrison |
| 5 | Tom Mcintyre |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 10 | John Swift |
| 8 | Andy Rinomhota |
| 15 | Danny Drinkwater |
| 18 | Lucas João |
| 23 | Junior Hoilett |
| 9 | Tom Ince |
Birmingham City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen  |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 24 | Jordan Graham |
| 20 | Gary Gardner |
| 19 | Jordan James |
| 6 | Ryan Woods |
| 33 | Lyle Taylor |
| 25 | Onel Hernández |
| 21 | Juninho Bacuna |
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