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Coverage of the Championship clash between Reading and Birmingham City.
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Championship | Gameweek 34
Feb 22, 2022 at 8pm UK
Madejski Stadium
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Reading
2 - 1
Birmingham

Joao (67'), Swift (73' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-0)
McIntyre (82' og.)
Pedersen (31'), Bela (51'), Hernandez (72')

Live Updates: Reading 2-1 Birmingham City

Last Updated: Friday, February 25, 2022 at 22:56 UK

First Half starts.
2'Offside - Reading. Thomas Holmes with a pass, however Tom Ince is in offside.
3'Andy Yiadom - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
3'Fouled by Jordan James - Birmingham City
5'Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
6'Fouled by Michael Morrison - Reading
6'Onel Hernández - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the left wing.
7'Andy Yiadom - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
7'Fouled by Onel Hernández - Birmingham City
10'Fouled by Maxime Colin - Birmingham City
10'Junior Hoilett - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
11'Fouled by Jérémie Bela - Birmingham City
11'Tom Ince - Reading - won a free kick on the right wing.
11'Fouled by Thomas Holmes - Reading
11'Lyle Taylor - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
12'Shot blocked. Lyle Taylor - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Neil Etheridge.
17'New attacking attempt. Jordan James - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner.
22'Shot blocked. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Lyle Taylor.
22'Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
23'Fouled by Maxime Colin - Birmingham City
23'Tom Ince - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
25'Fouled by Junior Hoilett - Reading
25'Jordan Graham - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
26'New attacking attempt. Lyle Taylor - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jordan James.
26'Fouled by Ryan Woods - Birmingham City
26'John Swift - Reading - won a free kick on the left wing.
28'Offside - Reading. Lucas João with a pass, however Junior Hoilett is in offside.
29'New attacking attempt. Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Gary Gardner.
30'Shot blocked. Gary Gardner - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
31'Fouled by Kristian Pedersen - Birmingham City
31'Junior Hoilett - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
31'Kristian Pedersen - Birmingham City - receive yellow card for a foul.
32'Missed chance. John Swift - Reading - shot with right foot from outside the box is very close to the goal from a free kick.
36'Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
37'Missed chance. Jérémie Bela - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Kristian Pedersen.
38'Missed chance. Tom Ince - Reading - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box goes high. Assist - Junior Hoilett with a cross.
39'Fouled by Ryan Woods - Birmingham City
39'John Swift - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
40'Fouled by Tom Ince - Reading
40'Jordan James - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
43'Fouled by Lyle Taylor - Birmingham City
43'Tom McIntyre - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
44'Hand ball by Lyle Taylor - Birmingham City
45'Offside - Reading. John Swift with a pass, however Lucas João is in offside.
45'Missed chance. Danny Drinkwater - Reading - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Junior Hoilett.
45+1'First Half ended - Reading 0, Birmingham City 0.
45'Second Half starts Reading 0, Birmingham City 0.
49'Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
51'Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
51'Jérémie Bela - Birmingham City - receive yellow card for a foul.
54'New attacking attempt. Jordan James - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Jérémie Bela.
54'Fouled by Tom McIntyre - Reading
54'Lyle Taylor - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the right wing.
55'Missed chance. Lyle Taylor - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right missed to the left. Assist - Jordan Graham .
56'Fouled by Kristian Pedersen - Birmingham City
56'Lucas João - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
58'Offside - Reading. Danny Drinkwater with a pass, however John Swift is in offside.
60'New attacking attempt. Tom Ince - Reading - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - John Swift.
63'Missed chance. Lucas João - Reading - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Andy Yiadom with a cross.
67'Goal! Reading 1, Birmingham City 0. Lucas João - Reading - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - John Swift.
68'Fouled by Gary Gardner - Birmingham City
68'John Swift - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
68'Missed chance. Lucas João - Reading - shot with right foot from few metres missed.
69'Substitution - Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz for Jordan James.
70'Offside - Reading. Tom McIntyre with a pass, however Junior Hoilett is in offside.
72'Penalty Reading. Andy Yiadom draws a foul in the penalty area.
72'Penalty conceded by Onel Hernández - Birmingham City - after a foul in the penalty area.
72'Onel Hernández - Birmingham City - receive yellow card for a foul.
73'Goal! Reading 2, Birmingham City 0. John Swift - Reading - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the right corner.
74'Substitution - Reading. Yakou Meite for Junior Hoilett.
75'Fouled by Tom Ince - Reading
75'Jordan Graham - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the right wing.
77'Shot blocked. Yakou Meite - Reading - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
79'Shot blocked. Gary Gardner - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Ryan Woods.
79'Corner - Birmingham City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
79'Fouled by Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City
79'Tom Ince - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
82'New attacking attempt. Onel Hernández - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Jérémie Bela.
82'Own Goal by Tom McIntyre, Reading. Reading 2, Birmingham City 1.
84'Fouled by Tom Ince - Reading
84'Jordan Graham - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
85'Missed chance. Onel Hernández - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed. Assist - Juninho Bacuna.
85'Missed chance. Lyle Taylor - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Lukas Jutkiewicz with a through ball.
89'Substitution - Reading. Tom Dele-Bashiru for Tom Ince.
90+1'New attacking attempt. Jérémie Bela - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner.
90+2'Missed chance. Gary Gardner - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Ryan Woods with a cross.
90+4'New attacking attempt. Lukas Jutkiewicz - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Gary Gardner with a head.
90+4'Second Half ended - Reading 2, Birmingham City 1.
Thats all. Game finished - Reading 2, Birmingham City 1.

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