Reading 2-3 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 7 Dec 2019
Birmingham beat Reading 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 7 December 2019 at Madejski Stadium, Reading, Berkshire. Y. Meïté, Jérémie Bela, Álvaro Giménez, Lucas João got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Reading have won 2 and Birmingham 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Madejski Stadium · Reading, Berkshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 17'
- 30'
- 1-041'Own Goal
- 2-045'
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 2-159'
- 62'
- 66'
- 69'
- 76'
- 2-288'
- 90'
- 3-290+5'assist: C. Adam
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Reading
- 7.5Charlie AdamM
- 7.5PeleM
- 7.3Andy YiadomM
- 7.2Yakou MeiteF
- 7.2Lucas JoãoF
- 7.0Liam MooreD
- 6.9Omar RichardsM
- 6.9Matthew MiazgaD
- 6.8Lucas BoyéF
- 6.8Andrew RinomhotaM
- 6.6Garath McClearyM
- 6.3Michael MorrisonD
- 6.2George PușcașF
- 6.0RafaelG
Birmingham
- 7.6Harlee DeanD
- 7.4Kristian PedersenD
- 7.1Jérémie BelaM
- 6.9Daniel CrowleyM
- 6.8Maxime ColinD
- 6.8Álvaro GiménezF
- 6.8Wesley HardingD
- 6.7Jacques MaghomaM
- 6.7Josh McEachranM
- 6.7Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.6Jude BellinghamF
- 6.6Jake-Liam Clarke-SalterD
- 6.3Ivan SunjicM
- 6.1Connal TruemanG
Line-ups
Birmingham4-4-2
Reading3-5-2
Substitutes
ReadingM. Bowen
Substitutes
- 18Lucas Boyé46'F6.8
- 31Lucas João90+5'66'F7.2
- 26C. Adam76'M7.5
- 1Samuel WalkerG
- 24T. BlackettD
- 2C. GunterD
- 15Daniel NamasoF
BirminghamJosep Clotet Ruiz
Substitutes
- 15J. MonteroM
- 1L. CampG
- 2Wesley Harding17'D6.8
- 26D. DavisM
- 19J. Maghoma30'M6.7
- 10L. Jutkiewicz69'F6.7
- 37Odin BaileyM
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
15Total shots16
4Shots on target5
6Shots off target5
5Blocked shots6
8Corners5
2Offsides2
19Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves1
320Total passes456
221Accurate passes352
69%Pass accuracy77%
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Adam | 14 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Pele | 76 | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Andy Yiadom | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7.3 |
| Yakou Meite | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Lucas João | 24 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Liam Moore | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Omar Richards | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Matthew Miazga | 45 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Lucas Boyé | 45 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Andrew Rinomhota | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6.8 |
| Garath McCleary | 66 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 |
| George Pușcaș | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Rafael | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlee Dean | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Kristian Pedersen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Jérémie Bela | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Daniel Crowley | 30 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Maxime Colin | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Álvaro Giménez | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Wesley Harding | 73 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jacques Maghoma | 60 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Josh McEachran | 69 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 21 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jude Bellingham | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Jake-Liam Clarke-Salter | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ivan Sunjic | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Connal Trueman | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
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