Reading 1-2 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 9 Dec 2020
Birmingham beat Reading 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 9 December 2020 at Madejski Stadium, Reading, Berkshire. Jon Toral, Y. Meïté got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Reading have won 1 and Birmingham 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Madejski Stadium · Reading, Berkshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-129'assist: K. Pedersen
- 0-237'assist: Iván Sánchez
- 39'Foul
- Half-time0-2
- 58'
- 61'
- 1-261'
- 67'Foul
- 70'Foul
- 70'Foul
- 74'
- 74'
- 74'
- 80'Time wasting
- 83'
- 88'Foul
- 90'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Reading
- 7.7Yakou MeiteM
- 7.3Tomás EstevesD
- 7.0Andrew RinomhotaM
- 6.9Omar RichardsD
- 6.6Joshua LaurentM
- 6.6Michael MorrisonD
- 6.6Sone AlukoF
- 6.5Ovie EjariaM
- 6.3Thomas HolmesD
- 6.3Alfa SemedoM
- 6.2Michael OliseM
- 6.2Liam MooreD
- 6.2RafaelG
- 5.6Lucas JoãoF
Birmingham
- 8.9Jon ToralM
- 7.2Kristian PedersenD
- 7.0Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 7.0Neil EtheridgeG
- 6.9Gary GardnerM
- 6.9Maxime ColinD
- 6.9Iván Sánchez AguayoM
- 6.7Scott HoganF
- 6.7Marc RobertsD
- 6.3Ivan SunjicM
- 6.2Mikel San JoséD
- 6.2Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 5.9Jonathan LekoM
- 5.9Harlee DeanD
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Reading4-2-3-1
Substitutes
ReadingV. Paunovic
Substitutes
- 24S. Aluko83'F6.6
- 1Samuel WalkerG
- 5T. McintyreD
- 9S. BaldockF
- 30Alfa Semedo58'M6.3
- 2Tomás Esteves61'D7.3
- 15Lewis GibsonD
- 46J. OnenM
- 34D. TetekM
BirminghamKaranka
Substitutes
- 35A. HalilovićM
- 18Riley McGreeM
- 8A. ClaytonM
- 25Joshua Dacres-CogleyD
- 20G. Gardner74'M6.9
- 10L. Jutkiewicz74'F6.2
- 15Jake-Liam Clarke-SalterD
- 19San José74'D6.2
- 1Andrés PrietoG
Team statistics
64%Possession36%
11Total shots5
2Shots on target3
8Shots off target0
1Blocked shots2
4Corners1
1Offsides2
9Fouls25
1Yellow cards5
0Red cards1
1Goalkeeper saves1
577Total passes318
473Accurate passes223
82%Pass accuracy70%
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakou Meite | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Tomás Esteves | 29 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Andrew Rinomhota | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Omar Richards | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joshua Laurent | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sone Aluko | 16 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ovie Ejaria | 83 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Thomas Holmes | 61 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Alfa Semedo | 32 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Michael Olise | 58 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Liam Moore | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Rafael | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Lucas João | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 5.6 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Toral | 74 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8.9 |
| Kristian Pedersen | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 90 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Neil Etheridge | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Gary Gardner | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Maxime Colin | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Iván Sánchez Aguayo | 74 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Scott Hogan | 74 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Marc Roberts | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ivan Sunjic | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Mikel San José | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jonathan Leko | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Harlee Dean | 70 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5.9 |
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