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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 36 (setup 4, season 34)
Reading
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam WALKER1Milos VESIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonjoe KENNY728Maxime COLIN
Omar RICHARDS737George FRIEND
Lewis BAKER47Ivan SUNJIC
Matt MIAZGA857Jake CLARKE-SALTER
Michael MORRISON666Marc ROBERTS
Danny DRINKWATER77Gary GARDNER
Ovie EJARIA87Jérémie BOGA
LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOĂO797Kemar ROOFE
Charlie ADAM6106Lewis GRABBAN
Yakou MEITÉ11Scott HOGAN
Manager
John SWIFT12Nico GORDON
Danny LOADER13Zach JEACOCK
Sam BALDOCK146Troy DEENEY
Jón Dađi BÖĐVARSSON15IVÁN Sánchez Aguayo
Modou BARROW166Lukas JUTKIEWICZ

Reading 3 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 24,139, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Anthony TAYLOR 6½)
2 Lucas Joăo, 26 Ejaria, 53 MeitéScorers4 Roofe, 47 Sunjic
Substitutions73 Gardner <=> Jutkiewicz, 82 Boga <=> Deeney
Sendings off
66 EjariaBookings
2Corners4
6Fouls4
2Offsides6
3Shots on5
10Shots off8
13Total shots13
0Shots saved3
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Matt MIAZGA
2GOAL!! Unlucky EJARIA hit the crossbar before LUCAS JOĂO flicked the ball into the back of the net as COLIN failed to clear. (1-0 Reading)
4GOAL!! The creative FRIEND neatly nodded on a cross for ROOFE to thump the ball in. (1-1)
15EJARIA beat FRIEND and whacked the ball to KENNY who fumbled his effort wide.
22The 'keeper parried a clever strike from ROBERTS.
26GOAL!! A cross from ADAM was headed away by GARDNER only for DRINKWATER to fire the ball back into the box for EJARIA to force over the line. (2-1 Reading)
27MEITÉ rifled a simple chance past the far post.
30A fine ball from MORRISON on the right bobbled toward KENNY who scuffed his shot over.
35The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from MORRISON fell just over.
38A corner bobbled toward EJARIA who nodded the ball inches over.
42MEITÉ hit a looping shot just beyond the far post from twenty-five yards out.
 
47GOAL!! A long ball from FRIEND had the Reading defence back-pedalling and SUNJIC made the most of the opportunity with a great goal. (2-2)
53GOAL!! A great piece of skill from ADAM gave EJARIA space on the right and MEITÉ flicked in his accurate pass. (3-2 Reading)
60MIAZGA ran onto a wonderful ball from DRINKWATER but toe-poked his shot wide.
62A penalty box meleé resulted in MEITÉ tapping a low shot over.
63ROOFE snapped at a simple chance.
66EJARIA given a yellow card for a bad tackle.
69HOGAN nodded the ball wide from just outside the area.
73RICHARDS shot wide.
75ROOFE touched the ball through a crowd of players but the Reading 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
80Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled EJARIA to hammer an effort inches over.
84A cross from SUNJIC left HOGAN in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
90+2A free-kick from DEENEY raced over the bar.