Reading vs Birmingham City, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season

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Reading are hosting Birmingham City at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Commentary

9': Willum Thór Willumsson (Birmingham City) Substitution at 9'
23': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 23'
45'+3': Charlie Savage (Reading) Yellow Card at 48'
61': Alfie May (Birmingham City) Substitution at 61'
72': Jayden Wareham (Reading) Substitution at 72'
90': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) Substitution at 90'
90': Grant Hanley (Birmingham City) Substitution at 90'
90'+1': Billy Bodin (Reading) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

BIR		REA
12	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	1
51.4	Possession	48.6
12	SHOTS	8
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 13,919

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	6	+10	16
2	Doncaster Rovers	7	+4	16
3	Huddersfield Town	7	+6	15
4	Stevenage	6	+5	15

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Reading (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Joel Pereira (GK)
24	Tyler Bindon
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue
30	Andre Garcia
5	Michael Craig
29	Lewis Wing
8	Charlie Savage
7	Harvey Knibbs
9	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
28	Mamadi Camara
20	Chem Campbell

Reading Substitutes:

Tivonge Rushesha, Billy Bodin, David Button, Adrian Akande, Jayden Wareham, Louie Holzman, Kelvin Abrefa.

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Ryan Allsop (GK)
25	Ben Davies
4	Christoph Klarer
20	Alex Cochrane
2	Ethan Laird
30	Kieran Dowell
13	Paik Seung-Ho
24	Tomoki Iwata
17	Lyndon Dykes
14	Keshi Anderson
11	Scott Wright

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Willum Thór Willumsson, Grant Hanley, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Alfie May, Emil Hansson, Krystian Bielik.

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