BIRMINGHAM. Reading managed to find the solution against Birmingham City to win 2-1. J. Clarke was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Birmingham City to strike first with an early goal of S. Hogan at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Clarke gave the win to Reading in the 82′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Reading was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall who was helped by Nick Greenhalgh and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 2 On Target 3
- 14 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 104
- 42 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 3
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Reading was in firm control of the ball 63% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was has a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Reading was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Birmingham City shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Reading shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 4 yellow cards (R. McGree, M. Oakley, H. Dean and J. Bela). Regarding the opposition, Reading received 1 yellow card (T. Holmes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Birmingham City will stay with 22 points like Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough and Reading to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Reading will have 22 points like Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough and Birmingham City to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away against Hull City on the 20th of November with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Hull City (4 draws).
Reading will host Nottingham Forest on the 20th of November with a 8-8 head to head record.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
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85'
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Birmingham City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Lee Bowyer decided to play with the following team: Matija Šarkić , Harlee Dean , Marc Roberts , Mitchell Roberts , Marcel Oakley , Ivan Šunjić , Gary Gardner , Jérémie Bela , Riley McGree , Scott Hogan and Troy Deeney .
The home team had on the bench: Neil Etheridge, Juan Castillo, Chuks Aneke , Jordan James, Lukas Jutkiewicz , Ryan Woods and Remi Walker.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 3 changes: R. McGree for R. Woods (69′), I. Sunjic for C. Aneke (85′) and M. Oakley for L. Jutkiewicz (85′).
Best player: Troy Deeney
The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Troy Deeney.
His rating is with 33 passes (51% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 22. He hit the woodwork once times.
Reading – Formation
Reading
Reading started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Regarding the opposition, Veljko Paunovic played with: Luke Southwood , Thomas Holmes , Scott Dann , Liam Moore , Andy Yiadom , Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru , Josh Laurent , Ovie Ejaria , Abdul Baba Rahman , John Swift and George Pușcaș .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mamadi Camara , Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Tyrell Ashcroft, Rafael, Jahmari Clarke , Kelvin Abrefa and Claudio Osorio.
Substitutions
Reading made 2 changes: G. Puscas for J. Clarke (46′) and T. Dele-Bashiru for M. Camara (81′).
Best player: Jahmari Clarke
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Jahmari Clarke.
His rating is with 2 goals, 3 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Swansea City – 4-0
- Barnsley – Hull City – 0-2
- Birmingham City – Reading – 1-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield United – 3-1
- Blackpool – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Huddersfield Town – 2-1
- Coventry City – Bristol City – 3-2
- Luton Town – Stoke City – 0-1
- Millwall – Derby County – 1-1
- Nottingham Forest – Preston North End – 3-0
- Peterborough United – Fulham – 0-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Middlesbrough – 1-1
