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Coverage of the Championship clash between Birmingham City and Reading.

Championship | Gameweek 23

Dec 16, 2022 at 8pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
3 - 2
Reading

Deeney (2', 23' pen.), Chong (36')
Bielik (43')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Joao (82'), Ince (90+4')
Yiadom (90+7')

Live Updates: Birmingham City 3-2 Reading

Last Updated: Saturday, December 24, 2022 at 23:01 UK

		First Half starts.
2'		Goal! Birmingham City 1, Reading 0. Troy Deeney - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
7'		Shot blocked. Tahith Chong - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Troy Deeney.
8'		Corner - Reading. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
9'		New attacking attempt. Andy Yiadom - Reading - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Naby Sarr.
9'		Corner - Reading. Conceded by John Ruddy.
9'		Missed chance. Mamadou Loum - Reading - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Tom Ince with a cross after corner.
19'		New attacking attempt. Yakou Meite - Reading - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Tom McIntyre with a head.
21'		Penalty Birmingham City. Troy Deeney draws a foul in the penalty area.
21'		Penalty conceded by Naby Sarr - Reading - after a foul in the penalty area.
23'		Goal! Birmingham City 2, Reading 0. Troy Deeney - Birmingham City - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the right corner.
24'		Fouled by Naby Sarr - Reading
24'		Troy Deeney - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
30'		Fouled by Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City
30'		Yakou Meite - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
30'		Andy Yiadom - Reading - won a free kick on the right wing.
30'		Fouled by Emmanuel Longelo - Birmingham City
31'		Fouled by Marc Roberts - Birmingham City
31'		Shane Long - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
34'		Fouled by Shane Long - Reading
34'		Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
35'		Fouled by Juninho Bacuna - Birmingham City
35'		Tom McIntyre - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
36'		Shot blocked. Yakou Meite - Reading - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Andy Yiadom with a cross.
36'		New attacking attempt. Tom Ince - Reading - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is saved in the right corner.
36'		Emmanuel Longelo - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
36'		Fouled by Amadou Salif Mbengue - Reading
36'		Goal! Birmingham City 3, Reading 0. Tahith Chong - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Hannibal Mejbri .
39'		Shot blocked. Mamadou Loum - Reading - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
40'		Fouled by Dion Sanderson - Birmingham City
40'		Yakou Meite - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
41'		Missed chance. Jeff Hendrick - Reading - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left .
42'		Fouled by Dion Sanderson - Birmingham City
42'		Yakou Meite - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
42'		Shot blocked. Amadou Salif Mbengue - Reading - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Tom Ince with a cross.
43'		Fouled by Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City
43'		Yakou Meite - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
44'		Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City - receive yellow card for a foul.
45+1'		Fouled by Mamadou Loum - Reading
45+1'		Troy Deeney - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
45+3'		First Half ended - Birmingham City 3, Reading 0.
45'		Second Half starts Birmingham City 3, Reading 0.
46'		Fouled by Auston Trusty - Birmingham City
46'		Yakou Meite - Reading - won a free kick on the right wing.
47'		Corner - Reading. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
47'		Shot blocked. Andy Yiadom - Reading - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Tom McIntyre.
47'		Corner - Reading. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
48'		New attacking attempt. Tahith Chong - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Emmanuel Longelo with a through ball.
48'		Shot blocked. Troy Deeney - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
50'		Fouled by Tahith Chong - Birmingham City
50'		Tom Ince - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
51'		Missed chance. Tom Ince - Reading - shot with left foot from outside the box is very close to the goal from a free kick.
52'		Fouled by Shane Long - Reading
52'		Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
54'		Offside - Reading. Shane Long with a pass, however Yakou Meite is in offside.
56'		Fouled by Dion Sanderson - Birmingham City
56'		Yakou Meite - Reading - won a free kick in attack.
57'		Corner - Reading. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
59'		Missed chance. Tom Ince - Reading - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed. Assist - Amadou Salif Mbengue.
59'		Substitution - Reading. Lucas João for Shane Long.
60'		Substitution - Reading. Junior Hoilett for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
60'		New attacking attempt. Tahith Chong - Birmingham City - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Hannibal Mejbri.
60'		Fouled by Dion Sanderson - Birmingham City
60'		Yakou Meite - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
62'		New attacking attempt. Tom McIntyre - Reading - shot with left foot from long distance on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
63'		Emmanuel Longelo - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
63'		Fouled by Junior Hoilett - Reading
64'		Andy Yiadom - Reading - won a free kick on the right wing.
64'		Fouled by Hannibal Mejbri - Birmingham City
64'		Corner - Reading. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
66'		Shot blocked. Yakou Meite - Reading - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Lucas João.
68'		Substitution - Birmingham City. Jordan James for Juninho Bacuna.
70'		Fouled by Mamadou Loum - Reading
70'		Tahith Chong - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
70'		Shot blocked. Hannibal Mejbri - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
71'		Missed chance. Troy Deeney - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Marc Roberts.
72'		Missed chance. Yakou Meite - Reading - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Junior Hoilett with a cross.
74'		Corner - Reading. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
76'		Substitution - Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham for Hannibal Mejbri.
77'		Shot blocked. Tom Ince - Reading - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Junior Hoilett.
79'		Substitution - Reading. Andy Carroll for Yakou Meite.
79'		Substitution - Reading. Nesta Guinness-Walker for Abdul Rahman Baba.
81'		Fouled by Andy Yiadom - Reading
81'		Tahith Chong - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
82'		Shot blocked. Andy Carroll - Reading - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Tom Ince with a cross.
82'		New attacking attempt. Jeff Hendrick - Reading - with an attempt from few metres is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
82'		Shot blocked. Jeff Hendrick - Reading - shot with right foot from few metres is blocked.
83'		Goal! Birmingham City 3, Reading 1. Lucas João - Reading - shot with the head from few metres to the top right corner. Assist - Jeff Hendrick.
83'		Fouled by Troy Deeney - Birmingham City
83'		Naby Sarr - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
85'		Fouled by Andy Yiadom - Reading
85'		Tahith Chong - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
86'		Fouled by Naby Sarr - Reading
86'		Troy Deeney - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
88'		Dion Sanderson - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
88'		Fouled by Andy Carroll - Reading
90+1'		Substitution - Birmingham City. Jordan Graham for Emmanuel Longelo - injury.
90+3'		Fouled by Andy Yiadom - Reading
90+3'		Troy Deeney - Birmingham City - won a free kick in attack.
90+4'		Fouled by Maxime Colin - Birmingham City
90+4'		Nesta Guinness-Walker - Reading - won a free kick in defence.
90+4'		Goal! Birmingham City 3, Reading 2. Tom Ince - Reading - shot with left foot from outside the box to the left corner. Assist - Andy Yiadom.
90+6'		Fouled by Andy Yiadom - Reading
90+6'		Troy Deeney - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
90+7'		Andy Yiadom - Reading - receive yellow card.
90+7'		Second Half ended - Birmingham City 3, Reading 2.
		Thats all. Game finished - Birmingham City 3, Reading 2.

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