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23/12/2031, Madejski Stadium, Reading, England
League One, English Football League

Reading Vs Birmingham

Reading play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: D Mattox (GK) , S Lemmond (CB) , P Yarwood (CB) , K Flanagan (CB) , I Carrick (CM) , M Pugh (CM) , C Flanagan (CM) , M McClellan (CAM) , N Farrell (RW) , S Sloss (LW) , J Dykes (ST) And the subs are: G Harrison (CB) , I Cary (CB) , D Onazi (CM) , J McNiel (CM) , R Garmon (ST)

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: J Entwistle (GK) , B Toshack (CB) , J Meredith (CB) , S Kakon (RB) , B McCamey (LB) , D McNelly (CM) , S Stant (CM) , B Garnier (CDM) , A Carnegie (CAM) , J Burns (ST) , G Jones (ST) And the subs are: B McCambridge (CB) , S Parry (CB) , S Cameron (CM) , G Bryars (CM) , D McNabb (ST)

Welcome to Madejski Stadium in Reading, England where Reading will face Birmingham City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 24000.

1' - Reading kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

10' - Sean Stant finds Dave McNelly with a long ball.  Dave McNelly slides the ball to Gareth Jones.  Gareth Jones spots a run from Jamie Burns.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Jamie Burns has strayed offside!  

13' - Billy Garnier successfully tackles John Dykes and the ball goes loose.  Matt Pugh successfully tackles Gareth Jones and the ball goes loose.  Billy Garnier tackles Paul Yarwood and the ball goes loose.  Ashley Carnegie looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! Its a goal for Birmingham!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

14' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

17' - Ashley Carnegie sees a run from Sean Stant.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Sean Stant is caught offside!  

20' - Matt Pugh attempts to speed past Dave McNelly, but is brought down.    The referee shows Dave McNelly the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Reading.  

25' - Inigo Carrick finds Sam Lemmond with a long ball.  Ashley Carnegie successfully tackles Sam Lemmond and gains possession for his team.  Ashley Carnegie sees a run from Gareth Jones.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

28' - John Dykes hits the ball long to Max McClellan.  Max McClellan finds John Dykes with a short pass.  John Dykes sees a run from Matt Pugh.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Matt Pugh is able to control the ball.  Matt Pugh tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Matt Pugh for Reading!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

29' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

34' - Inigo Carrick finds Paul Yarwood with a long pass.  Paul Yarwood sees John Dykes making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but John Dykes is caught offside!  

40' - Sean Stant plays a long pass to Blake McCamey.  Blake McCamey sees Ashley Carnegie making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Ashley Carnegie has strayed offside!  

44' - John Dykes finds Kieran Flanagan with a long ball.  Jonathan Meredith successfully tackles Kieran Flanagan and takes possession.  Jonathan Meredith chips a long ball to Sean Stant.  Sean Stant passes to Ashley Carnegie.  Ashley Carnegie tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! Its a goal for Birmingham!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

44' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

48' - Bruce Toshack passes to Sean Stant.  Sean Stant finds Billy Garnier with a short pass.  Billy Garnier sees Ashley Carnegie making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Dykes will come off.  Richard Garmon is going to be brought on.  

53' - Max McClellan speeds past Dave McNelly.  

53' - Max McClellan curves the ball into the box, but Jonathan Meredith intercepts the ball.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gareth Jones will come off.  Dai McNabb is brought on from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Paul Yarwood is going to be taken off.  Gavin Harrison is brought on from the bench.  

56' - Jonathan Meredith sees Billy Garnier making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Billy Garnier takes the ball.  Billy Garnier reaches the byline and tries a cutback and finds Dai McNabb.  Dai McNabb looks to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a great goal from Dai McNabb for Birmingham!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

56' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

60' - Billy Garnier hits the ball long to Dave McNelly.  Max McClellan successfully tackles Dave McNelly and gains possession for his team.  Max McClellan runs with the ball, but is brought down illegally by Billy Garnier.  That will be a freekick for Reading.  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Inigo Carrick is going to be taken off.  John McNiel is brought on from the bench.  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonathan Meredith is going to be taken off.  Bruce McCambridge joins the game from the bench.  

75' - Dave McNelly tackles Gavin Harrison and the ball goes loose.  John McNiel dispossesses Bruce McCambridge and takes the ball.  John McNiel attempts to beat Bruce Toshack using his skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and John McNiel runs with the ball!  

77' - John McNiel tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but Justin Entwistle gets down to stop the shot!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Bruce Toshack is going to be taken off.  Seth Parry is going to be brought on.  

80' - Matt Pugh speeds past Ashley Carnegie.  

80' - Matt Pugh sees Max McClellan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Max McClellan has strayed offside!  

85' - Ashley Carnegie finds Billy Garnier with a long ball.  Billy Garnier finds Dai McNabb with a short pass.  Dai McNabb passes to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon crosses the ball, finding Jamie Burns.  Jamie Burns jumps up and gets his head to the ball towards the top corner...and Jamie Burns scores!  Its a goal for Birmingham!  The ball went in off the upright!

85' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

87' - Matt Pugh plays a short pass to Kieran Flanagan.  Kieran Flanagan plays a short pass to Matt Pugh.  Matt Pugh takes the ball past Dai McNabb with a turn of pace, but is brought down.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Dai McNabb.  That will be a freekick for Reading.  

91' - Charles Flanagan passes a long ball to Max McClellan.  Max McClellan looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and Max McClellan scores!  That's a good goal from the Reading player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!



The match has ended Reading 2 - 4 Birmingham City.