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Commentary
A header by BALLO at the near post was easily collected by OKOYE.
INCE played the ball to GUSTO who nodded it wide.
Uncertainty in the Reading defence enabled McNALLY to crack an effort over.
JAMES booked by the ref.
13¹A delightful save prevented DYBALA from scoring a good goal.
16¹A free-kick from MASUAKU flew wide.
17¹A twenty yard drive from HENDRICK caused OKOYE little difficulty.
25¹The Birmingham City 'keeper stopped a neatly crafted shot from BAKER.
27¹McEACHRAN headed just beyond the near post.
36¹GOAL!! FREY brought the ball forward, looked up and fired a shot into the Reading net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
39¹McEACHRAN kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.
40¹GOAL!! A terrible backpass by LONGELO enabled HENDRICK to run in and fire the ball past OKOYE. (1-1)
42¹A shot from BALLO was kicked off the line by AZPILICUETA.
44¹OKOYE dived to his left to save a lovely drive from Reading's INCE.
The 'keeper managed to claw away a powerful shot.
11²BUREY nutmegged BAKER but fired the ball into the arms of LUNEV.
14²A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Birmingham City 'keeper.
25²A corner was collected by FREY who headed the ball wide.
29²A good effort from BAKER scraped the upright.
31²An inswinging corner was turned into the arms of the 'keeper by O'RILEY.
38²A accurate pass fell to FREY and his left foot shot floated narrowly wide.
43²A useful ball from AARONS on the right was collected by BAKER who sliced his shot just wide.

 
Reading
 
League position: -
Home league form: WXOX
Overall league form: WWXOXWXL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Andrei LUNEV1Maduka OKOYE
Malo GUSTO2Cesar AZPILICUETA(c)
Arthur MASUAKU3Emmanuel LONGELO
Matt O'RILEY4Jordan JAMES
Malang SARR5Luke McNALLY
Max AARONS6Tin PLAVOTIC
Tom INCE7Tyler BUREY
Lewis BAKER8Josh McEACHRAN
(p)Thierno BALLO9Michael FREY(p)
(f)Jeff HENDRICK10Ivan SUNJIC(f)
(c)Paulo DYBALA11Sinclair ARMSTRONG
Manager
Tom McINTYRE  12  George HALL
Cican STANKOVIC  13  Pierluigi GOLLINI
Andy RINOMHOTA  14  Jordan GRAHAM
Andy CARROLL  15  Marcel OAKLEY
Tyrese FORNAH  16  Marc ROBERTS
 
Birmingham City
 
League position: -
Away league form: WOWW
Overall league form: LWOWLWWX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Reading 1 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 24,053, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Graham Scott 6)

Hendrick 40¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Frey 36¹
  
  
 James 9¹
30
35
00
132
85
217
71
59%41%
Man of the match: Cesar Azpilicueta