Reading 2-3 Birmingham City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 7 December 2019

Result

Reading 2-3 Birmingham City

Championship · Saturday 7 December 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Reading 2-3 Birmingham City: match report

Reading were beaten by Birmingham City 2-3 in the Championship on Saturday 7 December 2019. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Reading's goals came from Y. Meïté (45') and Lucas João (90+5'). Birmingham City scored through an own goal by Michael Morrison (41'), Jérémie Bela (59') and Álvaro Giménez (88').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Birmingham City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 18th on 21 points from 18 and Birmingham City 15th on 25 points from 19. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Birmingham City 21st with 50.

Reading lined up in a 3-5-2 and Birmingham City in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Harlee Dean of Birmingham City (7.8), ahead of Pelé (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Reading wins, 2 draws and 6 for Birmingham City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 41'Own goal · Michael MorrisonBirmingham City · 0-1
  • 45'Goal · Y. MeïtéReading · 1-1
  • 59'Goal · Jérémie BelaBirmingham City · 1-2
  • 62'Yellow card · Josh McEachranBirmingham City
  • 88'Goal · Álvaro GiménezBirmingham City · 1-3
  • 90'Yellow card · George PuscasReading
  • 90+5'Goal · Lucas JoãoReading · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 2, draws 2, Birmingham City 6.

Team news

Reading line-up (3-5-2)

Rafael Cabral, Matt Miazga, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Andy Yiadom, Pelé, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Garath McCleary, Omar Richards, Yakou Méïté, G. Pușcaș

Birmingham City line-up (4-4-2)

Connal Trueman, Maxime Colin, Harlee Dean, Jake Clarke-Salter, Kristian Pedersen, Dan Crowley, Ivan Šunjić, Josh McEachran, Jérémie Bela, Álvaro Giménez, Jude Bellingham