Birmingham City vs Reading, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Birmingham City

87': Alfie May (P)

FT
1 - 1

Reading

42': Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

About

Birmingham City are hosting Reading at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Commentary

23': Lewis Wing (Reading) Yellow Card at 23'
42': Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) Goal at 42'
45': Emil Hansson (Birmingham City) Substitution at 45'
51': Luke Harris (Birmingham City) Substitution at 51'
61': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) Substitution at 61'
61': Kelvin Abrefa (Reading) Substitution at 61'
74': Charlie Savage (Reading) Substitution at 74'
74': Andre Garcia (Reading) Substitution at 74'
83': Brandon Khela (Birmingham City) Substitution at 83'
83': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) Substitution at 83'
85': Jayden Wareham (Reading) Substitution at 85'
87': Alfie May (Birmingham City) Penalty - Scored at 87'

Statistics

REA		BIR
18	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	1
26.2	Possession	73.8
8	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	4
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,985

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	25	+25	57
2	Wycombe Wanderers	26	+24	54
3	Wrexham	27	+18	52
4	Huddersfield Town	25	+18	48

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
45	Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
6	Krystian Bielik
5	Dion Sanderson
20	Alex Cochrane
2	Ethan Laird
18	Willum Thór Willumsson
13	Paik Seung-Ho
12	Marc Leonard
9	Alfie May
17	Siriki Dembele
11	Koji Miyoshi

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Lukas Jutkiewicz, Keshi Anderson, Christoph Klarer, Brandon Khela, Luke Harris, Emil Hansson, Ryan Allsop.

Reading (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Joel Pereira (GK)
24	Tyler Bindon
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue
3	Jeriel Dorsett
5	Michael Craig
29	Lewis Wing
7	Harvey Knibbs
4	Benjamin Elliott
10	Sam Smith
9	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
28	Mamadi Camara

Reading Substitutes:

Charlie Savage, Jayden Wareham, Kelvin Abrefa, Coniah Boyce-Clarke, Abraham Kanu, Andre Garcia, Emmanuel Osho.

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