Birmingham 2-1 Reading
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Kick-off · 17:00
17'
Aaron TshibolaYellow card
39'
Maikel KieftenbeldYellow card
40'
D. CotterillGoal1-0
Half-time 1-0
47'
Jon ToralAssist C. Donaldson2-0
49'
Oliver NorwoodYellow card
58'
2-1N. BlackmanAssist C. Gunter
61'
Jordan ObitaYellow card
63'
D. DavisOn · M. Kieftenbeld off
71'
A. ShinnieOn · Jon Toral off
79'
H. Robson-KanuOn · N. Blackman off
81'
P. RobinsonOn · D. Cotterill off
83'
S. CoxOn · S. Quinn off
86'
D. SamuelOn · A. Tshibola off
90'
Clayton DonaldsonYellow card
90'
Tomasz KuszczakYellow card
90'
David DavisYellow card
90'
Michael HectorYellow card
90'
Simon CoxYellow card
Full time 2-1
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Starting XIs
Line-ups ›Birmingham
Coach —Bench 7
Reading
Coach —Bench 7
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Match analysis
5 sections09:35Birmingham beat Reading 2-1 in the Championship matchday 1 on 8 August 2015.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. Birmingham scored first, in the 40th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 40' D. Cotterill → 1-0; 47' Jon Toral, assisted by C. Donaldson → 2-0; 58' N. Blackman, assisted by C. Gunter → 2-1.
Yellow cards: Birmingham 4, Reading 5.
Statistical comparison
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 1-1 in the second.
Standout players
Goal scorers: D. Cotterill, Jon Toral, N. Blackman.
How the model did
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Match summary
Birmingham vs Reading (Championship matchday 1, 8 August 2015) finished 2-1. Goals: D. Cotterill 40', Jon Toral 47', N. Blackman 58'.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
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