Reading 2-1 Birmingham (Mar 22, 2008)

REA

BIR

31'

André Bikey

Assist: John Oster

64'

Mauro Zarate

Assist: Mikael Forssell

65'

Garry O'Connor

Gary McSheffrey

77'

Shane Long

John Oster

79'

André Bikey

Assist: Nicky Shorey

79'

Liam Ridgewell

80'

Cameron Jerome

Mikael Forssell

81'

Kalifa Cissé

Marek Matějovský

0-0

REA

Team Stats

BIR

Possession

48%

52%

xG

15 (8)

Shots (On Target)

13 (3)

Touches in Opp Box

8

Corners

7

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man United	38	27	6	5	58	87
2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	39	85
3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	43	83
4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	39	76
5	Everton	38	19	8	11	22	65
6	Aston Villa	38	16	12	10	20	60
7	Rovers	38	15	13	10	2	58
8	Portsmouth	38	16	9	13	8	57
9	Man City	38	15	10	13	-8	55
10	West Ham	38	13	10	15	-8	49
11	Tottenham	38	11	13	14	5	46
12	Newcastle	38	11	10	17	-20	43
13	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	-10	42
14	Wigan Athletic	38	10	10	18	-17	40
15	Sunderland	38	11	6	21	-23	39
16	Bolton	38	9	10	19	-18	37
17	Fulham	38	8	12	18	-22	36
18	Reading	38	10	6	22	-25	36
19	Birmingham	38	8	11	19	-16	35
20	Derby County	38	1	8	29	-69	11

Game Summary

Reading emerged victorious over Birmingham City, 2 to 1, in the Premier League on March 22, 2008.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 31

March 22, 2008

REA

Lineup

BIR

1

Hahnemann

1

Taylor

3

Shorey

2

Kelly

19

Rosenior

6

Ridgewell

22

Bikey

14

Murphy

10

Hunt

24

Jaïdi

11

Oster

77'

7

Larsson

15

Harper

12

Nafti

16

Ingimarsson

26

Muamba

28

Matějovský

81'

9

Forssell

80'

9

Doyle

11

McSheffrey

65'

12

Kitson

19

Zarate

REA

Substitutes

BIR

24

Long

77'

8

O'Connor

65'

4

Cissé

81'

10

Jerome

80'

32

Federici

13

Doyle

5

Sonko

21

Parnaby

30

Kébé

22

Johnson

31'

A. Bikey scores a goal. J. Oster assists on the shot.

64'

M. Zarate scores a goal. M. Forssell assists on the shot.

65'

G. O'Connor enters the game. G. McSheffrey leaves the game.

77'

S. Long enters the game. J. Oster leaves the game.

79'

A. Bikey scores a goal. N. Shorey assists on the shot.

79'

L. Ridgewell receives a yellow card.

80'

C. Jerome enters the game. M. Forssell leaves the game.

81'

K. Cissé enters the game. M. Matějovský leaves the game.

REA

Attacking Stats

BIR

Possession

48%

52%

xG | Expand

15

Shots

13

8

Shots on Target

3

7

Shots off Target

10

Shots Blocked

Hit Woodwork

Big Chances Missed

499

Touches

549

Touches in Opp Box

/ (0%)

Take-ons

/ (0%)

8

Corners

7

REA

Passing Stats

BIR

xA | Expand

Big Chances Created

Chances Created

/271 (0%)

Passes

/312 (0%)

Key Passes

Long Ball Passes

Final Third Passes

/ (0%)

Crosses

/ (0%)

Through Balls

/ (0%)

2

Offsides

3

REA

Defending Stats

BIR

28

Tackles

16

Tackles Won

Last Man Tackles

Interceptions

Clearances

Recoveries

Errors Leading to Shot

Errors Leading to Goal

Penalties Conceded

Goalkeeper Saves

REA

Other Stats

BIR

0

Yellow Cards

1

0

Red Cards

0

16

Fouls

15

Duels Won

Aerials Won

Corners Won

Possessions Lost

Times Dispossessed

REA

BIR

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
André Bikey A. Bikey #22	90	2	0
Dave Kitson D. Kitson #12	90	0	0
Ívar Ingimarsson Í. Ingimarsson #16	90	0	0
James Harper J. Harper #15	90	0	0
John Oster J. Oster #19	77	0	1
Kalifa Cissé K. Cissé #4	9	0	0
Kevin Doyle K. Doyle #29	90	0	0
Liam Rosenior L. Rosenior #7	90	0	0
Marek Matějovský M. Matějovský #28	81	0	0
Nicky Shorey N. Shorey #3	90	0	1
Shane Long S. Long #7	13	0	0
Stephen Hunt S. Hunt #10	90	0	0