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Reading 2-0 Birmingham City - August 14, 2018 / Carabao Cup 2018/2019

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Carabao Cup 2018/2019 - First round

Madejski Stadium - Reading - England

August 14, 2018

6 934

Reading

2 - 0

Birmingham City

Assist by Marc McNultyYakou Meité

11'

John Swift

72'

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11' - Goal Yakou Meité11

18' - Yellow card Gary Gardner

26' - Substitution Modou Barrowis substituted by Pelle Clement26

30' - Yellow card Josh Dacres-Cogley

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66' - Substitution Connor Mahoneyis substituted by Jota photo Che Adams

66' - Substitution Omar Bogleis substituted by Che Adams

72' - Goal John Swift72

73' - Substitution Leandro Bacunais substituted by Andrew Rinomhota73

73' - Substitution Gary Gardneris substituted by Charlie Lakin

78' - Yellow card Andrew Rinomhota78

82' - Substitution Yakou Meitéis substituted by John O'Shea82

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Reading

2 - 0

Birmingham City

Reading Birmingham City

Team line-ups

Reading

28 Walker

Sam Walker

England

B.date02/10/1991

Age26 years

H1m99

positionGoalkeeper

24 Blackett

Tyler Blackett

England

B.date02/04/1994

Age24 years

H1m88

positionLeft central defender

6 Moore

Liam Moore

Jamaica

B.date31/01/1993

Age25 years

H1m86

positionRight central defender

20 Tiago Ilori

Tiago Ilori

Portugal

B.date26/02/1993

Age25 years

H1m90

positionRight central defender

7 Bacuna73

Leandro Bacuna

Curaçao

B.date21/08/1991

Age26 years

H1m87

positionRight full-back

3 Yiadom

Andy Yiadom

Ghana

B.date02/12/1991

Age26 years

H1m80

positionRight full-back

21 Meité1182

Yakou Meité

Ivory Coast

B.date11/02/1996

Age22 years

H1m84

positionLeft Midfielder

10 Swift72

John Swift

England

B.date23/06/1995

Age23 years

positionCentre Midfield

17 Barrow26

Modou Barrow

Gambia

B.date19/02/1992

Age26 years

H1m76

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

9 Baldock

Sam Baldock

England

B.date15/03/1989

Age29 years

H1m71

positionStriker

29 McNulty

Marc McNulty

Scotland

B.date14/09/1992

Age25 years

H1m78

positionCentre forward

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
28	G	Sam Walker		26	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
24	D	Tyler Blackett		24	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Liam Moore		25	97	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	D	Tiago Ilori		25	45	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	D	Leandro Bacuna	73	26	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Andy Yiadom		26	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	M	Yakou Meité	1182	22	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	John Swift	72	23	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	M	Modou Barrow	26	26	48	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Sam Baldock		29	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
29	F	Marc McNulty		25	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Birmingham City

1 Camp

Lee Camp

Northern Ireland

B.date22/08/1984

Age33 years

H1m83

positionGoalkeeper

24 Scarr

Dan Scarr

England

B.date24/12/1994

Age23 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

4 Roberts

Marc Roberts

England

B.date26/07/1990

Age28 years

H1m83

positionRight central defender

45 Harding

Wes Harding

Jamaica

B.date20/10/1996

Age21 years

H1m81

positionRight full-back

25 Dacres-Cogley30

Josh Dacres-Cogley

England

B.date12/03/1996

Age22 years

H1m74

positionRight full-back

6 Kieftenbeld

Maikel Kieftenbeld

Netherlands

B.date26/06/1990

Age28 years

H1m79

positionDefensive Midfielder

20 Gardner7318

Gary Gardner

England

B.date29/06/1992

Age26 years

H1m86

positionCentre Midfield

7 Mahoney66

Connor Mahoney

England

B.date12/02/1997

Age21 years

H1m75

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

30 Lubala

Beryly Lubala

DR Congo

B.date08/01/1998

Age20 years

H1m77

positionOffensive Midfielder

14 Bogle66

Omar Bogle

England

B.date26/07/1992

Age26 years

H1m87

positionCentre forward

22 Solomon-Otabor

Viv Solomon-Otabor

Nigeria

B.date02/01/1996

Age22 years

H1m75

positionLeft Winger

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Lee Camp		33	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
24	D	Dan Scarr		23	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Marc Roberts		28	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
45	D	Wes Harding		21	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
25	D	Josh Dacres-Cogley	30	22	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Maikel Kieftenbeld		28	127	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	M	Gary Gardner	7318	26	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Connor Mahoney	66	21	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
30	M	Beryly Lubala		20	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	F	Omar Bogle	66	26	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	F	Viv Solomon-Otabor		22	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Vito Mannone		30
4	D	John O'Shea	82	37	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
27	D	Omar Richards		20
35	M	Andrew Rinomhota	7378	21	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	M	Pelle Clement	26	22	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
38	M	Liam Kelly		22
23	F	Jon Dadi Bodvarsson		26

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
27	G	Connal Trueman		22
32	D	Steve Seddon		20
31	M	Charlie Lakin	73	19	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	M	Cheikh Ndoye		32
23	M	Jota	66	27	37	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Jacques Maghoma		30
9	F	Che Adams	66	22	78	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Liam Moore

Paul McShane

OUT

Sam Walker

Vito Mannone

OUT

John Swift

David Meyler

OUT

Marc McNulty

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson

OUT

Leandro Bacuna

Liam Kelly

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Wes Harding

Craig Gardner

OUT

Omar Bogle

Lukas Jutkiewicz

OUT

Dan Scarr

Michael Morrison

OUT

Connor Mahoney

Jacques Maghoma

OUT

Marc Roberts

Harlee Dean

OUT

Gary Gardner

Cheikh Ndoye

OUT

Josh Dacres-Cogley

Maxime Colin

OUT

Beryly Lubala

Jota

OUT

Viv Solomon-Otabor

Che Adams

OUT

Lee Camp

Connal Trueman

OUT

Maikel Kieftenbeld

Kristian Pedersen

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Paul Clement

Success rate in this team:

27 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

36 %

Clement vs Birmingham City

1 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on August 14, 2018

Clement vs Monk

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on August 14, 2018

Manager

Age

Match num

Garry Monk

Success rate in this team:

36 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

41 %

Monk vs Reading

2 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on August 14, 2018

Monk vs Clement

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on August 14, 2018

Referee

Dean Whitestone

8 victories	3 draws	4 losses	Reading15 matches	General total	Birmingham City16 matches	5 victories	5 draws	6 losses
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Reading1 match	Season total	Birmingham City1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on March 07, 2023					Latest figure on November 11, 2023

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Key figures

The last time Birmingham City has ended with the score 0-2 in League Cup, It was on the 21/09/2011 (vs )

End of streak for Reading after 7 consecutive matches without a win (since 10/04/2018).

It's the first time John Swift scores a goal in League Cup since the 20/09/2016 (with vs )

Read the next 7 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DReading 2-2 Leeds United10/03/2018

VReading 1-0 Queens Park Rangers30/03/2018

VReading 1-0 Preston North End07/04/2018

DReading 2-2 Sunderland14/04/2018

LReading 0-4 Ipswich Town28/04/2018

LReading 1-2 Derby County03/08/2018

Overall

DReading 2-2 Sunderland14/04/2018

LSheffield Wednesday 3-0 Reading21/04/2018

LReading 0-4 Ipswich Town28/04/2018

DCardiff City 0-0 Reading06/05/2018

LReading 1-2 Derby County03/08/2018

LNottingham Forest 1-0 Reading11/08/2018

Current form

Away

LCardiff City 3-2 Birmingham City10/03/2018

VBolton Wanderers 0-1 Birmingham City03/04/2018

LBristol City 3-1 Birmingham City10/04/2018

LWolverhampton 2-0 Birmingham City15/04/2018

LQueens Park Rangers 3-1 Birmingham City28/04/2018

LMiddlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham City11/08/2018

Overall

LWolverhampton 2-0 Birmingham City15/04/2018

VBirmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United21/04/2018

LQueens Park Rangers 3-1 Birmingham City28/04/2018

VBirmingham City 3-1 Fulham06/05/2018

DBirmingham City 2-2 Norwich City04/08/2018

LMiddlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham City11/08/2018

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	2	2
Winless streak	3	7
Drawless streak	2	2
Scoring streak	1	0
Goalless streak	0	1
Conceding streak	3	2

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	4	1
Winless streak	4	2
Drawless streak	10	1
Goalless streak	1	1
Conceding streak	4	8

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

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Goals

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Betting aid

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Bookings

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Key players

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Historical head to head

Home

18 matches

5 v

7 d

6 l

16 gf

18 ga

Away

18 matches

7 v

4 d

7 l

23 gf

31 ga

Total

36 matches

12 v

11 d

13 l

39 gf

49 ga

Historical head to head

Home

18 matches

7 v

4 d

7 l

31 gf

23 ga

Away

18 matches

6 v

7 d

5 l

18 gf

16 ga

Total

36 matches

13 v

11 d

12 l

49 gf

39 ga

Largest victory

Overall	2 - 0	August 26, 2017
Home	2 - 0	September 28, 2013

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	December 13, 2014
Away	2 - 0	January 02, 2018

Latest head to head

January 02, 2018 - Championship 2017/2018

Reading

0 - 2

Birmingham City logo Birmingham City

August 26, 2017 - Championship 2017/2018

Birmingham City

0 - 2

Reading

January 31, 2017 - Championship 2016/2017

Birmingham City

0 - 1

Reading

September 13, 2016 - Championship 2016/2017

Reading

0 - 0

Birmingham City logo Birmingham City

April 09, 2016 - Championship 2015/2016

Reading

0 - 2

Birmingham City logo Birmingham City

Best historical scorers against Birmingham City

Danny Guthrie	2 goals	2013 - 2013
Stephen Hunt	2 goals	2006 - 2007
Jobi McAnuff	2 goals	2014 - 2014
Noel Hunt	2 goals	2008 - 2011
Leroy Lita	2 goals	2007 - 2007
André Bikey	2 goals	2008 - 2008

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 28/01/2006. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Reading

Demarai Gray	3 goals	2014 - 2014
Mikael Forssell	2 goals	2006 - 2007
Paul Caddis	2 goals	2014 - 2014
David Cotterill	2 goals	2014 - 2015
Clayton Donaldson	2 goals	2015 - 2016
Kevin Phillips	2 goals	2008 - 2009

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 28/01/2006. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Birmingham City

Chris Gunter	10 matches	2013 - 2018
Garath McCleary	9 matches	2013 - 2018
Jordan Obita	8 matches	2013 - 2017
Shane Long	6 matches	2006 - 2009
Adam Federici	6 matches	2007 - 2015
Stephen Hunt	6 matches	2006 - 2009

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 28/01/2006. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Reading

Jonathan Grounds	8 matches	2014 - 2018
David Davis	7 matches	2014 - 2018
Maik Taylor	7 matches	2006 - 2009
Michael Morrison	7 matches	2014 - 2017
Paul Caddis	6 matches	2013 - 2016
Jonathan Spector	6 matches	2011 - 2016