Birmingham City v Reading, 20 December 2008
| Score | 3-1 to Reading |
| Referee | Mike Dean |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | St Andrew's |
| Attendance | 19,695 |
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KICK OFF: 12.45pm
Goals:
| Kevin Phillips | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Maik Taylor
Defender/Centre back
Radhi Jaidi
Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Parnaby
Defender/Left back
David Murphy
Defender/Left back
Franck Queudrue
Midfielder
Lee Carsley
Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Midfielder
Nigel Quashie
Forward
Cameron Jerome
Forward
James McFadden
Forward
Kevin Phillips
Substitutions:
| Quincy Owusu-Abeyie for James McFadden | 70 |
| Marcus Bent for Seb Larsson | 75 |
Cards:
| Franck Queudrue | 63 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Colin Doyle
Defender
Nicky Hunt
Midfielder
Kemy Agustien
Midfielder/Forward
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
Forward
Marcus Bent
Comments:
League position: 3rd3 Reading
Goals:
| Noel Hunt | 13 |
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| Kevin Doyle | 66 |
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| Kalifa Cisse | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Adam Federici
Goalkeeper
Ívar Ingimarsson
Defender
Michael Duberry
Defender/Centre back
Kalifa Cisse
Defender/Midfielder
Liam Rosenior
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Armstrong
Defender/Left back
James Harper
Midfielder
James Henry
Midfielder
Stephen Hunt
Midfielder
Kevin Doyle
Forward
Noel Hunt
Forward
Substitutions:
| Shane Long for Noel Hunt | 27 |
| Brynjar Gunnarsson for James Henry | 75 |
Cards:
| Liam Rosenior | 39 | Y |
| Adam Federici | 80 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mikkel Andersen
Defender
André Bikey
Defender
Brynjar Gunnarsson
Midfielder
Marek Matějovský
Forward
Shane Long