Reading v Birmingham City, 02 January 2018
| Score | 2-0 to Birmingham City |
| Referee | James Linington |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Madejski Stadium |
| Attendance | 14,491 |
View Reading v Birmingham City head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm
0 Reading
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Vito Mannone
Defender
Chris Gunter
Defender
Paul McShane
Defender
Liam Moore
Defender/Midfielder
Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder
John Swift
Midfielder
Joey Van Den Berg
Midfielder/Forward
Sone Aluko
Midfielder/Forward
Pelle Clement
Forward
Modou Barrow
Forward
Yann Kermorgant
Substitutions:
| Tyler Blackett for Joey Van Den Berg | 46 |
| Garath McCleary for Sone Aluko | 67 |
| Liam Kelly for Pelle Clement | 74 |
Cards:
| John Swift | 85 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Anssi Jaakkola
Defender
Tyler Blackett
Defender
Tiago Ilori
Midfielder
George Evans
Midfielder
Liam Kelly
Midfielder/Forward
Garath McCleary
Forward
Jón Dadi Bödvarsson
Comments:
League position: 18thGoals:
| Jacques Maghoma | 24 |
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| Sam Gallagher | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
David Stockdale
Goalkeeper
Maxime Colin
Defender
Marc Roberts
Defender
Harlee Dean
Defender/Midfielder
Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder
Jonathan Grounds
Defender/Midfielder
Jérémie Boga
Midfielder
David Davis
Midfielder
Maikel Kieftenbeld
Midfielder
Jacques Maghoma
Midfielder
Sam Gallagher
Forward
Substitutions:
| Emilio Nsué for Jacques Maghoma | 72 |
| Cheikh N'Doye for Craig Gardner | 86 |
| Che Adams for Sam Gallagher | 90 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Connal Trueman
Defender/Centre back
Michael Morrison
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emilio Nsué
Midfielder
Jota
Midfielder
Cheikh N'Doye
Midfielder/Forward
Che Adams
Forward
Lukas Jutkiewicz