Build up to St Andrew's clash
Birmingham City vs Reading
Saturday 22nd March, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
St Andrew's
Team News
Reading: Sean Morrison returned to action for 60 minutes in a training ground friendly this week, but the game with Birmingham will come too soon for first team action. Pavel Pogrebnyak returned from injury to the bench for last weekend's clash with Derby. Hal Robson-Kanu came off after 30 minutes against the Rams with an injury, whilst Danny Williams has missed the last three games with a knee problem.
Birmingham City: Birmingham could be without on-loan Manchester City midfielder Emyr Huws, who has an injured hip. But veteran defender Paul Robinson has recovered from a head injury and should be fit to start against the Royals.
Tickets
Tickets are off sale from Madejski Stadium but will be available on the day from the away turnstile at the prices below. The Royals have an allocation of 1676, with just over 800 sold as of Thursday lunchtime. Please note that all under 15s must be accompanied by an adult or they will be refused entry at the turnstile.
| Category | Price |
| Adults
| £25
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| 65 & Over
| £15
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| Student (NUS card required)
| £15
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| 13 to 18 years
| £10
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| Under 13
| £5
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Travel and Parking
For full travel details click here. As well as some street parking in the vicinity, there is a small car park at the ground next to the visitors' entrance. There is a secure independent car park near the stadium based at Birmingham Wheels which is located at Adderley Road South, Birmingham. B8 1AD. (There is a £5 charge)
Birmingham Factfile
Full name: Birmingham City Football Club
Nickname: Blues
Founded: 1875 as Small Heath Alliance
Ground: St Andrew's
Capacity: 30,016
Manager: Lee Clark
Last season: 12th in the Championship
Head-to-head
Reading wins: 9
Draws: 10
Birmingham wins: 8
Last Five
English Championship - Sat 28th Sep 2013 - Reading 2-0 Birmingham
English Championship - Sat 28th Apr 2012 - Birmingham 2-0 Reading
English Championship - Sun 6th Nov 2011 - Reading 1-0 Birmingham
English Championship - Sun 3th May 2009 - Reading 1-2 Birmingham
English Championship - Sat 20th Dec 2008 - Birmingham 1-3 Reading
Pre-match talk
Royals manager Nigel Adkins: "We are looking forward to the first game of another good week, Birmingham away is always going to be a challenging fixture."
Reading midfielder Royston Drenthe: "I want to keep fighting, I want to get this club as high as possible. The club is in my heart. It's not about me, it's about our team spirit."
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The Officials
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Assistants: David Avent and Joe Hull
Fourth Official: Geoffrey Russell