Here are our player ratings from Reading’s turnaround triumph against Birmingham City. 

Rafael - 7

Left with little chance for Birmingham’s opener after a poor defensive header. Commanded his area well throughout and looked dominant in the air. Didn’t face a barrage of shots on target, but dealt with the danger when required. 

Andy Yiadom - 5

Struggled to deal with the direct nature of Bellingham in the opening 45 but recovered when Reading grew into the game after the break. 

Matt Miazga - 7

Scored a sensational leveler in the second half after his error gifted Birmingham the chance to go ahead. Didn’t let the error effect him and produced a strong showing at the heart of the defence. 

Michael Morrison - 8

The former Birmingham man showed the home supporters what they’ve lost with a brilliant, commanding defensive display. A colossus at the back. 

Omar Richards - 6 

Defensively, Richards dealt with most of the attacks on the left hand side. He was a little ineffective going forward but he played well all-in-all.

John Swift - 6 

His second half performance deserves a higher score, but his first half showing was far from the best we’ve seen. He came out for the second half with much more intent and drive. 

Ovie Ejaria - 4

A rather quiet afternoon from Ejaria who went missing for long periods. He showed flashes of neat control but didn’t sustain that. 

Needs to do more to grab a hold of the game in the midfield when Reading are behind, he has the talent to do so.

Michael Olise - 5

Much like Ejaria, Olise’s afternoon was a rather quiet one. He didn’t do much wrong but he failed to stand out in the same way we’ve seen on numerous occasions since his breakthrough.

George Puscas - 8

No goals but a brilliant centre forward display from Puscas. His hold up play was really effective, he was always on the move and looking to get a step ahead of the defender and provided an outlet throughout.

Yakou Meite - 7

Deserved his goal for another good performance up front. Worked the defence well and battled for every single header and loose ball. 

SUBS 

Liam Moore - 6

Came on to help Reading hold the lead and did just that effectively. Looked solid. 

Pele - 7

Produced a real strikers finish to put the gloss on the scoreline late on with a sumptuous curled effort into the bottom corner. 

Garath McCleary - 6

Started a few dangerous breaks as Birmingham were pushing to level.