Birmingham City skipper Troy Deeney proved the matchwinner on a freezing cold night at St Andrew’s as his early double helped beat Paul Ince’s Reading.
Deeney’s second-minute opener, followed by a 23rd-minute penalty and Tahith Chong’s first goal of the season, earned Blues a commanding half-time lead.
But, although Lucas Joao got one back on 83 minutes and Tom Ince added another four minutes into stoppage time, John Eustace’s Blues hung on for their eighth win of the season to move up to seventh in the Championship.
Blues got off…
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