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Two Andre Bikey headers gave Reading three vital points and deepened Birmingham’s relegation fears.

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The hosts almost took the lead when Stephen Hunt’s drive hit the bar, but they went ahead when Bikey glanced in John Oster’s free-kick on 31 minutes.

After the break, Mikael Forssell did superbly to cross low into the box for Mauro Zarate to slot in an equaliser.

But Reading snatched a crucial victory when Bikey nodded into the bottom corner from Nicky Shorey’s free-kick.

Reading made a fast start to a match that both sides were desperate not to lose, with the relegation zone only a few points below them.

And the hosts almost took an early advantage, but Kevin Doyle could not stretch enough to turn in a low cross.

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