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Birmingham City's Isabelle Linden scored her first goal in English football to deny Reading their first Women's Super League One win.

Germany forward Linden, who was signed from Frankfurt, nodded in from a Kerys Harrop cross to salvage a point.

Melissa Fletcher had put the hosts ahead, meeting an Emma Follis cross to head home after the break.

Reading goalkeeper Mary Earps made a series of fine saves, but could do nothing to deny Linden on 73 minutes.

Reading Women: Earps, Jane, Hines, McGee, Follis (Allen 74), Bruton, Boho-Sayo (Jones 80), Davies, Perry, Fletcher (Ward 68), Rowe.

Substitutes not used: Sansom, Bartrip, Roche, Walkley

Birmingham City Ladies: Windell, Carter, Harrop, Ayisi (Scofield 57), Linden, Hegerberg, Stringer (Peplow 68), Lawley, Wellings, Mannion, Berger.

Substitutes not used: Baggaley, Edwards, Shroder, Haines, Johnson

Attendance: 691

Referee: Ashvin Degnarain