English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 29, 2017
Wigan Athletic LWWLD 0
–
Reading WLWWL 1
1st2ndT
WGA000
REA101
Select Car Leasing Stadium · 19,177 att.

Match Report

Yann Kermorgant secures Reading's play-off place and relegates Wigan

Yann Kermorgant secures Reading's play-off place and relegates Wigan

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
40
Possession
60
20
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
239
Accurate Passes
416
320
Passes
499
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
25
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
80
24
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
38
25
Clearances
38

Head to Head

WGA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Ali Al-HabsiG
  2. 24Tyler BlackettCD-L
  3. 16Liam MooreCD-R
  4. 11Jordan ObitaLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 8John SwiftAM
  7. 6George EvansLM
  8. 38Liam KellyRM
  9. 18Yann KermorgantF
  10. 7Roy BeerensAM-L
  11. 12Garath McClearyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Adrian PopaSUB
  2. 50Lewis GrabbanSUB
  3. 9Joseph MendesSUB
  4. 20Tiago IloriSUB
  5. 23Daniel WilliamsSUB
  6. 31Anssi JaakkolaSUB
  7. 32Reece OxfordSUB

WGA · 5-4-1

  1. 35Matt GilksG
  2. 20Craig MorganCD
  3. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  4. 32Reece BurkeCD-R
  5. 23Stephen WarnockLB
  6. 26Jamie HansonRB
  7. 4David PerkinsCM-L
  8. 16Shaun MacDonaldCM-R
  9. 19Ryan TunnicliffeLM
  10. 17Michael JacobsRM
  11. 25Nick PowellF

Substitutes

  1. 12Callum ConnollySUB
  2. 21Alex BruceSUB
  3. 22Jussi JaaskelainenSUB
  4. 6Max PowerSUB
  5. 14Omar BogleSUB
  6. 31Jack ByrneSUB
  7. 27Ryan ColcloughSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Reading 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross following a corner.
  2. 13' George Evans (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 21' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Max Power replaces Shaun MacDonald because of an injury.
  4. 45'+2' Substitution, Reading. Lewis Grabban replaces Garath McCleary because of an injury.
  5. 45'+4' Liam Moore (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+7' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum Connolly replaces Reece Burke because of an injury.
  7. 50' Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 51' Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 60' Substitution, Reading. Danny Williams replaces John Swift.
  10. 64' Danny Williams (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 74' Substitution, Reading. Tiago Ilori replaces George Evans.
  12. 79' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Omar Bogle replaces Nick Powell.
  13. 87' Liam Kelly (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

EFL Championship News

All news
News PA Nuno Espírito Santo on West Ham loss: We played with 'hesitation' Nuno Espírito Santo admitted West Ham United's painfully slow start cost them after they crashed to a 3-2 home defeat by Southampton. ESPN PA Andri Gudjohnsen brace extends Wrexham's winless run on the road Andri Gudjohnsen's second brace in a week earned Blackburn a clinical 2-0 win over Wrexham. News ESPN News Services Kyle Walker: 'No intention' of removing Man City tattoos after radio comments Kyle Walker has said he has "never had any intention" of removing his Manchester City tattoos, in the wake of comments the full-back made on Wednesday. News PA Wrexham boss Parkinson gets fans' backing as big win eases pressure Phil Parkinson was delighted with the reaction of his players as a 4-1 win over Championship strugglers Preston eased the pressure on the Wrexham boss.