Wigan Athletic vs Reading, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

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Wigan Athletic are hosting Reading at The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
2': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt missed. Garath McCleary (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift.
4': Offside, Reading. Garath McCleary tries a through ball, but Yakou Meite is caught offside.
6': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
6': Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
6': Reece James (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic).
9': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
10': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
10': Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
12': Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gary Roberts with a cross following a set piece situation.
13': Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
15': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by John Swift.
16': Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
16': Attempt missed. Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kal Naismith following a corner.
19': Foul by Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic).
19': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
20': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Dan Burn.
22': Attempt saved. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kal Naismith.
22': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Anssi Jaakkola.
23': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Gary Roberts tries a through ball, but Reece James is caught offside.
24': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Reece James tries a through ball, but Nick Powell is caught offside.
25': Attempt blocked. Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
26': Yakou Meite (Reading) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross.
29': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
29': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Reece James.
31': Attempt blocked. Andy Rinomhota (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
33': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
33': Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt saved. Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Burn with a headed pass.
35': Foul by Liam Kelly (Reading).
35': Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kal Naismith with a cross.
36': Attempt missed. Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nick Powell.
38': Foul by Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic).
38': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
38': Reece James (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kal Naismith with a cross.
39': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Anssi Jaakkola.
39': Attempt blocked. Darron Gibson (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Attempt missed. Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
41': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
41': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
44': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic).
44': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
44': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
45': Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic).
45'+2': First Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Wigan Athletic 0, Reading 0.
51': Attempt saved. Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reece James.
51': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
52': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
53': Attempt missed. Cedric Kipre (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Burn with a cross following a corner.
53': Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic) has gone down, but that's a dive.
53': Gary Roberts (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
54': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
54': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Delay in match Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Attempt saved. Nathan Byrne (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
59': Foul by Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic).
59': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
62': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
62': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Christian Walton.
63': Delay in match Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
64': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joe Garner replaces Nick Powell because of an injury.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Gary Roberts.
66': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
66': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Christian Walton.
67': Substitution, Reading. Danny Loader replaces Sone Aluko.
69': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
69': Foul by Reece James (Wigan Athletic).
69': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. William Grigg replaces Gary Roberts.
72': Attempt missed. Darron Gibson (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
74': Substitution, Reading. Josh Sims replaces Garath McCleary.
75': Offside, Wigan Athletic. Darron Gibson tries a through ball, but Joe Garner is caught offside.
77': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Dan Burn.
78': Substitution, Reading. Marc McNulty replaces Yakou Meite.
79': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic).
81': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic).
81': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by William Grigg (Wigan Athletic).
84': Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Callum Connolly replaces Darron Gibson.
86': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
86': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
87': Attempt missed. Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
87': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
88': Danny Loader (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic).
88': Attempt blocked. Danny Loader (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc McNulty.
88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
89': Delay in match Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
90'+2': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Callum Connolly (Wigan Athletic).
90'+3': Josh Sims (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Reading 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Reading 0.

Statistics

REA		WGA
14	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	2
53.1	Possession	46.9
8	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
376	Accurate Passes	302
448	Passes	377
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	11
15	Crosses	33
0.3	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	57
30	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	4
27	Effective Clearances	14
27	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Brick Community Stadium
Location: Wigan, England
Attendance: 9,211

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Millwall	2	+5	6
2	West Bromwich Albion	2	+3	6
3	Charlton Athletic	2	+2	6
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	+2	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wigan Athletic (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Christian Walton (GK)
1	Christian Walton (GK)
33	Dan Burn
21	Cedric Kipre
20	Kal Naismith
12	Reece James
5	Sam Morsy
4	Darron Gibson
18	Gary Roberts
2	Nathan Byrne
25	Nick Powell
10	Josh Windass

Wigan Athletic Substitutes:

Joe Garner, Lee Evans, James Vaughan, Callum Connolly, Will Grigg, Jamie Jones, Callum McManaman.

Reading (4-3-3)

No.	Name
31	Anssi Jaakkola (GK)
31	Anssi Jaakkola (GK)
6	Liam Moore
4	John O'Shea
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
35	Andy Rinomhota
10	John Swift
38	Liam Kelly
21	Yakou Meite
12	Garath McCleary
14	Sone Aluko

Reading Substitutes:

Josh Sims, Danny Namaso, Sam Walker, Andy Yiadom, Leandro Bacuna, Marc McNulty, Tiago Ilori.

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