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Reading vs Wigan Athletic

Championship
Reading
8-12-16
3-2
Final
Wigan
9-9-18
Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'WGA
62%Possession38%
9Shots18
4On target8
3Corners3
6Saves1
12Fouls16
42'Matt MiazgaREA42'Joe GarnerWGA50'Liam MooreREA57'Antonee RobinsonWGA70'Michael JacobsWGA90'+8'Yakou MeiteREA
Team1H2HT
REA123
WGA112

Who won: Reading 3-2

Reading beat Wigan Athletic 3-2 on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: John Swift (45'+3'), Modou Barrow (89') and Yakou Meite (90'+7'). Goals for Wigan: Nick Powell (20') and Joe Garner (64').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Reading 3, Wigan Athletic 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Reading 3, Wigan Athletic 2.
  3. 90'+8'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kal Naismith with a headed pass.

    L. Clarke

  4. 90'+8'

    Yellow card

    Yakou Meite (Reading) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

    Y. Meite

  5. GOAL90'+7'

    Goal! Header

    Y. Meite · ast C. Harriott

    Goal! Reading 3, Wigan Athletic 2. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Harriott with a cross following a corner.

    REA 3 - 2 WGA
  6. 90'+7'REA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Reading. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.

  7. 90'+4'

    Offside

    Offside, Wigan Athletic. Antonee Robinson tries a through ball, but Leon Clarke is caught offside.

  8. 90'+3'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Garner

    Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Josh Windass replaces Joe Garner.

    J. Windass

  9. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    S. Morsy

  10. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    M. Jacobs

  11. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Kal Naismith (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  12. 90'+1'Tyler Blackett

    Foul

    Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).

  13. GOAL89'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    M. Barrow · ast A. Yiadom

    Goal! Reading 2, Wigan Athletic 2. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.

    REA 2 - 2 WGA
  14. 89'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  15. 88'

    Delay in match Reece James (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.

  16. 84'

    Free kick won

    Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).

  18. 83'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Jacobs.

    S. Morsy

  19. 82'

    Free kick won

    Joe Garner (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  20. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Callum Harriott (Reading).

  21. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).

  22. 80'

    Free kick won

    Cheyenne Dunkley (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Powell

    Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Leon Clarke replaces Nick Powell.

    L. Clarke

  24. 77'Matt Miazga

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Matt Miazga (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    M. Miazga

  25. 77'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.

    L. Moore

Leaders

REAWGA
Total Shots
Yakou Meite
2
Nick Powell
4
Accurate Passes
Matt Miazga
51
Sam Morsy
29
Saves
Emiliano Martínez
6
Jamie Jones
1

Season seriesREA leads series 2-1-2

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