Reading 3-2 Wigan Athletic: result and report
Championship · Saturday 9 March 2019
Result
Reading 3-2 Wigan Athletic
Championship · Saturday 9 March 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Reading 3-2 Wigan Athletic: match report
Reading won against Wigan Athletic 3-2 in the Championship on Saturday 9 March 2019. The half-time score was 1-1.
N. Powell opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Reading's goals came from John Swift (45+3'), Modou Barrow (89') and Y. Meïté (90+7'). Wigan Athletic scored through N. Powell (20') and Joe Garner (64').
Discipline: Reading received 3 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 21st on 33 points from 35 and Wigan Athletic 19th on 36 points from 35. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 47 points, and Wigan Athletic 18th with 52.
Reading lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Nick Powell of Wigan Athletic (8.4), ahead of Modou Barrow (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Reading wins, 3 draws and 5 for Wigan Athletic.
Key events
- 20'Goal · N. Powell
- 42'Yellow card · Joe Garner
- 42'Yellow card · Matt Miazga
- 45+3'Goal · John Swift
- 50'Yellow card · Liam Moore
- 57'Yellow card · Antonee Robinson
- 64'Goal · Joe Garner
- 70'Yellow card · Michael Jacobs
- 89'Goal · Modou Barrow
- 90+7'Goal · Y. Meïté
- 90+8'Yellow card · Y. Meïté
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading line-up (4-1-4-1)
Emiliano Martínez, Andy Yiadom, Matt Miazga, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, Lewis Baker, Yakou Méïté, John Swift, Ovie Ejaria, Garath McCleary, Modou Barrow
Wigan Athletic line-up (4-4-1-1)
Jamie Jones, Nathan Byrne, Chey Dunkley, Jonas Olsson, Antonee Robinson, Gavin Massey, Reece James, Sam Morsy, Michael Jacobs, Nick Powell, Joe Garner