Reading defeats Wigan Athletic 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

READING. Reading prevails over Wigan Athletic with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Savage (7') and a goal from K. Ehibhaimha (57').

Luke Meyer

August 18, 2024

READING. Reading beats Wigan Athletic with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Savage (7′) and a goal from K. Ehibhaimha (57′).

The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the assistance of Ian Cooper and Richard Woodward. The 4th official was Abigail Byrne. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.99 degrees Celsius or 69.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.

Match Statistics

Reading

2 - 0

Wigan Athletic

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

22 Total 8
8 On Target 3
8 Off Target 1
7 Shots blocked 5

80 Attack 105
39 Dangerous attack 35
98 Ball safe 93

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 5
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

11 Total 14
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Reading was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Reading was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Reading won the match.

Reading shot 22 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic shot 8 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Reading didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards (Jason Kerr, Chris Sze and Will Aimson).

Match Timeline

Charlie Savage(goal)Kelvin Ehibhaimha

40'

Jason Kerr- Yellow

Kelvin Ehibhaimha(goal)

57'

61'

Jordan Jones- sub ->Silko Thomas

61'

Callum McManaman- sub ->Dion Rankine

61'

Calvin Ramsay- sub ->Steven Sessegnon

61'

Chris Sze- sub ->Thelo Aasgaard

Femi Azeez- sub ->Kelvin Ehibhaimha

62'

71'

Will Aimson- Yellow

74'

Chris Sze- Yellow

79'

Josh Stones- sub ->Matt Smith

Kelvin Abretti- sub ->Mamadi Camará

90'

Jayden Wareham- sub ->Sam Smith

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Reading has 4 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic stays with 0 points (21st).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Reading will play away against Wrexham on the 24th of August with a 0-0 head to head record.

Wigan Athletic will host Crawley Town on the 24th of August with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Wigan Athletic (0 draws).

Reading – Formation

Reading

Joel Pereira 22.Portugal

7.5

Jeriel Dorsett 3.Montserrat

7.1

75'

Michael Craig 5.Scotland

7.8

Tyler Bindon 24.New Zealand

7.7

Amadou Salif Mbengue 27.Senegal

7.3

Benjamin Elliott 4.Cameroon

7.6

Charlie Savage 8.Wales

7.5

Sam Smith 10.England

6.3

90'

Lewis Wing 29.England

8.0

Kelvin Ehibhaimha 9.England

9.4

62'

57'

Mamadi Camará 28.Guinea-Bissau

6.8

90'

Substitutes

Coniah Boyce-Clarke 31.Jamaica

Kelvin Abretti 2.Ghana

90'

Tivonge Rushesha 14.Zimbabwe

Femi Azeez 11.England

7.0

62'

Jayden Wareham 19.England

90'

Reading started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rubén Sellés Salvador decided to play with the following team: Joel Pereira (7.5), Michael Craig (7.8), Amadou Salif Mbengue (7.3), Tyler Bindon (7.7), Jeriel Dorsett (7.1), Benjamin Elliott (7.6), Lewis Wing (8.0), Charlie Savage (7.5), Mamadi Camará (6.8), Sam Smith (6.3) and Kelvin Ehibhaimha (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Kelvin Abretti, Femi Azeez (7.0), Tivonge Rushesha, Jayden Wareham, Garcia Garcia (6.5), Coniah Boyce-Clarke and Abraham Kanu.

Substitutions

Reading made 3 changes: Kelvin Ehibhaimha for Femi Azeez (62′), Mamadi Camará for Kelvin Abretti (90′) and Sam Smith for Jayden Wareham (90′).

Player of the match: Kelvin Ehibhaimha

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Kelvin Ehibhaimha.

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 17 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic

Sam Tickle 1.England

7.7

Luke Chambers 3.England

6.8

Will Aimson 4.England

7.0

71'

Steven Sessegnon 5.England

6.6

61'

Jason Kerr 15.Scotland

6.6

40'

Dion Rankine 7.England

6.5

61'

Matt Smith 8.England

7.0

79'

Thelo Aasgaard 10.Norway

6.8

61'

Babajide Adeeko 16.England

6.6

Silko Thomas 29.England

6.9

61'

Joe Hugill 9.England

6.7

Substitutes

Andy Lonergan 22.England

Calvin Ramsay 2.Scotland

6.9

61'

James Carragher 23.England

Callum McManaman 20.England

6.9

61'

Chris Sze 14.England

6.6

61'

74'

Josh Stones 25.England

6.5

79'

Jordan Jones 44.Northern Ireland

6.9

61'

Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Shaun Maloney played with: Sam Tickle (7.7), Steven Sessegnon (6.6), Jason Kerr (6.6), Will Aimson (7.0), Luke Chambers (6.8), Babajide Adeeko (6.6), Matt Smith (7.0), Dion Rankine (6.5), Thelo Aasgaard (6.8), Silko Thomas (6.9) and Joe Hugill (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Calvin Ramsay (6.9), Chris Sze (6.6), Callum McManaman (6.9), Andy Lonergan, James Carragher, Josh Stones (6.5) and Jordan Jones (6.9).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Silko Thomas for Jordan Jones (61′), Matt Smith for Josh Stones (79′), Thelo Aasgaard for Chris Sze (61′), Dion Rankine for Callum McManaman (61′) and Steven Sessegnon for Calvin Ramsay (61′).