WIGAN. Reading beats Wigan Athletic 1-0 after T. Ince scored just 1 goal (63′). Wigan Athletic was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb who was helped by Shaun Hudson and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 10 Total 7
- 0 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 138 Attack 89
- 42 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic had a strong ball possession 61% while Reading was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Even so, Reading was able to find the solution to win this match.
Wigan Athletic shot 10 times, 0 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Reading shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards (G. Shinnie, C. Wyke and T. Naylor). Regarding the opposition, Reading received 2 yellow cards (A. Baba and A. Yiadom).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Wigan Athletic will stay with 13 points like Luton Town and Millwall to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Reading will have 18 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Wigan Athletic will host Stoke City on the 2nd of November with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (8 draws).
Reading will play away agasint Luton Town on the 1st of November with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Reading (1 draw).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Ben Amos
, Tendayi Darikwa , Jack Whatmough , Curtis Tilt , James McClean , Max Power , Graeme Shinnie , Callum Lang , Will Keane , Thelo Aasgaard and Josh Magennis .The home team had on the bench: Tom Naylor
, Jamie Jones, Ashley Fletcher, Charlie Wyke , Nathan Broadhead , Anthony Scully and Jason Kerr.Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: J. Magennis for C. Wyke (60′), T. Aasgaard for N. Broadhead (61′), T. Darikwa for A. Scully (83′) and W. Keane for T. Naylor (83′).
Best player: James McClean
The player that probably impressed the most for Wigan Athletic was James McClean.
His rating is
with 70 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.Reading – Formation
Reading started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley
, Andy Yiadom , Thomas Holmes , Tom McIntyre , Junior Hoilett , Jeff Hendrick , Sam Hutchinson , Abdul Baba Rahman , Thomas Ince , Tyrese Fornah and Lucas João .The following players were sitting on the bench: Nesta Guinness-Walker, Michael Craig, Yakou Méïté
, Andy Carroll, Dean Bouzanis, Mamadou Loum and Amadou Salif Mbengue .Substitutions
Reading made 4 changes: T. Fornah for M. Loum (78′), L. Joao for Y. Meite (78′), J. Hoilett for A. S. Mbengue (87′) and T. Ince for A. Carroll (90′).
Best player: Tom McIntyre
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Tom McIntyre even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Reading – 0-1
- Watford – Sunderland – 2-2
- Swansea City – Hull City – 3-0
- Queens Park Rangers – Stoke City – 0-0
- Preston North End – Sheffield United – 0-2
- Norwich City – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Millwall – Blackpool – 2-1
- Middlesbrough – Rotherham United – 0-0
- Luton Town – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
- Huddersfield Town – Cardiff City – 1-0
- Burnley – Bristol City – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Coventry City – 0-0