Reading prevails over Wigan Athletic 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Ince. HIGHLIGHTS

WIGAN. Reading defeats Wigan Athletic 1-0 after T. Ince scored just 1 goal (63').

Reading prevails over Wigan Athletic 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Ince. HIGHLIGHTS

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

36'
60'
61'
63'
67'
78'
78'
83'
83'
83'
87'
87'
Amadou Salif Mbengue- sub ->J. Hoilett
90'
A. Yiadom- Yellow
90'

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
G
Ben Amos 12.England
6.4
D
Tendayi Darikwa 27.Zimbabwe
6.9
83'
D
Jack Whatmough 5.England
7.2
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
6.7
D
James McClean 11.Republic of Ireland
7.4
M
Graeme Shinnie 18.Scotland
6.9
36'
M
Max Power 8.England
7.4
M
T. Aasgaard 30.Norway
6.9
61'
M
Will Keane 10.England
7.0
83'
M
Callum Lang 19.England
6.3
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
6.9
60'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Jones 1.England
D
Jason Kerr 15.Scotland
M
Tom Naylor 4.England
6.6
83' 87'
F
Ashley Fletcher 23.England
F
Charlie Wyke 9.England
6.4
60' 83'
F
Nathan Broadhead 20.Wales
6.8
61'
F
Anthony Scully 14.Republic of Ireland
6.2
83'

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 (6.4), Tendayi Darikwa (6.9), Jack Whatmough (7.2), Curtis Tilt (6.7), James McClean (7.4), Max Power (7.4), Graeme Shinnie (6.9), Callum Lang (6.3), Will Keane (7.0), Thelo Aasgaard (6.9) and Josh Magennis (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Naylor (6.6), Jamie Jones, Ashley Fletcher, Charlie Wyke (6.4), Nathan Broadhead (6.8), Anthony Scully (6.2) 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 (7.4) with 70 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.

Reading – Formation

Reading
G
Joe Lumley 1.England
6.9
D
A. Yiadom 17.Ghana
6.8
90'
D
Tom McIntyre 5.Scotland
7.2
D
Tom Holmes 3.England
7.2
M
S. Hutchinson 4.England
6.4
M
6.4
67'
M
Jeff Hendrick  8.Republic of Ireland
6.6
M
Junior Hoilett 23.Canada
6.4
87'
F
Tom Ince 10.England
7.2
90' Goals63'
F
T. Fornah 19.Sierra Leone
6.6
78'
F
Lucas João 9.Angola
6.4
78'
Substitutes
G
Dean Bouzanis 21.Australia
D
M
M. Craig 36.Scotland
M
Mamadou Loum 22.Senegal
6.8
78'
M
6.7
87'
F
Y. Meïté 11.Ivory Coast
6.0
78'
F
Andy Carroll 2.England
90'

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

Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley (6.9), Andy Yiadom (6.8), Thomas Holmes (7.2), Tom McIntyre (7.2), Junior Hoilett (6.4), Jeff Hendrick (6.6), Sam Hutchinson (6.4), Abdul Baba Rahman (6.4), Thomas Ince (7.2), Tyrese Fornah (6.6) and Lucas João (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nesta Guinness-Walker, Michael Craig, Yakou Méïté (6.0), Andy Carroll, Dean Bouzanis, Mamadou Loum (6.8) and Amadou Salif Mbengue (6.7).

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 (7.2) 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.​