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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 37 (setup 5, season 17)
Wigan Athletic
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Igor AKINFEEV1Shay GIVEN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Nathan BYRNE2Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, RAFINHA
Holger BADSTUBER3FERNANDO NAVARRO Corbacho
Luka MODRIC47Stephen QUINN
Reece BURKE5Michael HECTOR
Curtis NELSON76Liam MOORE
Eduardo Antonio SALVIO77Urby EMANUELSON
DOUGLAS COSTA de Souza8Keisuke HONDA
Mario GOMEZ697Sheyi 'Emmanuel' ADEBAYOR
Osvaldo 'Nicolás' Fabián GAITÁN107Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ
Jürgen LOCADIA11Bryan Jafet RUIZ González
Manager
Nick POWELL12TIAGO Abiola Delfim Almeida ILORI
Cristopher Benjamín TOSELLI Ríos13Anton SHUNIN
Alex GILBEY14Jake COOPER
Kaiyne WOOLERY15Deniss RAKELS
Byron LAWRENCE16Dan BURN

Wigan Athletic 2 Reading 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,897, Stadium: DW Stadium, Referee: Kevin WRIGHT 7)
33 Gomez, 83 GilbeyScorers
64 Gomez <=> GilbeySubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners5
6Fouls11
5Offsides3
5Shots on4
10Shots off9
15Total shots13
3Shots saved4
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Luka MODRIC
2A great effort from HONDA scraped the upright.
5Uncertainty in the Reading defence enabled GOMEZ to hit the ball over the bar.
7A header by SALVIO at the far post was easily collected by GIVEN.
8A penalty box scramble resulted in HONDA cracking the ball wide.
11A weak strike from SALVIO bounced agonisingly wide.
13A shot from held no problem for the 'keeper.
15EMANUELSON beat three Wigan Athletic players and blasted an effort over.
17HECTOR shot wide.
21A pin-point pass fell to DOUGLAS COSTA and his looping shot went narrowly wide.
27AKINFEEV was able to block a weak header from ADEBAYOR.
28DOUGLAS COSTA was put clear by GAITÁN and he dummied the Reading 'keeper but glanced his shot wide.
33GOAL!! As was attempting to hold back SALVIO the ball dropped to GOMEZ who shot the ball into the net. (1-0 Wigan Athletic)
 
50The Wigan Athletic 'keeper was able to palm clear an amazing effort.
52A corner fell to GOMEZ who turned the ball just wide.
60The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from SALVIO fell just over.
61RUIZ played the ball to HONDA who touched it wide.
64GILBEY booted the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
65The Wigan Athletic 'keeper stopped a neatly crafted shot from ADEBAYOR.
68BYRNE headed over the bar.
72A twenty yard shot from GILBEY caused GIVEN no problem.
78FERNANDO NAVARRO ran onto a great ball from but hit his shot wide of the goal.
83GOAL!! A long ball from BURKE had the Reading defence back-pedalling and GILBEY made the most of the opportunity with a lovely goal. (2-0 Wigan Athletic)