Reading vs Wigan Athletic

League One 23 Dec 2023, 15:00
Reading
Reading
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire) 👤 M. Woods Round 23

Match report

Reading beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 in the League One on 23 December 2023.

Wigan Athletic had 14 shots to Reading's 10.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire), with M. Woods in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 43% - 57% Shots 10 - 14 On target 3 - 2 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 17 - 12 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Amadou Salif Mbengue
Reading · 1 assist
8 Liam Shaw captained the side
7 Femi Azeez 1 goal
7 Sam Smith 1 goal
7 David Button captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 6–8
Shots On Goal 2–1 1–1
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 1–2 3–0
Attacks 67–45 52–49
Match statistics
6 Substitution 3
119 Attacks 94
43 Dangerous Attacks 27
3 On Target 2
6 Off Target 12
10 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Goal 2
1 Shots Off Goal 5
6 Shots Blocked 7
4 Shots Inside Box 4
6 Shots Outside Box 10
17 Fouls 12
4 Corners 2
1 Offsides 2
43% Ball Possession 57%
1 Yellow Cards 5
2 Saves 1
355 Passes Total 494
262 Passes Accurate 403
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-1-4-1
1 D. Button
27 A. Mbengue 3 T. Holmes 32 N. Abbey 20 J. Dorsett
36 M. Craig
11 F. Azeez 29 L. Wing 7 H. Knibbs 12 P. Mukairu
10 S. Smith
Wigan Athletic · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Tickle
7 S. Clare 4 L. Morrison 5 S. Sessegnon
42 H. McHugh 16 L. Shaw 21 S. Smith 14 J. Jones
20 C. McManaman 19 C. Lang
9 C. Wyke
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 4 Ben Elliott
  • 2 Clinton Mola
  • 24 Tyler Bindon
  • 8 Charlie Savage
  • 15 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 22 Joel Pereira
  • 42 Caylan Vickers
Wigan Athletic
Coach
S. Maloney
Substitutes
  • 18 Jonny Smith
  • 11 Stephen Humphrys
  • 22 Chris Sze
  • 12 Ben Amos
  • 2 Kelland Watts
  • 26 Babajide Adeeko
  • 28 Josh Magennis
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ J. Smith ↓ C. McManaman Wigan Athletic
  • 68' ↑ C. Sze ↓ S. Smith Wigan Athletic
  • 69' ↑ S. Humphrys ↓ H. McHugh Wigan Athletic
  • 72' ↑ B. Elliott ↓ O. Azeez Reading
  • 84' ↑ T. Bindon ↓ N. Abbey Reading
  • 84' ↑ C. Mola ↓ A. Mbengue Reading
  • 85' ↑ C. Savage ↓ P. Mukairu Reading
  • 90+1' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ S. Smith Reading
Cards
  • 42' C. Wyke Wigan Athletic
  • 47' S. Clare Wigan Athletic
  • 56' N. Abbey Reading
  • 57' C. McManaman Wigan Athletic
  • 75' S. Humphrys Wigan Athletic
  • 90+3' C. Lang Wigan Athletic
Head-to-head
Reading 5 0 draws 2 Wigan Athletic
2026-03-28 Reading vs Wigan 3 - 0
2026-02-10 Wigan vs Reading 1 - 2
2025-03-01 Wigan Athletic vs Reading 1 - 2
2024-08-17 Reading vs Wigan Athletic 2 - 0
2024-01-20 Wigan Athletic vs Reading 1 - 0
2023-12-23 Reading vs Wigan Athletic 2 - 0
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Wigan Athletic D D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Wigan Athletic?
Reading won 2-0 against Wigan Athletic on 23 December 2023.
Who won Reading vs Wigan Athletic?
Reading won the match 2-0.
Where was Reading vs Wigan Athletic played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire).
Who had more possession in Reading vs Wigan Athletic?
Wigan Athletic had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.