Reading 3-2 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 30 January 2007

Result

Reading 3-2 Wigan Athletic

Premier League · Tuesday 30 January 2007, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Reading 3-2 Wigan Athletic: match report

Reading beat Wigan Athletic 3-2 in the Premier League on Tuesday 30 January 2007. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Emile Heskey opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Reading's goals came from Ivar Ingimarsson (31'), Ingo Goetze (51') and L. Lita (88'). Wigan Athletic scored through Emile Heskey (3') and Denny Landzaat (90+5').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 8th on 34 points from 24 and Wigan Athletic 17th on 22 points from 23. Reading went on to finish that season 8th with 55 points, and Wigan Athletic 17th with 38.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Reading wins, 0 draws and 1 for Wigan Athletic.

Going into the match Reading's last five read W-D-W-L-D and Wigan Athletic's L-L-L-L-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Emile HeskeyWigan Athletic · 0-1
  • 31'Goal · Ivar IngimarssonReading · 1-1
  • 51'Goal · Ingo GoetzeReading · 2-1
  • 58'Yellow card · Ingo GoetzeReading
  • 72'Yellow card · Caleb FolanWigan Athletic
  • 88'Goal · L. LitaReading · 3-1
  • 90+5'Goal · Denny LandzaatWigan Athletic · 3-2

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Reading 0, draws 0, Wigan Athletic 1.

Team news

Reading line-up

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ivar Ingimarsson, Andre Bikey, Steve Sidwell, Noel Hunt, James Harper, Leroy Lita, Shane Long, Graeme Murty, Glen Little

Wigan Athletic line-up

Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Ryan Taylor, Leighton Baines, Denny Landzaat, Josip Skoko, Emile Heskey, Caleb Folan, Lee McCulloch, Chris Kirkland, David Unsworth