Reading 1-2 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Championship · Saturday 21 December 2013

Result

Reading 1-2 Wigan Athletic

Championship · Saturday 21 December 2013, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Reading 1-2 Wigan Athletic: match report

Reading were beaten by Wigan Athletic 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 21 December 2013. It was 0-2 at half-time.

C. McCann opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Reading's goal came from Pavel Pogrebnyak (68'). Wigan Athletic scored through C. McCann (10') and N. Powell (12').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Wigan Athletic received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 5th on 34 points from 20 and Wigan Athletic 13th on 25 points from 19. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 71 points, and Wigan Athletic 5th with 74.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Reading wins, 1 draw and 3 for Wigan Athletic.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · C. McCannWigan Athletic · 0-1
  • 12'Goal · N. PowellWigan Athletic · 0-2
  • 58'Yellow card · Jean BeausejourWigan Athletic
  • 68'Goal · Pavel PogrebnyakReading · 1-2
  • 74'Yellow card · Ben WatsonWigan Athletic
  • 74'Yellow card · Danny WilliamsReading
  • 77'Yellow card · James McCleanWigan Athletic
  • 82'Yellow card · Jordi GómezWigan Athletic
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Stephen CraineyWigan Athletic

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Reading 2, draws 1, Wigan Athletic 3.

Team news

Reading expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Chris Gunter, Sean Morrison, Stephen Kelly, Adrian Mariappa, Danny Guthrie, Garath McCleary, Jem Karacan, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Hal Robson-Kanu

Wigan Athletic expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Scott Carson, Leon Barnett, Thomas Rogne, Jean Beausejour, Nick Powell, James McArthur, Jordi Gómez, Callum McManaman