Wigan Athletic 1-0 Reading: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 26 August 2006

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Reading

Premier League · Saturday 26 August 2006, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Wigan Athletic · Reading · Premier League predictions

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Reading: match report

Wigan Athletic defeated Reading 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 26 August 2006. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Emile Heskey of Wigan Athletic in the 38th minute.

Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 2 yellow cards.

Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 17th with 38 points, and Reading 8th with 55.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Yellow card · Emile HeskeyWigan Athletic
  • 38'Goal · Emile HeskeyWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 50'Yellow card · Paul ScharnerWigan Athletic
  • 61'Yellow card · Ki-Hyeon SeolReading
  • 84'Yellow card · Sam SodjeReading

Team news

Wigan Athletic line-up

Fitz Hall, Arjan de Zeeuw, Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Leighton Baines, Denny Landzaat, Paul Scharner, Henri Camara, Emile Heskey, Lee McCulloch, Chris Kirkland

Reading line-up

Marcus Hahnemann, Nicky Shorey, Ivar Ingimarsson, Sam Sodje, Steve Sidwell, James Harper, Leroy Lita, Kevin Doyle, Bobby Convey, Graeme Murty, Ki-Hyeon Seol