Wigan Athletic 1-3 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 30 November 2019

Result

Wigan Athletic 1-3 Reading

Championship · Saturday 30 November 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Wigan Athletic 1-3 Reading: match report

Wigan Athletic lost to Reading 1-3 in the Championship on Saturday 30 November 2019. The half-time score was 1-0.

Joe Garner opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Wigan Athletic's goal came from Joe Garner (34'). Reading scored through George Puscas (79', penalty), George Puscas (80') and George Puscas (84').

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

Going into the game Wigan Athletic were 22nd on 16 points from 18 and Reading 18th on 18 points from 17. Wigan Athletic went on to finish that season 13th with 59 points, and Reading 15th with 56.

Wigan Athletic lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Reading in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to G. Pușcaș of Reading (9.2), ahead of Anthony Pilkington (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Wigan Athletic wins, 2 draws and 3 for Reading.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Yellow card · Charlie MulgrewWigan Athletic
  • 34'Goal · Joe GarnerWigan Athletic · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Michael MorrisonReading
  • 78'Yellow card · Joe GarnerWigan Athletic
  • 79'Penalty goal · George PuscasReading · 1-1
  • 80'Goal · George PuscasReading · 1-2
  • 81'Yellow card · George PuscasReading
  • 84'Goal · George PuscasReading · 1-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Wigan Athletic 5, draws 2, Reading 3.

Team news

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

Txiki Acaz, Dujon Sterling, Chey Dunkley, Charlie Mulgrew, Antonee Robinson, Lewis MacLeod, Sam Morsy, Anthony Pilkington, Josh Windass, Michael Jacobs, Joe Garner

Reading line-up (3-5-2)

Rafael Cabral, Matt Miazga, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Andy Yiadom, Pelé, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Garath McCleary, Omar Richards, Yakou Méïté, G. Pușcaș