Wigan Athletic vs Reading

League One 1 Mar 2025, 15:00
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 The Brick Community Stadium (Wigan) 👤 O. Yates Round 34

Match report

Reading edged past Wigan Athletic 2-1 in the League One on 1 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Reading had 19 shots to Wigan Athletic's 7.

The match was played at The Brick Community Stadium (Wigan), with O. Yates in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 7 - 19 On target 4 - 6 Corners 8 - 7 Fouls 8 - 10 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Jason Kerr
Wigan Athletic · 1 goal
8 Tyler Bindon 1 goal
8 Charlie Savage 1 assist
8 Lewis Wing 65 passes (82% accurate)
8 Harvey Knibbs captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–8 5–11
Shots On Goal 1–3 3–3
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 3–5 5–2
Attacks 36–55 47–60
Match statistics
8 Corners 7
5 Substitution 4
83 Attacks 115
4 Attacks 0
6 Attacks 0
4 Attacks 0
6 Attacks 0
4 Attacks 0
56 Dangerous Attacks 51
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
3 Dangerous Attacks 0
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
3 Dangerous Attacks 0
4 On Target 6
3 Off Target 11
7 Shots Total 19
4 Shots On Goal 6
1 Shots Off Goal 8
2 Shots Blocked 5
2 Shots Inside Box 10
5 Shots Outside Box 9
8 Fouls 10
8 Corners 7
3 Offsides 2
44% Ball Possession 56%
0 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 3
364 Passes Total 469
274 Passes Accurate 375
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wigan Athletic · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Tickle
17 T. Sibbick 4 W. Aimson 15 J. Kerr 2 J. Mellish
16 B. Adeeko 25 O. Norburn
18 J. Smith 10 R. Darcy 11 O. Dale
28 D. Taylor
Reading · 4-3-3
22 J. Pereira
14 T. Rushesha 27 A. Mbengue 24 T. Bindon 30 A. Garcia
8 C. Savage 29 L. Wing 7 H. Knibbs
10 B. Bodin 19 J. Wareham 28 M. Camara
Wigan Athletic
Coach
S. Maloney
Substitutes
  • 6 Jensen Weir
  • 7 Dion Rankine
  • 21 Scott Smith
  • 20 Callum McManaman
  • 24 Harry McHugh
  • 12 Tom Watson
  • 19 Luke Robinson
Reading
Coach
N. Hunt
Substitutes
  • 17 Andy Yiadom
  • 37 Adrian Akande
  • 2 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 34 Louie Holzman
  • 1 David Button
  • 44 Tyler Sackey
  • 38 Michael Stickland
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ D. Rankine ↓ J. Smith Wigan Athletic
  • 65' ↑ J. Weir ↓ R. Darcy Wigan Athletic
  • 68' ↑ A. Akande ↓ B. Bodin Reading
  • 68' ↑ A. Yiadom ↓ T. Rushesha Reading
  • 74' ↑ S. Smith ↓ O. Norburn Wigan Athletic
  • 76' ↑ K. Abrefa ↓ A. Garcia Reading
  • 80' ↑ C. McManaman ↓ O. Dale Wigan Athletic
  • 81' ↑ H. McHugh ↓ T. Sibbick Wigan Athletic
  • 88' ↑ L. Holzman ↓ Mamadi Camará Reading
Cards
  • 75' A. Yiadom Reading
Head-to-head
Wigan Athletic 2 0 draws 5 Reading
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
Wigan Athletic D D W D W
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wigan Athletic vs Reading?
Wigan Athletic lost 1-2 against Reading on 1 March 2025.
Who won Wigan Athletic vs Reading?
Reading won the match 2-1.
Where was Wigan Athletic vs Reading played?
The match was played at The Brick Community Stadium (Wigan).
Who had more possession in Wigan Athletic vs Reading?
Reading had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.