FOOTBALL Live

Saturday April 26, 2008 Finished JJB Stadium

  1. Reading stay clear of abyss

    Reading stay clear of abyss

    Reading remain above the relegation zone despite only managing a 0-0 draw at Wigan Athletic. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Reading
    • 90+1' It's all over at the JJB, and depsite this draw, Reading stay in 17th place thanks to Liverpool's fightback.
    • 82' This is a swift break forward by Wigan, and they have the numbers. Sibierski crosses for KING... Just intercepted in time!
    • 79' Reading have a free kick in a good position. Bikey will try his luck... Over the bar! It was not far off, but the ball was always rising.
    • 77' NEWS FROM ST ANDREWS: Liverpool have equalised! Depsite this abject performance, they look set to remain safe for the time being!
    • 67' Sibierski lays the ball back on the edge of the box for MICHAEL BROWN... It takes a deflection and Hahnemann scrambles across to save!
    • 64' Wigan's free kick comes and HESKEY GETS THE FLICK-ON... CLEARED OFF THE LINE!
    • 63' Antoine Sibierski comes on to replace Marcus Bent.
    • 61' Michael Duberry goes into the book for a nasty foul on Marcus Bent.
    • 60' Heskey has a clear sight at goal, but fires low straight at Hahnemann.
    • 55' More bad news for Reading. They are struggling to create anything in this match, and now Sebastian Larsson has doubled Birmingham's lead! Expect Steve Coppell to be complaining about Liverpool's line-up after the match, but in truth it's stil la pretty good side.
    • 52' Ryan Taylor goes into the book for a cynical trip on Doyle.
    • 49' Reading have a free kick after Doyle is impeded. Shorey delivers but no one attacks the cross.
    • 46' Reading will know that, as things stand, They will be in the bottom three by 5pm tonight unless something changes drastically. They kick off for the second half.
    • 45' Time is called on a rather uneventful first half at the JJB.
    • 39' The pressure has turned up on Reading now, as the news from St Andrews is that Mikael Forssell has put Birmingham ahead against Liverpool!
    • 34' Wigan look the most threatening at trhe moment, with Hahnemann again having to make interceptions from good balls forward from the in-form Palacios.
    • 32' Hunt is in the wars again, this time he clatters into Palacios in mid-air! the Honduran is down injured, and the Irishman rightfully gets the booking he's been looking for since the start.
    • 31' Palacios jinks past two men and slips a ball through for HESKEY... Hahnemann is off his line to claim it.
    • 28' Reading have a corner. Lita swings it in but Kirkland collects confidently.
    • 25' The Wigan captain goes off tob ereplaced by Ryan Taylor.
    • 24' Mario Melchiot goes down under the challenge of Hunt, and stays down. He looks in pain.
    • 20' Marcus Bent shields the ball well from Jose Enrique and wins the corner... The linesman gives a goal kick! Bent is not happy!
    • 15' Lita flicks on the long ball and DOyle is under it to VOLLEY... He almost had too much time, and whacked the strike into the crowd.
    • 12' Reading have a free kick. Hunt fires it in and Kirkland has to tip behind for a corner! There is a foul in the box and its a goal kick.
    • 10' Wigan have had the better of the opening ten minutes, and should be ahead after Bent's header.
    • 8' Wigan have a corner. It curls in for BENT TO HEAD... It bounces on the ground and OFF THE POST!! Reading scramble it away! First real chance in this match.
    • 2' Jason Koumas brings the ball forward. He cuts across the back ofur and SHOOTS... Blazed over the bar!
    • 1' Welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of Wigan v Reading! The Latics should be pretty much safe now, but the Royals are still in a bit of trouble. eroy Liata is back to bolster their attack. The match at the JJB is underway!
  • Team Stats

    Wigan Athletic Stats Reading
    43% Possession 56%
    13 Shots 9
    5 Shots on target 1
    1 Saves 2
    6 Corners 5
    14 Fouls 18
    10 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    27 Tackles 17
    153 Accurate passes 184
    31 Bad passes 46
  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Wigan Athletic
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Chris Kirkland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 5 0
      17 Emmerson Boyce 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1
      25 Mario Melchiot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2
      18 Paul Scharner 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 16 1 2
      11 Michael Brown 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 20 5 4
      5 Wilson Palacios 0 4 1 4 3 0 0 18 2 7
      8 Kevin Kilbane 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 7 0
      16 Luis Antonio Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1 3
      10 Jason Koumas 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 5 1
      9 Emile Heskey 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 7 2 4
      23 Marcus Bent 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 9 1 0
      12 Michael Pollitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Antoine Sibierski 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0
      2 Ryan Taylor 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 1 3
      24 Josip Skoko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Marlon King 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 1 0
    • Reading
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Marcus Hahnemann 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 3 0
      29 Michael Duberry 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 8 0 0
      22 André Stéphane Bikey 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 29 8 3
      19 Liam Rosenior 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 0 0
      3 Nicky Shorey 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 11 4
      16 Ivar Ingimarsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2
      15 James Harper 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 26 5 1
      10 Stephen Hunt 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 15 9 3
      9 Kevin Doyle 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 1
      8 Leroy Lita 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 4 0
      12 Dave Kitson 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 13 1 3
      24 Shane Long 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
      7 Glen Little 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
      4 Khalifa Cissé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Adam Federici 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Marek Matejovsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Summary

    • 67' Sibierski lays the ball back on the edge of the box for MICHAEL BROWN... It takes a deflection and Hahnemann scrambles across to save!
    • 64' Wigan's free kick comes and HESKEY GETS THE FLICK-ON... CLEARED OFF THE LINE!
    • 8' Wigan have a corner. It curls in for BENT TO HEAD... It bounces on the ground and OFF THE POST!! Reading scramble it away! First real chance in this match.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: M Atkinson
  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Steve Bruce

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    On the Field

    • Kirkland
    • Melchiot Substitution Out (26′)
    • Boyce
    • Scharner
    • Kilbane Yellow Card
    • Valencia
    • Brown
    • Palacios
    • Koumas
    • Heskey Substitution Out (71′)
    • Bent Substitution Out (63′)

    Subs

    • Sibierski Substitution In63′
    • Skoko
    • King Substitution In71′
    • Taylor Substitution In26′ Yellow Card
    • Pollitt

    Injured

    • Edman

    Suspended

    None

  • Reading

    Manager: Steve Coppell

    Captain: Ivar Ingimarsson

    On the Field

    • Hahnemann
    • Rosenior
    • Ingimarsson
    • Duberry Yellow Card
    • Shorey Yellow Card
    • Doyle
    • Harper
    • Bikey Yellow Card
    • Hunt Yellow Card
    • Lita
    • Kitson

    Subs

    • Matejovsky
    • Cisse

    Injured

    • Gunnarsson

    Suspended

    None