Saturday April 26, 2008 Finished JJB Stadium
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Reading stay clear of abyss
Reading remain above the relegation zone despite only managing a 0-0 draw at Wigan Athletic. More
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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Wigan AthleticManager: Steve Bruce
Captain: Mario Melchiot
On the Field
- Kirkland
- Melchiot
- Boyce
- Scharner
- Kilbane
- Valencia
- Brown
- Palacios
- Koumas
- Heskey
- Bent
Subs
- Sibierski
63′ - Skoko
- King 71′
- Taylor 26′
- Pollitt
Injured
- Edman
Suspended
None
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ReadingManager: Steve Coppell
Captain: Ivar Ingimarsson
On the Field
- Hahnemann
- Rosenior
- Ingimarsson
- Duberry
- Shorey
- Doyle
- Harper
- Bikey
- Hunt
- Lita
- Kitson
Subs
- Matejovsky
- Cisse
Injured
- Gunnarsson
Suspended
None
Man of the match
Melchiot - Wigan Athletic
Only man of the match because there isn't a 'nobody' option. The game was OK until the Wigan skipper went off on 25 minutes. Thereafter it was virtually unwatchable.
League Table
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Prem
Pos. Team Pl W D L +/- Pts 1 Manchester United 38 27 6 5 58 87 2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 39 85 3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 43 83 4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 39 76 5 Everton 38 19 8 11 22 65 6 Aston Villa 38 16 12 10 20 60 7 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 13 10 2 58 8 Portsmouth 38 16 9 13 8 57 9 Manchester City 38 15 10 13 -8 55 10 West Ham 38 13 10 15 -8 49 11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 13 14 5 46 12 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 -20 43 13 Middlesbrough 38 10 12 16 -10 42 14 Wigan Athletic 38 10 10 18 -17 40 15 Sunderland 38 11 6 21 -23 39 16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 10 19 -18 37 17 Fulham 38 8 12 18 -22 36 18 Reading 38 10 6 22 -25 36 19 Birmingham City 38 8 11 19 -16 35 20 Derby County 38 1 8 29 -69 11 -
Champ
Pos. Team Pl W D L +/- Pts 1 West Bromwich 46 23 12 11 33 81 2 Stoke City 46 21 16 9 14 79 3 Hull City 46 21 12 13 18 75 4 Bristol City 46 20 14 12 1 74 5 Crystal Palace 46 18 17 11 16 71 6 Watford 46 18 16 12 6 70 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 16 12 5 70 8 Ipswich 46 18 15 13 9 69 9 Sheffield United 46 17 15 14 5 66 10 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 13 16 10 64 11 Charlton Athletic 46 17 13 16 4 64 12 Cardiff City 46 16 16 14 4 64 13 Burnley 46 16 14 16 -7 62 14 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 16 16 -6 58 15 Preston North End 46 15 11 20 -6 56 16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 14 13 19 -1 55 17 Norwich City 46 15 10 21 -10 55 18 Barnsley 46 14 13 19 -13 55 19 Blackpool 46 12 18 16 -5 54 20 Southampton 46 13 15 18 -16 54 21 Coventry City 46 14 11 21 -11 53 22 Leicester City 46 12 16 18 -3 52 23 Scunthorpe United 46 11 13 22 -23 46 24 Colchester United 46 7 17 22 -24 38 -
L1
Pos. Team Pl W D L +/- Pts 1 Swansea City 46 27 11 8 40 92 2 Nottingham Forest 46 22 16 8 32 82 3 Doncaster Rovers 46 23 11 12 24 80 4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 18 80 5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 34 76 6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 15 76 7 Brighton and Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 8 69 8 Oldham Athletic 46 18 13 15 12 67 9 Northampton Town 46 17 15 14 5 66 10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 -12 66 11 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 11 17 5 65 12 Walsall 46 16 16 14 6 64 13 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 7 61 14 Leyton Orient 46 16 12 18 -14 60 15 Hartlepool United 46 15 9 22 -3 54 16 Bristol Rovers 46 12 17 17 -8 53 17 Millwall 46 14 10 22 -15 52 18 Yeovil Town 46 14 10 22 -21 52 19 Cheltenham Town 46 13 12 21 -22 51 20 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 -18 50 21 Bournemouth 46 17 7 22 -10 48 22 Gillingham 46 11 13 22 -29 46 23 Port Vale 46 9 11 26 -34 38 24 Luton Town 46 11 10 25 -20 33 -
L2
Pos. Team Pl W D L +/- Pts 1 MK Dons 46 29 10 7 45 97 2 Peterborough United 46 28 8 10 41 92 3 Hereford United 46 26 10 10 31 88 4 Stockport County 46 24 10 12 18 82 5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 23 80 6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 27 78 7 Wycombe Wanderers 46 22 12 12 14 78 8 Chesterfield 46 19 12 15 20 69 9 Rotherham United 46 21 11 14 4 64 10 Bradford City 46 17 11 18 2 62 11 Morecambe 46 16 12 18 -4 60 12 Barnet 46 16 12 18 -7 60 13 Bury 46 16 11 19 -3 59 14 Brentford 46 17 8 21 -18 59 15 Lincoln City 46 18 4 24 -16 58 16 Grimsby Town 46 15 10 21 -11 55 17 Accrington 46 16 3 27 -34 51 18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 -9 50 19 Macclesfield Town 46 11 17 18 -17 50 20 Dag & Red 46 13 10 23 -21 49 21 Notts County 46 10 18 18 -16 48 22 Chester City 46 12 11 23 -17 47 23 Mansfield Town 46 11 9 26 -20 42 24 Wrexham 46 10 10 26 -32 40
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