Saturday November 24, 2012 Day 13 Finished DW Stadium

Wigan Athletic 3 - 2 Reading

  • Gómez 58’, 68’, 90’
  • Morrison 35’
  • Al Habsi 79’ (o.g.)

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  1. Premier League - Gomez hat-trick sinks Reading

    Premier League - Gomez hat-trick sinks Reading

    Jordi Gomez struck a brilliant hat-trick to give Wigan a rousing 3-2 home win over Reading after an awful Ali Al-Habsi error almost cost them the win. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Reading
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
    • 90+3' There goes the final whistle! A dramatic 3-2 win for Wigan. Three points for the home side. Probably deserve it on the basis of their second-half performance.
    • 90+1' GOAL! Gomez nets the treble from Kone's cutback and that is surely the winning goal for Wigan. A 3-2 victory for the home side. What a finish. Al Habsi celebrates. Relief for him.
    • 89' Going to be three minutes added to this match here.
    • 88' Di Santo can't get on the end of a cross from Figueroa. Just too much as we head for the closing moments of this contest.
    • 87' Kone chases a long ball down the park, but Federici is off his line quickly to collect with some ease.
    • 86' Shorey drops the free-kick onto the head of Morrison, but the ball is out of play as he nods into the sidenetting.
    • 85' McCleary is fouled by Beausejour out wide. Chance for the visiting side to apply some pressure.
    • 84' Ali Al Habsi scored his first ever career Premier League own goal. It is only the club’s second own goal in the last two seasons and first since February against Everton.
    • 83' Shorey takes no chances as he bundles the ball away from deep in his own half.
    • 82' Pavel Pogrebnyak trying to link with McCleary. What a change in the mood of a match since Al Habsi made that error.
    • 81' Roberts given a warm reception by the home fans as he is replaced by Pavel Pogrebnyak.
    • 80' Chance for Wigan as Davie Jones departs to be replaced by James McArthur.
    • 79' Jordi Gomez scored his first ever Premier League double today. He is the first Wigan player to score twice in a Premier League match since Emmerson Boyce against Wolves on May 13.
    • 78' Gomez sees a volley cleared off the line by Morrison with Beausejour again running riot. Almost the treble.
    • 77' GOAL! Al Habsi drops the ball in his own net from a high ball under no pressure. Horrific stuff from the Wigan goalkeeper. 2-2 now.
    • 76' Beausejour sees a deflected shot clasped by the diving figure of Federici.
    • 75' Another chance for Le Fondre, but he is wasteful again as he leans back to lift the ball well over the bar.
    • 74' Wigan chairman Davie Whelan is celebrating his 76th birthday. This would be a nice way to celebrate his birthday.
    • 73' Chance for McAnuff, but he ends up smashing a volley miles over the bar. Goalkick to Wigan then.
    • 72' Beausejour picks out Di Santo with a nice pass, but he ends up whacking the ball across the face of goal. Should have done better with that final ball.
    • 71' Change coming for Reading as Tabb departs to be replaced by McCleary.
    • 70' Kone steadies himself in front of goal. Lovely play involving Gomez. Gorkss gets back to block the shot.
    • 69' Jones clears the danger from Shorey's ball. Reading looking to claw themselves back into contention here.
    • 68' McDermott is going to be unhappy when he sees that penalty incident involving Tabb. Looked a certain penalty.
    • 67' GOAL! Beausejour picks out Gomez on the run, who dives to nod into the net. That is a fine goal. Super finish. And Wigan probably deserve to be in the lead.
    • 66' Beausejour picks out Di Santo with a superb cross. Brilliant finish. But the linesman says offside. Beausejour well onside when the flag was raised.
    • 65' Shorey forced to dump the ball long from the cross by Beausejour.
    • 64' Jordi Gomez scored his first Premier League goal since April, and his first at the DW Stadium in 2012.
    • 63' Di Santo just misses the ball as it was fired across the visiting area by Beausejour.
    • 62' Little to split these teams in the table, and little to split them on this pitch today. Would be a brave man to call this one.
    • 61' Al Habsi produces a breathtaking save to claw out the header by Le Fondre from Robson-Kanu's cross. What a save that is. End to end stuff here.
    • 60' This match has come to life as Kone sees a shot deflect wide. Fine effort.
    • 59' Tabb appeals for a penalty. That could easily have been given. Figueroa seemed to catch the Reading player, but Webb says no.
    • 58' A Stam shot is collected at the second attempt by Federici. Wigan suddenly rising to the occasion.
    • 57' GOAL! Gomez slides the ball into the net on the rebound after Federici couldn't hold his intial shot from Di Santo's cross. 1-1 now.
    • 56' Kaspars Gorkss mindful of his duties to cut out the cross from Gomez, who appeals in vain for a handball.
    • 55' Both teams with four corners. Di Santo almost heading off his line from McAnuff's corner. Not sure what Al Habsi was doing there.
    • 54' Di Santo trying to win some space for himself out wide. Cuts inside before walloping a shot miles over the bar.
    • 53' Kone the next man to wander offside seconds later. Rain now falling consistently.
    • 52' Di Santo plays a lovely backheel into the path of Beausejour, who is deemed to be just offside. Not much in that.
    • 51' Nice pass by Shorey to set up Roberts, who sends the shot spinning wide of goal from 15 yards out.
    • 50' Change for Wigan as Ivan Ramis is foced to depart the action to be replaced by Adrian Lopez.
    • 49' Figueroa picks out Gomez in the middle, but he lifts the volley over the bar. Lovely ball into the middle.
    • 48' Chance for Di Santo to net as he dashed onto Gomez's pass, but Federici dives to make an excellent save.
    • 47' Wigan heading for a third straight defeat on the trot unless they find a cutting edge in this second period. Franco Di Santo has replaced Shaun Maloney for the home side.
    • 46' Rain continues as Wigan get this second period off and running.
    • 45+2' There goes the whistle for the break. A 1-0 lead for the visiting side.
    • 44' We are into two minutes of time added on.
    • 43' Brian McDermott can stick his glasses back on after the rain forced them to be deserted for a short spell. He must like what he has witnessed in this half.
    • 42' Jones with a late, late challenge on McAnuff. He is rightly booked for that effort.
    • 41' Morrison well positioned to head clear the delivery from Jones. Well organised defending by the visiting side.
    • 40' On the last four occasions Reading have taken the lead in a Premier League match they have gone on to draw. Howard Webb signals for a Wigan corner.
    • 39' Morrison is the 10th different player to score a Premier League goal for Reading this season. Only Manchester United (13) and Chelsea (11) have more different scorers. Man City, Southampton and West Ham also have 10.
    • 38' Robson-Kanu needing a spot of treatment as the rain begins to really tumble from the sky.
    • 37' Glorious chance for Gomez to level from Kone's pass. But he somehow lifts the ball over the bar from 10 yards. Bad miss.
    • 36' Kone doing a handy spot of defending for Wigan to get the ball away from McAnuff's corner.
    • 35' Stam just does enough to get ahead of Robson-Kanu at the back post. Wigan rocking a bit here.
    • 34' GOAL! Morrison leaps to power home a header from Shorey's free-kick and the visiting side lead 1-0. Brilliant header. Wigan nowhere to be seen.
    • 32' McCarthy brings down Robson-Kanu out wide midway inside the home half.
    • 31' Morrison well placed again to cut off the cross from Beausejour.
    • 30' There have been six goals in the opening 15 minutes at the DW Stadium this season, more than any other Premier League ground. But not today.
    • 29' Morrison produces a fine spot of defending to ensure Kone can't dash beyond him. Difficult to say who is going to find the opener here.
    • 28' Beausejour picks out Gomez with a neat little ball. Decent hit, but the shot is always rising over the bar as he leans back.
    • 27' Gunter does well to cut off the cross from Beausejour. Wigan coming back into this game after a rocky spell.
    • 26' Maloney and Jones combine, but they can't force the ball through the ruck of yellow shirts. Faint appeals for a handball. But never a handball.
    • 25' Shorey swings the ball over the wall. Al Habsi made a meal of that before clasping it at the second attempt.
    • 24' McCarthy picks up a booking for a late challenge on Hal Robson-Kanu as he bounded up the park.
    • 23' Kone manages to dart beyond Federici. Prods the ball at goal, but a fine piece of defending by Shorey to get it away.
    • 22' Reading up to five attempts on goal to one from Wigan as Federici punches the ball away from Maloney.
    • 21' Le Fondre caught narrowly offside as Reading continue to move forwards.
    • 20' Le Fondre thumps another effort at goal from a narrow angle, but it comes back off a home player. Reading enjoying the better moments here.
    • 19' Gomez caught offside as Wigan move it quickly from back to front.
    • 18' Le Fondre somehow heads wide from five yards out after he was picked out by McAnuff. Glorious chance not taken.
    • 17' Real chance for Morrison and Le Fondre, but neither can get a header on target from the Shorey delivery.
    • 16' McCarthy sticks out a foot to prevent a cross arriving seconds later as Reading win a corner.
    • 15' Figueroa holding back McAnuff and the visitng side will have their own free-kick here.
    • 14' Beausejour with a decent enough corner, but no takers on hand to finish before Wigan go wide back out to Beausejour.
    • 13' Reading with 11 men behind the ball. Happy to hit on the counter attack, but Wigan are staying patient.
    • 12' Roberts bounds beyond Ramis. Cuts the cross into the area, but Jones does enough to mop up the danger.
    • 11' Reading really living dangerously out there. Crowd enjoyed that attack.
    • 10' Glorious chance for Kone to give Wigan the lead! Met Beausejour's cross, but he somehow heads wide from eight yards. Should have been the opening goal.
    • 9' Reading with a free-kick chance ouf wide here. McAnuff drops the ball in, but easy enough clearance for Jones to make.
    • 8' Figueroa empties the ball out of play from McAnuff's delivery across the face of the home goal.
    • 7' Jordi Gomez, Ronnie Stam and David Jones all starting for Wigan due to their well-publicised injury problems.
    • 6' Every time Wigan have conceded the first goal this season (seven games) they have lost the match. Will aim to rectify that situation.
    • 5' Beausejour and Maloney combining well as Reading are pinned back deep in their own half.
    • 4' Gomez late on Shorey. Feeling the after effects of that tackle, but gets back to his feet.
    • 3' Beausejour forces Federici to palm the ball out before Reading eventually scramble it clear. Wigan first to show this afternoon.
    • 2' No wins in the opening 10 games for Reading, but that win over Everton last week should give them some real confidence ahead of this one.
    • 1' Reading get the action off and running then. Pitch looking in decent nick.
    • 14.55 Teams on their way out. Wigan in yellow shirts, Wigan in blue and white as the home side. Not exactly a full house in for this one. And that is putting it mildly.
    • 14.50 Jason Roberts faces his former club. He scored 37 goals in 93 league matches for Wigan from 2004 to 2006 and was promoted to the Premir League with them in 2005.
    • 14.45 Odds today for this one if you are after a bet: Wigan 5/6, Reading 10/3, Draw 13/5
    • 14.40 Brian McDermott: "The owner, the chairman, the board, the director of football, everyone is in it together, that is my view. He wanted to make it clear, he spoke to me before the game and said he had done a bit with the papers, he wanted to make that clear to me and I appreciate the sentiment. If you have a situation where you have an owner and there is a 'him and us' - I don't think that works. Anton is very much part of what we are trying to do here, he is one of us."
    • 14.35 Roberto Martinez: "This is one of the worst periods for injuries for a long time. But if I'm being honest, you have to be prepared for that. That's why you work with a squad of 24 - even though in our case part of that 24 is very, very young. But I'm confident if we need to use the youngsters, they're ready to help the team."
    • 14.30 Reading manager Brian McDermott remains without Jimmy Kebe. Kebe missed last weekend's win over Everton with a groin problem. McDermott has also welcomed goalkeeper Alex McCarthy back to training, along with midfielders Danny Guthrie and Jem Karacan, although Saturday's game will be too early for any of them to return.
    • 14.25 Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is without seven first-team players. Ben Watson (broken leg), Gary Caldwell (hamstring), Ryo Miyaichi (ankle) and Franco Di Santo (leg) all suffered injuries in last weekend's 3-0 defeat by Liverpool. Di Santo is at least fit enough to take his place on the bench. Midfielder James McArthur (dead leg), winger Albert Crusat (knee) and defender Antolin Alcaraz (groin) are not yet ready to return.
    • 14:20 Teams: Wigan Athletic: Al Habsi, Kone, McCarthy, Jones, Maloney, Gomez, Boyce, Ramis, Beausejour, Stam, Figueroa..subs: Pollitt, Lopez, Fyvie, McArthur, McManaman, Boselli, Di Santo////Reading: Federici, Gunter, Shorey, Leigertwood, le Fondre, McAnuff, Morrison, Tabb, Gorkss, Robson-Kanu, Roberts..subs: Taylor, Mariappa, Harte, Cummings, McCleary, Hunt, Pogrebnyak
    • 14:15 Good afternoon and welcome to LIVE coverage of Wigan against Reading from the DW Stadium. Teams coming right up for you.

  • Summary

    • 90+1' GOAL! Gomez nets the treble from Kone's cutback and that is surely the winning goal for Wigan. A 3-2 victory for the home side. What a finish. Al Habsi celebrates. Relief for him.
    • 78' Gomez sees a volley cleared off the line by Morrison with Beausejour again running riot. Almost the treble.
    • 77' GOAL! Al Habsi drops the ball in his own net from a high ball under no pressure. Horrific stuff from the Wigan goalkeeper. 2-2 now.
    • 67' GOAL! Beausejour picks out Gomez on the run, who dives to nod into the net. That is a fine goal. Super finish. And Wigan probably deserve to be in the lead.
    • 61' Al Habsi produces a breathtaking save to claw out the header by Le Fondre from Robson-Kanu's cross. What a save that is. End to end stuff here.
    • 59' Tabb appeals for a penalty. That could easily have been given. Figueroa seemed to catch the Reading player, but Webb says no.
    • 58' A Stam shot is collected at the second attempt by Federici. Wigan suddenly rising to the occasion.
    • 57' GOAL! Gomez slides the ball into the net on the rebound after Federici couldn't hold his intial shot from Di Santo's cross. 1-1 now.
    • 55' Both teams with four corners. Di Santo almost heading off his line from McAnuff's corner. Not sure what Al Habsi was doing there.
    • 51' Nice pass by Shorey to set up Roberts, who sends the shot spinning wide of goal from 15 yards out.
    • 48' Chance for Di Santo to net as he dashed onto Gomez's pass, but Federici dives to make an excellent save.
    • 37' Glorious chance for Gomez to level from Kone's pass. But he somehow lifts the ball over the bar from 10 yards. Bad miss.
    • 34' GOAL! Morrison leaps to power home a header from Shorey's free-kick and the visiting side lead 1-0. Brilliant header. Wigan nowhere to be seen.
    • 25' Shorey swings the ball over the wall. Al Habsi made a meal of that before clasping it at the second attempt.
    • 23' Kone manages to dart beyond Federici. Prods the ball at goal, but a fine piece of defending by Shorey to get it away.
    • 18' Le Fondre somehow heads wide from five yards out after he was picked out by McAnuff. Glorious chance not taken.
    • 17' Real chance for Morrison and Le Fondre, but neither can get a header on target from the Shorey delivery.
    • 10' Glorious chance for Kone to give Wigan the lead! Met Beausejour's cross, but he somehow heads wide from eight yards. Should have been the opening goal.
    • 3' Beausejour forces Federici to palm the ball out before Reading eventually scramble it clear. Wigan first to show this afternoon.
    • 14:20 Teams: Wigan Athletic: Al Habsi, Kone, McCarthy, Jones, Maloney, Gomez, Boyce, Ramis, Beausejour, Stam, Figueroa..subs: Pollitt, Lopez, Fyvie, McArthur, McManaman, Boselli, Di Santo////Reading: Federici, Gunter, Shorey, Leigertwood, le Fondre, McAnuff, Morrison, Tabb, Gorkss, Robson-Kanu, Roberts..subs: Taylor, Mariappa, Harte, Cummings, McCleary, Hunt, Pogrebnyak

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      Own Goal 6 5
      Defenders
      5 7
      Substitution Out49′ 4.3 5
      7.1 7
      Midfielders
      Yellow Card 6.3 5
      Yellow Card Substitution Out83′ 5.7 7
      4.5 7
      7 8
      Strikers
      Goals ×3 7 9
      Substitution Out45′ 5.6 6
      7.3 7
      Subs
      Substitution In83′ 6.3 6
      Substitution In49′ 4.2 6
      Substitution In45′ 5 7
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      3 6
      Defenders
      4.2 6
      1 6
      Goal 6.4 7
      6.5 7
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out73′ 5.5 7
      4 6
      4 7
      4.3 6
      Strikers
      7.5 5
      Substitution Out84′ 6.7 6
      Subs
      Substitution In73′ 6.7 6
      Substitution In84′ 4 6

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  1. I had Gomez in my fantasy team for 3 weeks and didn't­ score much and this week i got rid of him and scores a­ hattrick #$%$.

    From Ronny, on Sat 24 Nov 17:34

  2. MOTD will be a cracker.

    From Borat, on Sat 24 Nov 17:06

  3. Sounds like a great match. What a relief for Wigan,­ getting that last-moment goal, and what a shame for­ Reading.

    From Brenda H, on Sat 24 Nov 16:55

  4. 2-1 wigan win

    From Apiz, on Sat 24 Nov 3:32

  5. 2-0 reading le fondre 25 64

    From Jordan, on Fri 23 Nov 18:41
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