Timeline
- 23' Andy Rinomhota Yellow Card
- 52' Charlie Gray Yellow Card
- 67' Christian Saydee for Reggie Walsh
- 71' Scott Hogan
- 74' James Carragher Yellow Card
- 74' Hayden Roberts Yellow Card
- 77' Jacob Brown for Jamie Reid
- 77' Charlie Savage for Andy Rinomhota
- 78' Jon Mellish for Bradley Burrowes
- 78' Sonny Perkins for Scott Hogan
- 82' Randell Williams for Hayden Roberts
- 85' Fraser Murray for Connor Barrett
Match stats
55%
Possession
45%
13
Shots
17
4
On target
6
10
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
3
Offsides
3
7
Saves
3
391
Accurate passes
288
Lineups
Wigan Athletic
4-4-1-1
41
Whitworth
16
Harris
5
Burns
23
Carragher
4
Mullen
27
Burrowes
6
Weir
18
Gray
2
Barrett
25
Hogan
10
Walsh
Reading
4-1-3-2
1
Pereira
5
Roberts
3
Dorsett
15
O'Conner
2
Godwin-Malife
10
Wing
32
Lane
4
Rinomhota
19
Lisbie
9
Reid
28
Stokes
Wigan Athletic
4-4-1-1
- 41 Joseph Whitworth G
- 5 Finley Burns CD-L
- 23 James Carragher CD-R
- 16 Archie Harris LB
- 4 Jeremiah Mullen RB
- 6 Jensen Weir CM-L
- 18 Charlie Gray CM-R
- 27 Bradley Burrowes ▼ LM
- 2 Connor Barrett ▼ RM
- 25 Scott Hogan ▼ F
- 10 Reggie Walsh ▼ RCF
Came on
- 7 Fraser Murray ▲ SUB
- 38 Christian Saydee ▲ SUB
- 22 Jon Mellish ▲ SUB
- 9 Sonny Perkins ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
- 1 Joe Walsh SUB
- 21 K'Marni Miller SUB
- 19 Chris Sze SUB
Reading
4-1-3-2
- 1 Joel Pereira G
- 3 Jeriel Dorsett CD-L
- 15 Paudie O'Conner CD-R
- 4 Andy Rinomhota ▼ SW
- 5 Hayden Roberts ▼ LB
- 2 Udoka Godwin-Malife RB
- 10 Lewis Wing CM
- 32 Paddy Lane LM
- 19 Kyreece Lisbie RM
- 9 Jamie Reid ▼ CF-L
- 28 Joshua Stokes CF-R
Came on
- 8 Charlie Savage ▲
- 14 Randell Williams ▲
- 18 Jacob Brown ▲
Unused substitutes (4)
- 25 Jack Stephens
- 11 Daniel Kyerewaa
- 6 Liam Fraser
- 20 Josh Knight
Commentary
- 85' Fraser Murray (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 85'
- 82' Randell Williams (Reading) Substitution at 82'
- 78' Sonny Perkins (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 78'
- 78' Jon Mellish (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 78'
- 77' Charlie Savage (Reading) Substitution at 77'
- 77' Jacob Brown (Reading) Substitution at 77'
- 74' Hayden Roberts (Reading) Yellow Card at 74'
- 74' James Carragher (Wigan Athletic) Yellow Card at 74'
- 71' Scott Hogan (Wigan Athletic) Goal at 71'
- 67' Christian Saydee (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 67'
- 52' Charlie Gray (Wigan Athletic) Yellow Card at 52'
- 23' Andy Rinomhota (Reading) Yellow Card at 23'
Recent form
Wigan Athletic
L
W
L
D
L
- L Stockport County 4-0 EFL League One
- D at Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 EFL League One
- L Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 EFL League One
- W Blackpool 3-2 EFL Trophy
- L at Stevenage 1-0 EFL League One
Reading
L
W
D
D
W
- W Notts County 2-0 EFL League One
- D at Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 EFL League One
- D Bradford City 1-1 EFL League One
- W at Milton Keynes Dons 5-1 EFL League One
- L Chelsea U21 2-0 EFL Trophy
Head to head
REA leads series 4-1
- 28 Mar 2026 Reading 3–0 Wigan Athletic 2025-26 English League One
- 10 Feb 2026 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Reading 2025-26 English League One
- 1 Mar 2025 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Reading 2024-25 English League One
- 17 Aug 2024 Reading 2–0 Wigan Athletic 2024-25 English League One
- 20 Jan 2024 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Reading 2023-24 English League One