When | Wednesday 16 March 2001, 7.45pm kick-off |
Who and Where | SECOND
DIVISION PLAY OFF - Semi-Final, Second Leg. Wigan Athletic (Home, Madejski Stadium) |
Ticket Info |
This match is
ALL-TICKET and tickets will be sold out well in advance of the game. |
Travel, Food and Beer. |
Home match
- See away fans guide for travel,
food and beer guide. |
Team news |
Graeme Murty is expected to miss the second leg fixture as well as the first leg after a head injury during training last week. Murty will probably be available for selection if we progress to the final. Andy Gurney, who did such a good job at Wigan on Sunday looks set to continue in the full back position. Robinson, Hunter and Viveash will make up the rest of the defence. Caskey may start in place of Jones in the midfield - but James Harper is also competing for a start. Rougier could be recalled to the bench as the Royals look for the essential home victory. Reading - from: Whitehead, Gurney, Viveash, Hunter, Robinson, Parkinson, Jones, Caskey, Igoe, Cureton Forster, Butler, McIntyre, Williams, Harper. Wigan - from: Carroll, Bradshaw, McGibbon, De Zeeuw, Sharp, Green, Nicholls, Martinez, Beagrie, Roberts, Liddell, Ashcroft, McCulloch, Haworth, Stillie, Sheridan. |
Form Guide |
The first leg of this semi-final ended in a 0-0 draw at Wigan's JJB stadium on Sunday. Reading got the result they needed to bring the fixture back to the Madejski Stadium needing a win to progress to the final in Cardiff on the 27th of May. Reading's Last Six Games Of The Season Wigan Athletic's Last Six Games Of The Season Semi-Final First Leg Fixture: Wigan
Athletic 0 Reading 0 |
Previous Meetings |
Wigan have the edge through history: 2000/2001 Season: 1999/2000 Season: 1998/1999 Season: |
Match Odds |
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Predictions | Reading went to Wigan on Saturday to get the draw - and managed
exactly that. We now need to follow that up with the vital victory. The
tactics have paid off so far - and a victory at home over a Wigan side that
failed to beat us at their place seems likely. A win for the Royals. |
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