Wigan Athletic v Reading Preview

By Alan G
August 25 2006

Paul Jewell is set to name an unchanged side to the one that lost at Newcastle despite Pascal Chimbonda recovering from a calf injury.

Brynjar Gunnarsson is expected to pip summer signing Sam Sodje for a place in the Reading starting line-up while Ibrahima Sonko serves a one-match ban following his sending off at Aston Villa in midweek.

                              

Striker Dave Kitson remains sidelined by a knee injury but winger Glen Little should claim a place on the bench after shrugging off a hamstring problem.

 

 

Latics (from): Kirkland, Boyce, Chimbonda, Hall, De Zeeuw, Baines, Valencia, Landzaat, Scharner, McCulloch, Heskey, Camara, Kavanagh, Connolly, Pollitt, Jackson, Wright.

Reading (from): Hahnemann, Stack, Murty, Halls, Ingimarsson, Gunnarsson, Sodje, Shorey, Seol, Little, Sidwell, Harper, Hunt, Convey, Oster, Lita, Doyle, Long, Cox.

 

 

Referee: Mike Riley (Leeds).