![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Latics' victories over Millwall and Stoke City had retained hopes of an unlikely escape but they were second best for much of the game and failed to manage a shot on target in the first half. Points deductions have had a significant impact on both sides' survival prospects, Reading for breaching the terms of an agreed business plan with the English Football League and Wigan losing three points for repeated non-payment of wages. Jones had looked like being the man to keep Wigan's slim hopes alive, making a number of fine saves to keep them on track for a third successive win and frustrate an increasingly desperate home side.īut the Royals, who have now have gone 12 games without a win, salvaged a point midway through the six minutes of time added to at least give them hope of staying in the second tier. Managerless Reading could drop to the third tier before their final game - which is against Huddersfield on Monday, 8 May - if the Terriers pick up four points from their two games in hand, and Rotherham beat Middlesbrough on Monday, 1 May. The goal sees Reading move to within a point of safety but they have played two games more than closest rivals Huddersfield Town and could be relegated before their final game of the season next weekend if other results go against them. But Wigan keeper Jamie Jones failed to gather a corner and Meite converted from close range to earn a point. ![]()
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