Football
Arsenal vs Reading. Premier League.
3:00pm, Saturday 30th March 2013.
Emirates StadiumAttendance: Attendance60,082.
Match ends, Arsenal 4, Reading 1.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, Reading 1.
Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Guthrie with a headed pass.
Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs is caught offside.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Noel Hunt.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jobi McAnuff (Reading).
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
Mikele Leigertwood (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bacary Sagna.
Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mikele Leigertwood (Reading).
Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Hal Robson-Kanu.
Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Arteta is caught offside.
Goal! Arsenal 4, Reading 1. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Adrian Mariappa (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, Reading. Hope Akpan replaces Jem Karacan.
Substitution, Arsenal. Lukas Podolski replaces Olivier Giroud.
Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Gervinho.
Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nicky Shorey.
Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Nacho Monreal because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
Goal! Arsenal 3, Reading 1. Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jobi McAnuff with a cross.
Goal! Arsenal 3, Reading 0. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gervinho following a fast break.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Per Mertesacker.
Foul by Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal).
Attempt missed. Gervinho (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bacary Sagna with a cross.
Substitution, Reading. Noel Hunt replaces Pavel Pogrebnyak.
Attempt blocked. Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Alex Pearce (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pavel Pogrebnyak with a headed pass.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
Dangerous play by Mikel Arteta (Arsenal).
Danny Guthrie (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mikele Leigertwood.
Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Arsenal 2, Reading 0. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gervinho.
Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Reading 0.
First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Reading 0.
Attempt missed. Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicky Shorey with a cross.
Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
Adrian Mariappa (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Attempt missed. Gervinho (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jem Karacan.
Attempt blocked. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
Attempt missed. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Gervinho (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Laurent Koscielny with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Rosicky.
Hand ball by Gervinho (Arsenal).
Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Gervinho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Gervinho (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
Danny Guthrie (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Danny Guthrie (Reading).
Attempt blocked. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
Attempt blocked. Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Stephen Kelly.
Foul by Bacary Sagna (Arsenal).
Jobi McAnuff (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mikel Arteta (Arsenal).
Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Gervinho (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Offside, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pavel Pogrebnyak.
Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Arteta with a through ball.
Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading).
Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Gervinho (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bacary Sagna with a cross.
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Per Mertesacker (Arsenal).
Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Arsenal 1, Reading 0. Gervinho (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
Attempt missed. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Reading. Pavel Pogrebnyak is caught offside.
Danny Guthrie (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Adrian Mariappa (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jobi McAnuff with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Aaron Ramsey.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
