Arsenal proved too good for Reading with a 5-2 win at the Madejski Stadium
Tuesday 18 December 2012 08:17, UK
Santi Cazorla grabbed a hat-trick as Arsenal climbed up to fifth in the Premier League with a 5-2 win at bottom-of-the-table Reading.
| Reading | Team Statistics | Arsenal |
| 2 | Goals | 5 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 3 |
| 3 | Shots on Target | 13 |
| 2 | Shots off Target | 7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 3 | Corners | 7 |
| 7 | Fouls | 4 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 74.6 | Passing Success | 88 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 66.7 | Tackles Success | 75 |
| 32.9 | Possession | 67.1 |
| 46.7 | Territorial Advantage | 53.3 |
| 339 | Total Passes | 718 |
| 17 | Total Crosses | 21 |
| 141 | Lost Balls | 140 |
| 55 | Recoveries | 55 |
| 29.4 | 1st Half Poss. | 70.6 |
| 34.7 | 2nd Half Poss. | 65.3 |
