Football
Reading vs Arsenal. Premier League.
8:00pm, Monday 17th December 2012.
Select Car Leasing StadiumAttendance: Attendance24,125.
Match ends, Reading 2, Arsenal 5.
Second Half ends, Reading 2, Arsenal 5.
Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Arteta with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Adam Le Fondre (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukas Podolski with a cross.
Offside, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jobi McAnuff (Reading).
Substitution, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud replaces Theo Walcott.
Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Santi Cazorla.
Attempt missed. Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Theo Walcott (Arsenal).
Mikele Leigertwood (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Reading 2, Arsenal 5. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
Foul by Jay Tabb (Reading).
Substitution, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsey replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Attempt saved. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lukas Podolski.
Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Jimmy Kébé.
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jack Wilshere (Arsenal).
Kaspars Gorkss (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Reading 2, Arsenal 4. Jimmy Kébé (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hal Robson-Kanu.
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Reading).
Goal! Reading 1, Arsenal 4. Adam Le Fondre (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Tabb with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Substitution, Reading. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Noel Hunt.
Substitution, Reading. Adam Le Fondre replaces Pavel Pogrebnyak.
Goal! Reading 0, Arsenal 4. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Podolski.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kaspars Gorkss.
Attempt blocked. Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott with a cross.
Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
Offside, Reading. Pavel Pogrebnyak is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jack Wilshere with a through ball.
Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
Jimmy Kébé (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Second Half begins Reading 0, Arsenal 3.
First Half ends, Reading 0, Arsenal 3.
Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bacary Sagna with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nicky Shorey.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Jack Wilshere (Arsenal).
Jobi McAnuff (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Reading. Noel Hunt is caught offside.
Foul by Mikel Arteta (Arsenal).
Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Arsenal. Theo Walcott is caught offside.
Goal! Reading 0, Arsenal 3. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs with a headed pass.
Goal! Reading 0, Arsenal 2. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Podolski with a cross.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jack Wilshere.
Attempt blocked. Mikele Leigertwood (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Jimmy Kébé (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobi McAnuff with a cross.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adam Federici.
Attempt saved. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt blocked. Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Thomas Vermaelen.
Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santi Cazorla with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
Attempt blocked. Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
Offside, Reading. Jobi McAnuff is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Jay Tabb (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Pogrebnyak.
Attempt blocked. Noel Hunt (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Tabb with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Goal! Reading 0, Arsenal 1. Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs with a cross.
Offside, Reading. Jimmy Kébé is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Noel Hunt (Reading) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicky Shorey with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Per Mertesacker.
Attempt blocked. Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Arteta.
Attempt missed. Jobi McAnuff (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pavel Pogrebnyak.
Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Mikele Leigertwood (Reading).
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Shaun Cummings.
Offside, Arsenal. Lukas Podolski is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
