Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Reading against Arsenal from the Madejski Stadium. An 8pm start in this one. Pressure on both teams to get a result tonight with Reading battling relegation and Arsenal trying to bury the memory of their loss to Bradford City on penalties in the League Cup last week.
Premier League / Matchday 17
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- A. Le Fondre(66')
- J. Kebe(71')
- L. Podolski(14')
- S. Cazorla(32', 34', 60')
- T. Walcott(80')
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Updated 17/12/2012 at 22:25 GMT
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90+3'
Federici comes off his line to save from Giroud, but that will be the final action of the night. A comfortable 5-2 win for Arsenal which could have been more convincing.
89'
Flag goes up against Giroud. We are into three minutes of time added on.
88'
Arsenal will be only two points behind fourth-placed Tottenham with this victory.
87'
Vermaelen makes an important challenge to win the ball from McAnuff as he prepared to pull the trigger from the edge of the box.
86'
Currently there have been 14 goals scored in the last two Premier League matches at the Madejski Stadium. Most of them finding the back of the Reading net.
85'
Arsenal trying some lovely passing stuff out. Smile back on Wenger's face after that mini-comeback by the home side.
84'
McCleary shows some pace and throws over a probing cross, but Arsenal manage to deal with the danger.
83'
Change for Arsenal as Giroud arrives to replace Walcott for the visiting team.
82'
Arsenal have scored five goals in a Premier League away match for the first time in 14 months, since the 5-3 victory at Chelsea. They last scored six at Everton in Aug 2009.
81'
Cazorla departs to be replaced by Francis Coquelin for the visiting side.
80'
Podolski fires the ball wide of goal after being sent in Walcott. Arsenal could yet hit a sixth here. Reading ripped apart by pace.
79'
GOAL! Walcott accepts the pass from Cazorla to slide the ball into the corner of the net after some neat build-up work. A 5-2 lead now for Arsenal, who can breathe a little easier.
78'
Wilshere wins the ball from Shorey. Mariappa rises to head clear with Cazorla looking to pounce on any errors at the back.
77'
If Cazorla scores again he will be the third Arsenal player to score a record four goals in a match, after Thierry Henry (v Leeds in 2004) and Andrey Arshavin (v Liverpool in 2009).
76'
Tabb with a late challenge on Wilshere, who is far from happy with the nature of that tackle. No booking though for Tabb.
75'
Arsenal with 18 shots at goal compared to four from Reading. But Reading have two goals from their efforts.
74'
The only club in Premier League history to fail to win after leading by four goals is Arsenal – drawing 4-4 at Newcastle in Feb 2011.
73'
Aaron Ramsey is going to replace Oxlade-Chamberlain for the visiting side.
72'
Arsenal hit on the break here as Cazorla sees a shot blocked by Federici. Fine stop by the keeper as that ball was travelling.