Reading 2-5 Arsenal: result and report

Premier League · Monday 17 December 2012

Result

Reading 2-5 Arsenal

Premier League · Monday 17 December 2012, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-3

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Reading 2-5 Arsenal: match report

Reading lost to Arsenal 2-5 in the Premier League on Monday 17 December 2012. The half-time score was 0-3.

Lukas Podolski opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Reading's goals came from Adam Le Fondre (66') and Jimmy Kébé (71'). Arsenal scored through Lukas Podolski (14'), Santi Cazorla (32'), Santi Cazorla (35'), Santi Cazorla (60') and Theo Walcott (80').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Arsenal received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 20th on 9 points from 16 and Arsenal 7th on 24 points from 16. Reading went on to finish that season 19th with 30 points, and Arsenal 4th with 73.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Arsenal in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Reading wins, 0 draws and 4 for Arsenal.

Going into the match Reading's last five read L-L-L-L-L and Arsenal's W-L-D-D-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Lukas PodolskiArsenal · 0-1
  • 32'Goal · Santi CazorlaArsenal · 0-2
  • 35'Goal · Santi CazorlaArsenal · 0-3
  • 39'Yellow card · Jobi McAnuffReading
  • 60'Goal · Santi CazorlaArsenal · 0-4
  • 66'Goal · Adam Le FondreReading · 1-4
  • 71'Goal · Jimmy KébéReading · 2-4
  • 72'Yellow card · Jack WilshereArsenal
  • 80'Goal · Theo WalcottArsenal · 2-5

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Reading 0, draws 0, Arsenal 4.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

Adam Federici, Shaun Cummings, Kaspars Gorkss, Mikele Leigertwood, Jobi McAnuff, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Nicky Shorey, Adrian Mariappa, Jimmy Kébé, Jay Tabb, Noel Hunt

Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Wojciech Szczesny, Bacary Sagna, Per Mertesacker, Thomas Vermaelen, Kieran Gibbs, Mikel Arteta, J. Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Santi Cazorla, Lukas Podolski, Theo Walcott