A brilliant free-kick from Reading sees Lehmann scrambling but he finally collects to the despair of Reading

Dave Kitson wastes a chance to score after getting the ball stuck under his feet

Diaby makes an inspirational run forward, somewhere coming forward after slipping twice, then giving the ball to Aliadiere who shots but without enough power

Aliadiere has the ball in the back of the net, but the ball is chalked off for offside

Bikey puts in a tremendous tackle to stop Baptista scoring again

Leroy Lita has a brilliant chance to put Reading back in it, but Lehmann thwarts the effort and clears

Good forward play from Aliadiere and Baptista who link up well, ending in Baptista firing over the bar

A great move from Reading to get back in the game, Lita turns and plays in Sidwell who can't find the target or it was a certain goal

Arsenal break through Ljungberg yet again, who looks for Walcott on the edge of the box but Shorey tackles just as the young theo looked to have got his chance

Baptista is causing Reading problems whenever he gets the ball, and this time is about to unleash a shot when Bikey comes in with a great challenge

A Stephen Hunt corner causes chaos inside the Arsenal box and Sidwell has a free header and fires just over the bar when he should of scored. Gallas and Lehmann are furious with eachother and exchange pushes in the chest

A beautiful chipped ball from Fabregas after Reading failed to clear their lines after a corner, sees Walcott through on goal, but he can't convert and Hahnemann makes another good save

Denilson trys a long-range effort for Arsenal but it flys high over the Reading bar

Theo Walcott has a good run and looks to finish it off with a curling shot around Hahnemann, although his shot gets no curl he still has the keeper scrambling but it goes just wide

Reading have responded well to going a goal down and don't look to have caved in just yet

Fabregas lashes a 25yard angled shot towards goal, Hahnemann makes an absolutly stunning save to tip the ball around the post for a corner

Bad communication between Baptista and Ljunberg sees a move break down, as Baptista plays the ball where Ljunberg had been rather than where he was running towards

Ljungberg forces Hahnemann to make a great save after Hleb had drove the ball towards goal. It wouldn't have counted anyway after a very late flag

Arsenal break through Fabregas again, who was tackled well by Ingimarsson, with Walcott lurking

Arsenal break and get bodies around the box again but fail to capatilise as Hleb plays a sloppy final ball

Lehmann has to be out of his box quickly to stop Lita getting in for Reading, he smashes the ball out of play for a throw-in

Fabregas puts a ball into the box, but its another wasted free-kick by Arsenal, straight into the hands of Hahnemann

Stephen Hunt crosses a free-kick into the box and Kitson directs a decent header towards goal but it doesn't trouble Lehmann

Reading will have to sort themselves out at the back to avoid Arsenal scoring, but in turn the Arsenal defence look dodgy on set-pieces

An excellent Arsenal move sees Hleb play Baptista in, who has a great chance to score but squares the ball to Fabregas who has a tap-in but completly misses the ball. What a chance

Steve Sidwell drives forward and drilles a look effort to forces Lehmann to makes a decent save

Ljungberg goes for an acrobatic effort after Fabregas swings a free-kick into the penalty area but it flys wide

Reading are finally starting to get a grip on the game, getting more possession but Arsenal still look dangerous whenever they go forward

Ivar Ingimarsson plays a brilliant long ball towards Leroy Lita who wins a corner after some good work

The Royals get their first corner and Dave Kitson heads just over the bar for Reading's first chance

Its all Arsenal and its hard to remember Reading having possession in Arsenal's half

Arsenal break from end-to-end in seconds. Fredrik Ljungberg eventually sqaures the ball to Hleb who forces Hahnemann to make an excellent save

A great free flowing move as Cesc Fabregas breaks and gives the ball to Baptista who shoots on the turn, going narrowly wide of Marcus Hahnemann's goal

BIkey makes a great clearance at the backpost to deny Julio Baptista from scoring his first Premiership goal

Everything is coming through Theo Walcott who looks lively for Arsenal surging forward down the left at every oppurtunity

Arsenal having all the possesion early on, and applying some pressure to Reading in the opening preceddings

Fabregas plays a ball across the box, two Arsenal players free and on-side but niether can connect with the ball

Arsenal carve Reading open early on, Alexander Hleb cuts inside to feed the ball to Cesc Fabregas who is thwarted by Andre Bikey.

Reading line-up as: Hahnemann, Murty, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Shorey, Little, Sidwell, Harper, Hunt, Kitson, Lita

Arsenal line-up as: Lehmann, Djourou, Gallas, Silva, Clichy, Ljungberg, Fabregas, Denilson, Hleb, Walcott, Julio Baptista

Reading make five changes to their side that lost narrowly to Mancheser United in the FA Cup in midweek. Steve Copell brings back his stars and Little, Hunt, Lita, Hahnemann and Harper all find themselves back in the starting line-up.

Arsenal make four change to their team after a mid-week defeat at Blackburn. Eboue and Traore miss out due to suspension. While Senderos, Almunia and Aliadiere also miss out in place of Lehmann, Walcott, Fabregas, Djourou and Clichy.