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Reading 2-5 Arsenal - December 17, 2012 / Premier League 2012/2013

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Premier League 2012/2013 - Round 17

Madejski Stadium - Reading - England

December 17, 2012 - 20:00

24 125

Reading

2 - 5

Arsenal

Assist by Jay TabbAdam Le Fondre

66'

Assist by Hal Robson-KanuJimmy Kébé

71'

14'

Lukas PodolskiAssist by Kieran Gibbs

32'

Santi CazorlaAssist by Lukas Podolski

35'

Santi CazorlaAssist by Kieran Gibbs

60'

Santi CazorlaAssist by Lukas Podolski

80'

Theo WalcottAssist by Santi Cazorla

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14' - Goal Lukas Podolski

32' - Goal Santi Cazorla

35' - Goal Santi Cazorla

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60' - Goal Santi Cazorla

61' - Substitution Pavel Pogrebnyakis substituted by Hal Robson-Kanu photo Adam Le Fondre

61' - Substitution Noel Huntis substituted by Adam Le Fondre61

66' - Goal Adam Le Fondre66

71' - Goal Jimmy Kébé71

73' - Substitution Jimmy Kébéis substituted by Garath McCleary73

74' - Substitution Alex Oxlade-Chamberlainis substituted by Aaron Ramsey

80' - Goal Theo Walcott

83' - Substitution Santi Cazorlais substituted by Francis Coquelin

85' - Substitution Theo Walcottis substituted by Olivier Giroud

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Reading

2 - 5

Arsenal

Reading Arsenal

Team line-ups

Reading

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

10Hunt61

Noel Hunt

Republic of Ireland

B.date26/12/1982

Age29 years

H1m73

positionStriker

7Pogrebnyak61

Pavel Pogrebnyak

Russia

B.date08/11/1983

Age29 years

H1m88

positionStriker

11McAnuff

Jobi McAnuff

Jamaica

B.date09/11/1981

Age31 years

H1m81

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

14Kébé7173

Jimmy Kébé

Mali

B.date19/01/1984

Age28 years

H1m88

positionRight Midfielder

16Tabb

Jay Tabb

Republic of Ireland

B.date21/02/1984

Age28 years

H1m70

positionLeft central midfielder

8Leigertwood

Mikele Leigertwood

Antigua and Barbuda

B.date12/11/1982

Age30 years

H1m88

positionRight central midfielder

3Shorey

Nicky Shorey

England

B.date19/02/1981

Age31 years

H1m75

positionLeft full-back

6Mariappa

Adrian Mariappa

Jamaica

B.date03/10/1986

Age26 years

H1m80

positionRight full-back

17Gorkss

Kaspars Gorkss

Latvia

B.date06/11/1981

Age31 years

H1m91

positionCentral defender

24Cummings

Shaun Cummings

Jamaica

B.date25/02/1989

Age23 years

H1m83

positionRight full-back

1Federici

Adam Federici

Australia

B.date31/01/1985

Age27 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Adam Federici		27	179	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	D	Kaspars Gorkss		31	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Adrian Mariappa		26	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Nicky Shorey		31	276	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
24	D	Shaun Cummings		23	66	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M	Jimmy Kébé	7173	28	179	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Mikele Leigertwood		30	89	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Jay Tabb		28	103	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Jobi McAnuff		31	149	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	F	Pavel Pogrebnyak	61	29	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Noel Hunt	61	29	149	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

116

Arsenal

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

14Walcott8085

Theo Walcott

England

B.date16/03/1989

Age23 years

H1m76

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

9Podolski14

Lukas Podolski

Germany

B.date04/06/1985

Age27 years

H1m80

positionLeft Winger

19Cazorla60323583

Santi Cazorla

Spain

B.date13/12/1984

Age28 years

H1m68

positionVersatile Offensive Midfielder

15Oxlade-Chamberlain74

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

England

B.date15/08/1993

Age19 years

H1m80

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

10Wilshere

Jack Wilshere

England

B.date01/01/1992

Age20 years

H1m72

positionBox-to-box midfielder

8Arteta

Mikel Arteta

Spain

B.date26/03/1982

Age30 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

28Gibbs

Kieran Gibbs

England

B.date26/09/1989

Age23 years

H1m78

positionLeft full-back

5Vermaelen

Thomas Vermaelen

Belgium

B.date14/11/1985

Age27 years

H1m85

positionLeft central defender

4Mertesacker

Per Mertesacker

Germany

B.date29/09/1984

Age28 years

H1m98

positionRight central defender

3Sagna

Bacary Sagna

France

B.date14/02/1983

Age29 years

H1m76

positionRight full-back

1Szczesny

Wojciech Szczesny

Poland

B.date18/04/1990

Age22 years

H1m95

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Wojciech Szczesny		22	84	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Thomas Vermaelen		27	112	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Per Mertesacker		28	48	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
28	D	Kieran Gibbs		23	87	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Bacary Sagna		29	215	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Mikel Arteta		30	60	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Jack Wilshere		20	74	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Santi Cazorla	60323583	28	23	9You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	M	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	74	19	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	F	Theo Walcott	8085	23	238	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	M	Lukas Podolski	14	27	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
19	M	Hal Robson-Kanu	61	23	104	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	M	Garath McCleary	73	25	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Adam Le Fondre	6661	26	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
16	M	Aaron Ramsey	74	21	124	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
22	M	Francis Coquelin	83	21	37	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	F	Olivier Giroud	85	26	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Kaspars Gorkss

Alex Pearce

OUT

Pavel Pogrebnyak

Adam Le Fondre

OUT

Jimmy Kébé

Garath McCleary

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Theo Walcott

Gervinho

OUT

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Aaron Ramsey

OUT

Mikel Arteta

Francis Coquelin

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Brian McDermott

154

Success rate in this team:

45 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

McDermott vs Arsenal

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on December 17, 2012

McDermott vs Wenger

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on December 17, 2012

Manager

Age

Match num

Arsène Wenger

927

Success rate in this team:

57 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

52 %

Wenger vs Reading

7 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 17, 2012

Wenger vs McDermott

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 17, 2012

Referee

Anthony Taylor

4 victories	3 draws	5 losses	Reading12 matches	General total	Arsenal50 matches	30 victories	12 draws	8 losses
0 victory	0 draw	2 losses	Reading2 matches	Season total	Arsenal3 matches	3 victories	0 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on February 20, 2016					Latest figure on March 31, 2024

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Key figures

Reading keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a draw vs Arsenal running (since 16/02/1935). It's a record streak. The first of history

Arsenal keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss away from home in Premier League running (since 24/11/2012).

Reading keeps its 5 consecutive losses vs Arsenal in Premier League running (since 22/10/2006). It's a record streak. The first of history

Read the next 21 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DReading 2-2 Newcastle United29/09/2012

DReading 3-3 Fulham27/10/2012

LReading 5-7 Arsenal30/10/2012

DReading 0-0 Norwich City10/11/2012

VReading 2-1 Everton17/11/2012

LReading 3-4 Manchester United01/12/2012

Overall

VReading 2-1 Everton17/11/2012

LWigan 3-2 Reading24/11/2012

LAston Villa 1-0 Reading27/11/2012

LReading 3-4 Manchester United01/12/2012

LSouthampton 1-0 Reading08/12/2012

LSunderland 3-0 Reading11/12/2012

Current form

Away

LManchester United 2-1 Arsenal03/11/2012

DSchalke 04 2-2 Arsenal06/11/2012

DAston Villa 0-0 Arsenal24/11/2012

DEverton 1-1 Arsenal28/11/2012

LOlympiacos 2-1 Arsenal04/12/2012

DBradford 1-1 Arsenal11/12/2012

Overall

DAston Villa 0-0 Arsenal24/11/2012

DEverton 1-1 Arsenal28/11/2012

LArsenal 0-2 Swansea01/12/2012

LOlympiacos 2-1 Arsenal04/12/2012

VArsenal 2-0 West Bromwich Albion08/12/2012

DBradford 1-1 Arsenal11/12/2012

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	1	5
Winless streak	1	5
Drawless streak	2	6
Scoring streak	2	0
Goalless streak	0	2
Conceding streak	2	6

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	1	2
Winless streak	6	1
Scoring streak	3	3
Conceding streak	3	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

862	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	15
19	FBDB index ranking (National)	4

Results

16	Number of games (Competition total)	16
7	Number of games (Home / Away)	8
1	Victories (Competition total)	6
1	Victories (Home / Away)	2
6	Draws (Competition total)	6
4	Draws (Home / Away)	4
9	Losses (Competition total)	4
2	Losses (Home / Away)	2

Goals

19	Goals scored (Competition total)	26
12	Goals scored (Home / Away)	8
31	Goals conceded (Competition total)	16
14	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	6
1.19	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.63
1.71	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1
1.94	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1
2	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0.75

Betting aid

9	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	6
5	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	2
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	6
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	3
6	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	5
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	3
10	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	8
6	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	4
1-1 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-0 (2 times)

Bookings

17	Yellow cards (Competition total)	16
8	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	8
0	Red cards (Competition total)	1
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	1

Key players

Adam Le Fondre	4 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	4 goals	Lukas Podolski
Adam Le Fondre	4 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	3 goals	Santi Cazorla
Adam Le Fondre	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Mikel Arteta
Adam Le Fondre	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Jobi McAnuff	5 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	4 assists	Santi Cazorla
Nicky Shorey	3 assists	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	2 assists	Lukas Podolski
Nicky Shorey	4 assists during the last 6 matches	The fittest player	2 goals during the last match	Mikel Arteta

Historical head to head

Home

6 matches

0 v

0 d

6 l

8 gf

20 ga

Away

4 matches

0 v

0 d

4 l

1 gf

8 ga

Total

10 matches

0 v

0 d

10 l

9 gf

28 ga

Historical head to head

Home

4 matches

4 v

0 d

0 l

8 gf

1 ga

Away

6 matches

6 v

0 d

0 l

20 gf

8 ga

Total

10 matches

10 v

0 d

0 l

28 gf

9 ga

Largest victory

No success yet

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	October 22, 2006
Away	4 - 0	October 22, 2006

Latest head to head

October 30, 2012 - League Cup 2012/2013

Reading

5 - 7

Arsenal

April 19, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008

Arsenal

2 - 0

Reading

November 12, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008

Reading

1 - 3

Arsenal

March 03, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007

Arsenal

2 - 1

Reading

October 22, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007

Reading

0 - 4

Arsenal

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

Tony Wagstaff	1 goal	1972 - 1972
Noel Hunt	1 goal	2012 - 2012
Pavel Pogrebnyak	1 goal	2012 - 2012
Nicky Shorey	1 goal	2007 - 2007
Mikele Leigertwood	1 goal	2012 - 2012
Jason Roberts	1 goal	2012 - 2012

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 16/02/1935. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Reading

Robin van Persie	2 goals	2005 - 2006
Alexander Hleb	2 goals	2006 - 2007
Marouane Chamakh	2 goals	2012 - 2012
Gilberto Silva	2 goals	2007 - 2008
Emmanuel Adebayor	2 goals	2007 - 2008
Charly Nicholas	2 goals	1987 - 1987

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 16/02/1935. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Arsenal

James Harper	5 matches	2005 - 2008
Nicky Shorey	5 matches	2005 - 2012
Marcus Hahnemann	5 matches	2005 - 2008
Ívar Ingimarsson	5 matches	2005 - 2008
Dave Kitson	4 matches	2005 - 2008
Kevin Doyle	4 matches	2005 - 2007

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 16/02/1935. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Reading

Theo Walcott	5 matches	2006 - 2012
Cesc Fàbregas	4 matches	2006 - 2008
Alexander Hleb	4 matches	2006 - 2008
Johan Djourou	4 matches	2005 - 2012
William Gallas	4 matches	2006 - 2008
Gilberto Silva	3 matches	2006 - 2008