Reading 5-7 Arsenal (AET) - Halloween Thriller as Gunners fight back from the dead

Reading squander a four goal lead at home to Arsenal as the Gunners progress to the Quarter Finals of the Capital One Cup after a pulsating match at the Madejski Stadium.

Reading v Arsenal - Match Thread

So plenty of changes for either side.

The headlines for Reading is a return for Adam Federici while there's again no room for last year's player of the season Alex Pearce. Is the defender being omitted for form reasons or is this to do with his contract having just over 6 months left to run? Likewise there's no Danny Guthrie despite the manager's insistance that there's been no bust up.....

Meanwhile as expected Arsenal have fielded a team full of youth players but will the likes of Arshavin and Walcott in the lineup there's still plenty of players that can cause us problems.

Reading: Federici; Gunter, Shorey, Gorkss (c), Morrison; Leigertwood, Tabb, McCleary, Robson-Kanu; Hunt, Roberts

Arsenal: Arsenal: Martinez; Jenkinson, Djourou (c), Miquel, Koscielny; Arshavin, Frimpong, Gnabry, Coquelin; Chamakh, Walcott

So what do you think? Leave you thoughts throughout the game here on The Tilehurst End.

View From The Town End - Arsenal (H) (League Cup)

So it's no wins in nine against Arsenal and just two wins from 10 games in all competitions this season for the Royals... the omens sure do look good... But while pessimism might be abundent among Reading fans right now how do Arsenal fans see tonight's game going? We spoke to Ted Harwood from fellow SB Nation site The Short Fuse