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2012-12-17 - Reading vs Arsenal

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Match Preview :

Monday Night Football comes from the Madejski Stadium as bottom club Reading hosts Arsenal.

Reading dropped to bottom spot after Queen Park Rangers managed their first win of the season which pushed them up above Reading in the standings.

As it is now Reading has managed only one win in their last 16 matches since they gained promotion to the Premiership and will need to get some points before the Christmas period gets underway. They head into this match on a run of five straight defeats but Brian McDermott's players will be glad to face Arsenal as the Gunners have been struggling of late as well.

Arsenal were knocked out of the Capital One League Cup by Bradford and will be keen to get back on winning terms here. It should be noted that Arsenal have already scored seven times at the Madejski this season in the League Cup clash back in October.

Both sides need to win this match so we could see a very open game on the cards here tonight. It should be noted that Arsenal have met Reading 10 times in all competitions and Arsenal have won all of them!

But The Gunners have failed to win in any of their last six away games in all competitions so they must aim to break that jinx tonight!

Team News :

Reading Team News :
Strike duo Jason Roberts and Pavel Pogrebnyak could start this match for the home side. Roberts (hip) and Pogrebnyak (unspecified) are doubtful for the game as they nurse knocks, but could feature at some point.

Jimmy Kebe (groin) and Jem Karacan (knee) have returned to training but will not play, while Sean Morrison (ankle) is still sidelined and Alex McCarthy is out on long term.

Arsenal Team News :
Arsenal will have striker Olivier Giroud back in the side after a back problem. Defender Laurent Koscielny has resumed training after his thigh injury, but England winger Theo Walcott (calf) will be checked before kickoff.

Full-back Andre Santos (stomach muscle) and midfielder Abou Diaby (thigh) remains out of the side.

Predictions :

Go for Arsenal to win this match and give the 3/4 ball here.

The Statistics :

READING LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2012-12-01	L	3-4	H v Man_Utd
	2012-11-17	W	2-1	H v Everton
	2012-11-10	D	0-0	H v Norwich
	2012-10-27	D	3-3	H v Fulham
	2012-09-29	D	2-2	H v Newcastle
	2012-09-16	L	1-3	H v Tottenham

ARSENAL LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2012-11-28	D	1-1	A v Everton
	2012-11-24	D	0-0	A v Aston_Villa
	2012-11-03	L	2-1	A v Man_Utd
	2012-10-20	L	1-0	A v Norwich
	2012-10-06	W	1-3	A v West_Ham
	2012-09-23	D	1-1	A v Man_City

HEAD TO HEAD READING v ARSENAL
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2007-11-12	Reading	1-3	Arsenal
2006-10-22	Reading	0-4	Arsenal

The Pick :

Reading 0-1 Arsenal

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take Arsenal to win here.
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Main Bet :
Go for Arsenal and give the -3/4 ball handicap away.

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