EFL Cup, 4th Round: Arsenal v Reading, Tuesday 25th October, 7.45pm

[Kano]

https://youtu.be/DmzohDd56ww

More of the same please.

[Goonermerree]

Dunno about the same. The same from us goals wise, but a clean sheet would be nice.

[fakeyank]

15-0 win

[Marc Overmars]

£10 games. :bow:

Hopefully a good run out for the squaddies.

2-0.

[Letters]

https://youtu.be/DmzohDd56ww

More of the same please.

:lol: That was the night, not long after MrsL and me had got back from honeymoon, we went to our wedding photographer to have a preview of the pictures and wedding album.

Got in the car to find a series of very angry, sweary messages from Adzz. I said I took it things weren't going well and he told me it was 4-0.
He then said it had gone to 4-1 and I jokingly replied "we're going to win 5-4".
Then he said it had gone to 4-2 and, just as we were parking at home, 4-3.
So I ran upstairs and managed to catch the end. Couldn't believe it when we got back to 4-4.

Saw the rest.

Crazy game :lol:

[Goonermerree]

https://youtu.be/DmzohDd56ww

More of the same please.

I enjoyed watching that, I'd forgotten how close we were to going out!!

[adzzzbatch]

:lol: That was the night, not long after MrsL and me had got back from honeymoon, we went to our wedding photographer to have a preview of the pictures and wedding album.

Got in the car to find a series of very angry, sweary messages from Adzz. I said I took it things weren't going well and he told me it was 4-0.
He then said it had gone to 4-1 and I jokingly replied "we're going to win 5-4".
Then he said it had gone to 4-2 and, just as we were parking at home, 4-3.
So I ran upstairs and managed to catch the end. Couldn't believe it when we got back to 4-4.

Saw the rest.

Crazy game :lol:

I remember that! :haha: Mental!

Wasn't that the game where afterwards Arsenal fans were singing at the lone sp*rs fan at Reading station?

[GP]

I remember that! :haha: Mental!

Wasn't that the game where afterwards Arsenal fans were singing at the lone sp*rs fan at Reading station?

"He hasn't got any credit!"

[Goonermerree]

Am I right in thinking that Xhaka will out for this match, then Sunderland, but will be back for Totdtnum?

[GP]

Am I right in thinking that Xhaka will out for this match, then Sunderland, but will be back for Totdtnum?

Indeedly doodly

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

utterly absurd if he's serving a three match ban

I'd have to go a long way to find something i've given less thought to recently than this match.

[Niall_Quinn]

utterly absurd if he's serving a three match ban

I'd have to go a long way to find something i've given less thought to recently than this match.

Xhaka was aware of the Xhaka rule, or he should have been. If he didn't want to get banned then he should have signed for a different team. No sympathy for him at all.

[Kano]

I enjoyed watching that, I'd forgotten how close we were to going out!!

It's a lot more enjoyable to watch when you know we are going to win at the end of it. At the time, that first half sat alongside the 8-2 and 6-1 first half spankings we got from Utd. Possibly even worse given it was Reading. No idea how we managed to come back from that. Cracking game though.

[Goonermerree]

Xhaka probably wouldn't have played in this match anyway, so it's a good one to use up his ban on.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Not the point, it's utterly ridiculous that someone should serve a three match ban for that.

[Goonermerree]

Maybe, but he is, so it's a good game for him to be banned for.

[Letters]

:lol: It is ludicrous he was banned for 3 games but yes, given that he has been it's good that this is one of them.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Captain Paul McShane said "the shackles are off" his side for the game.

The 30-year-old defender said cup competitions were "secondary" for the promotion-chasing Royals this season, but added: "That makes Tuesday night's match a bonus game.

"We'll go and enjoy the game, and everything is possible."

This sounds dangerously close to suggesting that Reading are going to come and play football, that's dangerous talk he should stop that.

[Niall_Quinn]

Captain Paul McShane said "the shackles are off" his side for the game.

The 30-year-old defender said cup competitions were "secondary" for the promotion-chasing Royals this season, but added: "That makes Tuesday night's match a bonus game.

"We'll go and enjoy the game, and everything is possible."

This sounds dangerously close to suggesting that Reading are going to come and play football, that's dangerous talk he should stop that.

Or kick the shit out of us, which is more likely I think.

[KSE Comedy Club]

I'm going to this, on the overground now on my way.

We should win this no problem :good:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez, Jenkinson, Holding, Gabriel, Gibbs, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Ox, Jeff, Iwobi, Lucas

[Kano]

:lol: It is ludicrous he was banned for 3 games but yes, given that he has been it's good that this is one of them.

Given it was Mike Dean refereeing on Saturday, Mustafi is lucky he didn't get a similar punishment for his rugby tackle on Rameriz.

[Kano]

Martinez, Jenkinson, Holding, Gabriel, Gibbs, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Ox, Jeff, Iwobi, Lucas

The Jeff :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Got this stream working for me right now:

http://westreamsoccer.com/live/arsenal-reading-fc-live.html

[Goonermerree]

http://www.ifeed2all.eu/type/football.html

This one is not too bad so far.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Crap header from Holding.

[Goonermerree]

Jenkinson pah

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Good to see the Coporal back though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez, Jenkinson, Holding, Gabriel, Gibbs, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Ox, Jeff, Iwobi, Lucas

Reading: Al-Habsi, Watson, Obita, L.Moore, Blackett, Kelly, Van den Berg, Evans, McCleary, Harriott, Samuel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jenks fecked it.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Jenks should have buried that!

[Goonermerree]

Lucas pah ox pah

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox drils it across goal!

[Goonermerree]

Looking sharp, splitting the defence, but just not taking our chances.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Impressed with Ox and Iwobi so far. Both getting into the game.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Jenkinson is back i see

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Thank you BeIN Sports :rolleyes:

[Goonermerree]

I love this stream I'm on, it just split the screen and showed a goal in another match. Something to do with what or fans were just singing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maitland-Niles puts it wide.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Just wide from teh Tory after good work from Ox.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

loose defending there let Obita have a shot.

Come on Ox, switch on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just go for goal Lucas if you're going to fuck up the FIFA goal!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FUCKING HELL PEREZ!

[Niall_Quinn]

Total bottle job by Perez. Not good to see in a striker.

[Kano]

Lucas :doh:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Should have gone around teh keeper god damn it!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Total bottle job by Perez. Not good to see in a striker.

Hate to say it but it reminds me of something that Chamkah would do.

Just hope it's just a confidence issue with Lucas still being new to the team.

[Goonermerree]

We really have to be putting these chances away and we need to Lucus to be a strong back up striker

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great tackle from Holding. :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

What a tackle from Gibbs to save that situation!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Great tackle from Holding. :bow:

Was it him? Thought it was Gibbs.

My mistake. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hate to say it but it reminds me of something that Chamkah would do.

Just hope it's just a confidence issue with Lucas still being new to the team.

I guess, played percentages and should've been a certain goal, somehow managed to screw it up. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Was it him? Thought it was Gibbs.

My mistake. :doh:

I am guessing but I think so.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox shows the opposite reason why not always good idea going for goal.

[adzzzbatch]

Should've been a red. Didn't go for the ball only the man.

*Going by the made up rule...

[Niall_Quinn]

Goal scoring opportunity for Ox, defender trips him, no chance of getting the ball. Red card. Reading down to 10.

Apart from the fact it was no card at all. Ref didn't blink. He mustn't know the new rule.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

The Tory blasts over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OX!!!!! :bow:

[Thierrymon]

Ox!

[Goonermerree]

We're doing everything but score, no oxxxx

[The Emirates Gallactico]

OX!

[GP]

Lovely goal.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Now do that every week Alex!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

On 4 goals now for the season.

One more and it is his best ever tally for us. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great shot from Harriott.

[AFC Leveller]

6 plz

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Great shot from Harriott.

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/004/781/hariottttttttttt.png

:unsure::unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Harriott with the deflected fluker, just goes over.

Gabriel. :bow:

Great block.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/004/781/hariottttttttttt.png

:unsure::unsure:

Prick with a fork.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Tyler Blackett :lol:

I remember him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Matalan. :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

The Tory blasts wide again.

His mother needs to have a word.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.

[adzzzbatch]

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/004/781/hariottttttttttt.png

:unsure::unsure:

Ainsley :bow: Spice :bow: Jerk :bow: Rub :bow:

[GP]

Ainsley :bow: Spice :bow: Jerk :bow: Rub :bow:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQCo9fLYWI&ab_channel=h3h3Productions

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ainsley :bow: Spice :bow: Jerk :bow: Rub :bow:

Use to watch him on Ready Steady Cook all the time when I was younger.


Great show. :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQCo9fLYWI&ab_channel=h3h3Productions

He's also a major Arsenal fan.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3503366/Ainsley-Harriott-won-t-miss-Arsenal-games-host-Saturday-Kitchen.html

What.A.Guy.

:bow::bow:

[adzzzbatch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQCo9fLYWI&ab_channel=h3h3Productions

:gp: :gp: :gp:

[LDG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQCo9fLYWI&ab_channel=h3h3Productions

:haha: :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Two tippy tappy teams go handbag to handbag :bow:

Riveting.

Good goal by Ox though. And Peres doesn't look like much in the striker's role. He seems more of a wide man to me. Shocking lack of composure when he was through on the keeper. Don't want to write him off yet but so far in his Arsenal career he's done his best work out wide.

[adzzzbatch]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UviHeOoBrpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Blackett blocks from Ox.

Decent pass from Lucas to set him free.

Lucas bizarrely goes for goal from a really tight angle.

[Goonermerree]

Lucas wanted too much time then

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs clears up his own mess.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Gibbs :doh:

[Goonermerree]

Then creates another one.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Too afraid of shooting. :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Is there a special prize for most touches in the box? Gibbs is winning with 107 right now, in the last move alone.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ainsley off, Kermorgant on.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iad3gV-9C1U

[Goonermerree]

ElNeny tugged back, free kick, not even a card. What the hell was that for a FK

[The Emirates Gallactico]

How's that not at least a yellow for that cynical pull back on Elneny?

If that was Xhaka .....

[Goonermerree]

Good save by our goalie

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fucking hell, free header. Saved by Martinez.

No one tracked the runner!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jazzy Jeff off, Bif on.

Welcome back. :bow:

[Globalgunner]

Rene replaced by some French bloke

[Goonermerree]

Is that giroud

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Come on Jeff!

[Niall_Quinn]

Here comes Bif.

[Globalgunner]

Soe NFL player coming on for Reading. Huge chap

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No references to other games please. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Soe NFL player coming on for Reading. Huge chap

The average NFL player is just over 3 feet tall when you take all the padding off.

[Goonermerree]

What, I didn't say anything about any other games!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lucas gets tramped on by Akinfenwa's brother.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What, I didn't say anything about any other games!

:sarcy:

[Thierrymon]

So close from Giroud. Great header.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How didn't that go in?!

[Goonermerree]

That should have been a red on Lucas. Oh wait....

[The Emirates Gallactico]

That thug takes out Lucas!

[Niall_Quinn]

Not even a yellow for that deliberate piece of thuggery?

I guess his name's not Xhaka.

[Goonermerree]

Giroud should have put that away.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lucas off, Willock on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I swear the follow up from Holding was over.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS hope Perez is alright.

Would be gutting for him to be out for a while for a pointless tackle from some Reading thug.

[Thierrymon]

Iwobi should have finished the game. Nice play from Ox and Giroud.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sort your legs out Iwobi!

Ox had his shot saved.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sub comes on, runs straight over and crunches Peres' ankle, Peres injured and off. No cards, no fuss.

[Goonermerree]

We should be six nil up in this game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Otunga booked.

[Goonermerree]

Yellows card but it should be red, if Xhaka rule applied

[The Emirates Gallactico]

First yellow finally! :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Just the yellow then.

[Thierrymon]

Nice strike Iwobi. Tipped over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Iwobi sorted his feet out that time. Al-Habsi saves from his howitzer.

[Goonermerree]

Bah

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OX!!!

Was that Holding becoming Messi?

[Thierrymon]

Holding :bow:

Great finish from Ox 2-0.

[Goonermerree]

Great ox

[The Emirates Gallactico]

OX!-

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That should be a red.

[Thierrymon]

Another deliberate trip from them. Only a red card for Arsenal it seems.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good finish Ox but that ball was miles out of play :haha:

[adzzzbatch]

Refs :rolleyes:

[Globalgunner]

Ox!. This shooting from distance thing, actually works somtimes. Who would have thought.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox off, Zelalem on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Xhaka rule :rose:

[Goonermerree]

Xhaka rule not applied again. We should complain about that red and show them the evidence.

[Niall_Quinn]

Another deliberate trip from them. Only a red card for Arsenal it seems.

I think that debate is done now. Clearly there's no rule as claimed by the twats on the BBC. Moss was just cheating, which isn't really all that remarkable.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Zealem :bow:

First player to play under Wenger's reign that was born after he took over.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger :haha:

He's pulled the guy on two goals again :haha:

He fucking hates momentum. Won't stand for it.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Moronic from Willock.

[Niall_Quinn]

Willock being a pillock.

[Goonermerree]

Wenger :haha:

He's pulled the guy on two goals again :haha:

He fucking hates momentum. Won't stand for it.
He let Ozil get his hat trick, meanie!

[Niall_Quinn]

Xhaka rule not applied again. We should complain about that red and show them the evidence.

What if they block their ears and shut their eyes and go, na, na, na, can't see it, can't hear you!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud makes the simple look difficult.

[Niall_Quinn]

He let Ozil get his hat trick, meanie!

tbf I doubt he thought there was much of a risk of Ozil getting 3. Backfired on him though.

[Goonermerree]

What if they block their ears and shut their eyes and go, na, na, na, can't see it, can't hear you!

Then I'll punch them in the mouth!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Zealeam :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to Reading.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Very good save from Martinez.

[Goonermerree]

Good save

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Think Martinez really has the potential to be a future number 1 for us.

[Goonermerree]

Quarter finals here we come!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Hull or Leeds/Norwich at home in the next round pls. :coffee:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal 2-0 Reading, FT!

Easy.

[Goonermerree]

Should have been more goals though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Jeez, that was boring. At least it was a win though.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Jeez, that was boring. At least it was a win though.

I anticipated my interest would be minimal so I decided against watching it

Quite frankly that's my attitude with a lot of Arsenal games. Some games can be fun, Ludogorets were utter gash but they were fun to play against and I admired that they actually came to play football.