Reading vs Arsenal

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off for a stiff drink and a 14-hour kip *collapses*

In the end a super finish from Chamakh after Gunter missed a long ball and Federici was stranded - he lobs it into the net and that is finally <b>FULL TIME</b> in one of the most remarkable games of football I have ever seen. Breathless, majestic stuff. To recap, the final score was Reading 5-7 Arsenal.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Chamakh seals the victory with a SEVENTH GOAL!

Friend plays an extra two and a half minutes and Reading nearly score as the ball is pumped into the box.

I DO NOT BELIEVE IT! Arsenal come flooding forward as the seconds tick down, Arshavin fires across the goal, the ball breaks off Shorey and Walcott whacks it home from five yards. Must be the winner. Nurse, nurse!!

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> WALCOTT SCORES!

So close for Giroud as he fires a shot wide of the post with the outside of his boot. A yard wide.

Two minutes left .. penalties await.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Now Eisfeld is carded and I've got to be honest, I've no idea what for - I'm struggling to keep up!

And Chamakh almost puts Arsenal straight back in front as he goes up with Federici for a looping ball two yards out! Goodness me, what a game.

He is just about level as a shot is deflected into his path and that is the tenth goal of the game. I need a lie down.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Pogrebnyak nods home! 5-5!

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Martinez booked for time wasting.

Excellent cross from Shorey but Pogrebnyak and Gunter get in each other's way. The crowd groan.

Arshavin's cross is booted clear. If Reading don't get another goal out of this I can smell a huge moan coming Kevin Friend's way.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> No holding back from Jernade Meade as he dived into a tackle with Morrison, who is rightly carded for a horrible lunge.

Superb save from Martinez as Shorey's free kick found Morrison.

Djourou is penalised for climbing when Church clearly backed in. Kevin Friend is having a stinker.

We are underway again and Church has nearly scored, but Koscielny intervenes. Before that Walcott forced a save from Federici.

<b>HT in ET</b> Wow, Arsenal now lead and Reading have 15 minutes to rescue the game.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> A half chance for Pogrebnyak as the ball comes into the box but Martinez cleans up. Miquel has to come off on a stretcher and Jernade Meade will replace him.

A neat flick started the move, he gets it back from Arshavin then fires into the bottom corner, for his first goal in over a year!

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> CHAMAKH HAS SCORED A GOAL!

Sunderland 0-1 Middlesbrough, Leeds 2-0 Saints and Swindon 2-3 Villa have all finished.

Wigan v Bradford is also in extra time by the way.