Arsenal V Reading 19 April

Arsenal 2-0 Reading

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Arsenal

Adebayor 30' View/ Download

Gilberto 38' View/ Download


Extras

Fabregas and Adebayor's early chances.

van Persie's Freekick 29 min

Van Persie's free-kick 71 min

Theo Walcott clipped the bar

Highlights

First Half View/ Download

Second Half View/Download

MOTD highlights

Credit:Mr. Mercury

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A moral boasting performance today. Arsenal outplayed reading for almost the entire match. We should have scored more. There were too many chances and reading could not stop us.

First half started nervously, fabregas and adebayor missed good chances to score. Then we started to have a grip on the game as the half went on.

In the 30th minute the goal came through adebayor, our top goal scorer this season. The first touch helped him make the goal look easy, but it was a quality finish from the big man.

Soon after that gilberto scored his first goal of the season which was a long range effort. It did take a deflection but credit must go to gilberto. If he is to be sold this season, his performance today will help increase his value.

Arsenal started the second half from where they left off. We had lots of chances but could not take them. Some of the key chances we missed were the Van Persie freekick. It hit the bar, crossbar and then came out. Soon after, theo hit the bar again. Fabregas's shot was cleared off the line by reading defender. Van had few more chances, but could not score today.His perfomrmace shows that he is getting back to full fitness but sadly after everything is over.

It was a very good performance after all the failing in the previous games. What was hearting was the fact that we did not concede soon after scoring!

All we have got from now on is to beat chelsea to the 2nd spot and get the automatic qualification for UEFA champions league.

A good victroy to boost the confidence none the less.

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