Reading v Arsenal, 30 October 2012
| Score | 7-5 to Arsenal |
| Referee | Kevin Friend |
| Competition | League Cup 4th round |
| Venue | Madejski Stadium |
| Attendance | 23,980 |
View Reading v Arsenal head to head
After extra time - 4-4 at 90 minutes.
This was the first time that 12 goals had been scored in a League Cup game. The previous record of 11 goals was achieved on 20 September 2005 when Aston Villa won 8-3 at Wycombe Wanderers.
5 Reading
Goals:
| Jason Roberts | 12 |
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| Laurent Koscielny | own goal | 18 |
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| Mikele Leigertwood | 20 |
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| Noel Hunt | 37 |
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| Pavel Pogrebnyak | 116 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Adam Federici
Defender
Kaspars Gorkšs
Defender
Chris Gunter
Defender/Centre back
Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder
Mikele Leigertwood
Defender/Left back
Nicky Shorey
Midfielder
Jay Tabb
Midfielder/Forward
Garath McCleary
Forward
Noel Hunt
Forward
Jason Roberts
Forward
Hal Robson-Kanu
Substitutions:
| Jobi McAnuff for Garath McCleary | 73 |
| Pavel Pogrebnyak for Noel Hunt | 73 |
| Simon Church for Jason Roberts | 90 |
Cards:
| Mikele Leigertwood | 70 | Y |
| Sean Morrison | 111 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stuart Taylor
Defender
Ian Harte
Defender
Alex Pearce
Midfielder
Jobi McAnuff
Forward
Simon Church
Forward
Adam Le Fondre
Forward
Pavel Pogrebnyak
7 Arsenal
Goals:
| Theo Walcott | 45 |
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| Olivier Giroud | 64 |
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| Laurent Koscielny | 89 |
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| Theo Walcott | 90 |
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| Marouane Chamakh | 103 |
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| Theo Walcott | 120 |
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| Marouane Chamakh | 120 |
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Starting lineup:
Emiliano Martínez
Goalkeeper
Johann Djourou
Defender
Carl Jenkinson
Defender
Laurent Koscielny
Defender
Ignasi Miquel
Defender
Francis Coquelin
Midfielder
Emmanuel Frimpong
Midfielder
Serge Gnabry
Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott
Midfielder/Forward
Andrei Arshavin
Forward
Marouane Chamakh
Forward
Substitutions:
| Thomas Eisfeld for Serge Gnabry | 62 |
| Olivier Giroud for Emmanuel Frimpong | 62 |
| Jernade Meade for Ignasi Miquel | 105 |
Cards:
| Ignasi Miquel | 33 | Y |
| Marouane Chamakh | 55 | Y |
| Olivier Giroud | 78 | Y |
| Laurent Koscielny | 87 | Y |
| Emiliano Martínez | 114 | Y |
| Thomas Eisfeld | 117 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
James Shea
Defender
Héctor Bellerín
Defender
Sébastien Squillaci
Defender/Midfielder
Jernade Meade
Defender/Midfielder
Nico Yennaris
Midfielder
Thomas Eisfeld
Forward
Olivier Giroud