Arsenal vs. Reading: Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info for EFL Cup Match

Arsenal will host Reading at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night with a place in the EFL Cup quarter-finals at stake. It’s a fixture sure to conjure memories of the 12-goal thriller these teams played out at the same stage of this competition in 2012.

The League Cup is the only domestic trophy Gunners manager Arsene Wenger hasn’t raised, having lost in two finals. His bid to win this season’s tournament began with a 4-0 away win over Championship side Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Reading were 2-1 winners against Brighton & Hove Albion in the last round.

As he often does, Wenger reshuffled his squad for this competition. Striker Lucas Perez scored twice in the previous round and is a good bet to start again.

Before a preview, here are the schedule and streaming details:

Date: Tuesday, October 25

Time: 7:45 p.m. / 2:45 p.m. (ET)

TV: The game will not be broadcast on television.

Live Stream: Arsenal Player / BBC Sport (Online updates).

Preview

It’s impossible not to think back to 2012 whenever these two meet. On the night, struggling Reading stunned a mixed Arsenal squad by building a 4-0 lead before the break.

Theo Walcott scored on the stroke of half-time, before Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny each found the net in the second half. Walcott pounced for the equaliser deep into stoppage time.

He completed his hat-trick in extra time, while substitute Marouane Chamakh …

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