Almost 10 years have passed since was of the most remarkable cup ties in recent English football history. Arsenal and Reading went head-to-head at the Madejski Stadium in October 2012, competing for a place in the League Cup quarter-finals.
Reading came flying out the traps and found themselves 4-0 up against Arsene Wenger’s side by the 37th minute thanks to goals from Jason Roberts, a Laurent Koscielny own goal, Mikele Leigertwood and Noel Hunt sent the home fans into dreamland.
However, Theo Walcott’s goal on the stroke of half-time gave Arsenal hope, and it was 4-4 at the end of normal time as Olivier Giroud, Koscielny (in the right net this time) and Walcott again all found the back of the net.
Walcott netted his second goal in the sixth minute of stoppage-time to complete the extraordinary comeback. And when referee Kevin Friend blew his whistle to mark the end of normal time, there were bizarre scenes as Arsenal duo Francis Coquelin and Giroud threw their shirts to the travelling supporters.