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Teams: Arsenal v Reading: Jeff & Perez start

By on October 25, 2016

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Arsenal welcome Championship side Reading to the Emirates Stadium this evening for our EFL Cup last 16 clash.

Arsene Wenger has made wholesale changes from the side that drew with Middlesbrough on Saturday with Carl Jenkinson, Kieran Gibbs, Rob Holding and Gabriel starting in defence while Mohamed Elneny is joined by Ainsley Maitland-Niles in midfield.

Lucas Perez starts up front with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Alex Iwobi in support while Olivier Giroud returns to the bench.

Here are the teams:

Arsenal

Martinez; Jenkinson, Holding, Gabriel, Gibbs; Elneny, M-Niles; O-Chamberlain; R-Adelaide, Iwobi, Lucas

Subs: Macey, Bola, Bielik, Sheaf, Zelalem, Willock, Giroud.

Reading

Al-Habsi, Watson, Obita, Moore, Blackett, Kelly, Van Den Berg, Evans, McCleary, Harriott, Samuel

Subs: S.Moore, Swift, Wieser, Kermorgant, Meite, Quinn, Gravenberch.