Arsenal win crazy thriller

Arsenal striker Theo Walcott is ecstatic after scoring the fourth goal that took the game into extra-time during their League Cup tie against Reading at the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday.Photo: AFP

Arsenal mounted an incredible comeback from 4-0 down to win 7-5 after extra time at Reading in a truly extraordinary League Cup fourth-round tie at the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday.
Theo Walcott was the hero, claiming a 95th-minute equaliser to force extra time and then slamming home the decisive goal in the last minute of the extra period to complete 120 unforgettable minutes of football.
Wenger made 11 changes to the Arsenal team that beat Queens Park Rangers 1-0 on Saturday and Reading tore into them from the off, with Sean Morrison heading against the post after two minutes.
The onslaught did not let up, and the hosts were 3-0 up after 20 minutes through a Jason Roberts volley, a Laurent Koscielny own goal, and a howler from Arsenal goalkeeper Damian Martinez that allowed Mikele Leigertwood to score.
Noel Hunt's header made it 4-0, before Walcott dinked the ball over Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici to pull a goal back for Arsenal in first-half injury time.
It looked destined to be a mere consolation, but goals from substitute Olivier Giroud and Koscielny -- at the right end -- gave Arsenal hope.
Walcott squeezed a shot over the line in the 95th minute to take the game to extra time, with Carl Jenkinson following up to make sure.
Reading's players were angry that more than the allotted four minutes of injury time had been played, and they were given further reason to curse their luck when Marouane Chamakh drove home to put Arsenal ahead in the 103rd minute.
Pavel Pogrebnyak headed in to make it 5-5 with five minutes to play but with penalties looming, Walcott slammed home to restore Arsenal's lead before Chamakh lobbed Federici to complete a remarkable evening of sport.
Second-tier Leeds United followed up their victory over Everton in round three to beat Premier League Southampton 3-0 and reach the last eight for the first time since 1996.
Middlesbrough, of the Championship, won 1-0 at top-tier neighbours Sunderland, while Bradford City of third-tier League Two overcame top-flight Wigan Athletic 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw over 90 minutes.
There was no fairytale for League One Swindon Town, however.
The former Premier League club, managed by Paolo Di Canio, fought back from 2-0 down to level with Premier League Aston Villa, only for Belgian striker Christian Benteke to hit a 90th-minute winner for the visitors.
RESULTS
Leeds United 3 (Tonge 35, Diouf 88, Becchio 90-pen) Southampton 0
Reading 5 (Roberts 12, Koscielny 18-og, Leigertwood 20, Hunt 37, Pogrebnyak 116) Arsenal 7 (Walcott 45, 90+5, 120, Giroud 64, Koscielny 89,
Chamakh 103, 120) - after extra time
Sunderland 0 Middlesbrough 1 (McDonald 39)
Swindon Town 2 (Storey 78, 81) Aston Villa 3 (Benteke 30, 90, Agbonlahor 39)
Wigan Athletic 0 Bradford City 0 - after extra time
Bradford City win 4-2 on penalties