Arsenal are at home to Reading in what could the decider in the FA WSL Conti Cup Group One South.

Arsenal lead the group with six points while Reading have three but a game in hand.

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The opposition

Reading are in excellent League form as they are currently sit in third place, ahead of the Gunners.

Following a first season in WSL1, where they adopted a very defensive set-up to avoid relegation, they started to move forward in the Spring Series and have carried on in the 2017/18 season.

They have a good number of former Gunners in the side – Molly Bartrip, Jo Potter, Fara Williams, Lauren Bruton and Kirsty Linnett. Fara Williams moved just last Summer after being let go by Arsenal.

As previously mentioned, Reading are certainly much more of an attacking threat this season. They seem to have settled for a back four after experimenting with a back three during the Spring Series and play with three forwards now, rather than the usual lone striker they used for a season and a half.

It should be a tough, high-intensity game and you would expect both teams to put out a strong XI following their respective mid-week games against FA WSL2 sides.

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