Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal side that Reading will provide a stern test when the Gunners visit the Madejski Stadium on Monday.
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The capital outfit's season suffered another setback when they lost the penalty shoot-out in their midweek Capital One Cup tie against LeagueTwo side Bradford.
The Royals are currently relegation candidates sitting in 19th place with a six-point gap to the team above.
Despite this, Wenger believes his side needs to be prepared to face a tough challenge.
"They are a team who deserve a lot of credit because they came up last year, for me surprisingly," the Frenchman told reporters in his pre-match press conference.
"Reading make it difficult for every team in every game, so we expect a battle.
"Our results are quite consistent and good away from home. We had a good game against West Brom (and) it's important to confirm that in our next away game.
"If you look at our season at the moment, we have not produced our performances at home, away our results are in the same bracket as the two top teams.
"Where we have lost the points is we made too many draws at home. Manchester United are top of the league, six points ahead. They have lost three games, we have lost four.
"We had more draws, especially at home, that is where we have lost the points."
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