 Xhaka opened the scoring with his second long range goal in the space of a week, and new signing Pérez scored a double before Oxlade-Chamberlain scored in stoppage time as Arsenal won 4–0, with Nicklas Bendtner making his first competitive appearance against his former side (having played an Emirates Cup friendly a year prior with VfL Wolfsburg).Arsenal were then drawn at home to Reading in the fourth round of the competition.Arsenal's next game saw them host Chelsea, a team the club had not beaten in the League since 2011.