Arsenal will defend the FA Cup in next month's final after Adam Federici's extra-time error cost Reading this evening's semi-final at Wembley. The long-serving Royals goalkeeper allowed Alexis Sanchez's 105th-minute shot to squirm through his legs to spare the blushes of his opposite number. It was a mistake from Wojciech Szczesny which had allowed Garath McCleary to equalise for the Championship side after Sanchez had given the Gunners a half-time lead. However, the PFA Player of the Year nominee struck again to put Arsenal on course to regain the trophy against either Liverpool or Aston Villa on May 30. Federici had to be alert to keep out Per Mertesacker's seventh-minute header at his...
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