Arsenal Ladies' fine run of form came to a halt after they were beaten by Reading in the Continental Cup on Thursday.
Fran Kirby put the Royals 1-0 up after eight minutes, when she latched onto a through-ball from Lois Roche to fire beyond keeper Emma Byrne.
Danielle Carter had an effort ruled out for offside but, as the cup holders rallied, but they were stunned on 38 minutes when former Gunner Lauren Burton slotted home from close range after Kirsty McGee has forced a smart save from Emma Byrne.
Shelley Kerr's side battled to get a foothold in the game in the second half but Reading defended in numbers to secure all three points to move above the Gunners in the Groupe One table.
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