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Wigan Athletic

  • Mido 19’

Arsenal

  • Walcott 60’
  • Silvestre 71’
  • Arshavin 90’
  • Song 90’

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  1. Arsenal hit back to beat Wigan

    Arsenal hit back to beat Wigan

    Arsenal came from behind to win 4-1 at Wigan Athletic and cement their grip on fourth place in the Premier League. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wigan Athletic
    • Arsenal
    • 90+5' FULL-TIME and it was a Jekyll and Hyde performance from the Gunners.
    • 90+3' Arsenal are now nine points clear of fifth placed Aston Villa and destined for Champions League football.
    • 90+2' 4-1 ARSENAL!! Song runs through some tired tackles from Scharner and Bramble to slot home Arsenal's fourth.
    • 90+1' Five minutes of added time.
    • 90' 3-1 ARSENAL!! The visitors break from their own penalty area and Koumas tracks Fabregas all the way but when he intercepts Adebayor's pass, he only manages to give it straight back to Arshavin who fires home.
    • 89' Song is the third player to go into the book in as many minutes.
    • 89' Bendtner heads wide.
    • 88' Bramble is booked for bringing down Sagna on the touchline.
    • 87' Fabregas' free-kick finds Bendtner who again mis-times his jump when presented with a clean sight of goal.
    • 86' Boyce is booked for a blatant bodycheck on Adebayor.
    • 85' Jason Koumas is on for Watson.
    • 84' De Ridder finds Scharner whose shot on the turn from 20 yards is just past the post.
    • 83' Watson curles his free-kick straight into the arms of Fabianski.
    • 82' Van Persie is booked for a clumsy challenge on Valencia.
    • 80' Adebayor finds Arshavin but the Russian fails to make clean contact with his shot.
    • 79' Adebayor is on fire and picks out Bendtner but Bramble gets back to clear.
    • 78' Daniel De Ridder replaces Michael Brown.
    • 77' Fabianski catches a cross from the left. They are missing the aerial presence of Mido.
    • 76' Space is opening up now and after Arshavin strikes the far post, Van Persie taps home into the empty net but he is in an offside position.
    • 75' Lovely touch from Adebayor but Song fails to pick out Van Persie.
    • 74' A right foot swinger from the young left-back Gibbs but Kapo drags his 20-yard effort wide of the post.
    • 72' Arsenal look in great shape to extend their unbeaten run to 18 matches.
    • 71' ARSENAL LEAD!! Arshavin and Fabregas work an opening from a throw-in and the captain squares for Silvestre of all people to tap home from close range.
    • 70' Brown is booked for blocking Fabregas' run.
    • 69' Arsenal break quickly but Boyce has tracked Arshavin all the way and Van Persie cannot pick him out.
    • 68' Valencia turns Gibbs inside out but Bacary Sagna makes a vital clearing header.
    • 67' Walcott is replaced by Emmanuel Adebayor.
    • 66' The ball reaches Boyce at the back post but unlike in Wigan's goal when he climbed high to nod across goal, this time he gets under it.
    • 65' The impressive Scharner wins a fifth Wigan corner.
    • 64' The decision not to send-off Gibbs in this incident could be pivotal. Live Photos: Wigan v Arsenal
    • 63' Fabregas needs treatment after a collision with Watson.
    • 62' Robin Van Persie replaces Denilson.
    • 60' GOAL ARSENAL!! A long ball is won in the air by Bendtner who flicks on to Arshavin who takes a tumble in the penalty area but manages to smuggle the ball to Walcott in the right channel who levels with a clinical finish.
    • 58' A fantastic block by Boyce to prevent Bendtner reaching Fabregas' centre after Figueroa gives the ball away cheaply.
    • 57' Mido has not recovered and is replaced by Olivier Kapo.
    • 56' A change of shirt for Mido and he is back on.
    • 55' It was a nasty clash between Fabianski's head and Mido's cheekbone and the Wigan striker has blood pouring from his mouth as he receives treatment.
    • 54' A brave header from Mido as both Silvestre and Fabianski leave a long ball to each other and Gibbs is forced to clear off the line.
    • 53' Too much lift from Rodallega and the 25-yard free-kick is over the bar.
    • 52' Fabregas fouls Rodallega on the edge of the penalty area after a fantastic ball by Brown sets up the move.
    • 51' The ball flicks off the head of Mido and runs to safety.
    • 50' Walcott and Arshavin combine neatly but Bramble heads behind for a corner.
    • 49' Watson almost picks out Mido in the area but Arsenal have numbers back.
    • 48' Arshavin fails to pick out Walcott, that sums up his afternoon so far.
    • 47' Rodallega is upended by Song in the centre circle.
    • 46' No changes to either side at the start of the second-half.
    • 45+6' Half-time and Wigan so close to a second.
    • 45+5' Ben Watson curles his free-kick against the left post!
    • 45+4' Gibbs is a very lucky boy. He attempts to head the ball back to his keeper but fails to get much purchase on it and wrestles down Valencia. Ref Wiley adjudges that Silvestre was coming around on the cover and shows only a yellow but it looked a clear goalscoring chance for the Latics winger.
    • 45+3' Scharner has to receive treatment after a 50-50 with Fabregas.
    • 45+2' Three minutes of injury time following the Djourou injury.
    • 45+1' Denilson's second shot in as many minutes is deflected for a corner.
    • 45' Denilson's effort is deflected for a corner.
    • 44' An industrial challenge from Brown is penalised and Fabregas chips a dangerous ball into the area. Wigan fail to deal with it but Silvestre fails to make a good contact with the goal gaping and then Song's effort is blocked by Scharner.
    • 43' Denilson dwells on the ball but gets away with it as Mido overhits a delicate chip intended for Hugo Rodallega.
    • 42' Arsenal have yet to test Kirkland and Andrey Arshavin has been a by-stander.
    • 41' Arsene Wenger admits his major failing this campaign has been underestimating the effect of missing out on last season's Premier League title was going to have on his players. Wenger Reflects On Mistakes
    • 40' Walcott's cross from the right is nodded away by Scharner.
    • 39' Walcott clearly wins a corner off Figueroa's left knee but the linesman gives a goal kick.
    • 38' Alexandre Song wins a vital header in his own penalty area above Mido.
    • 37' A speculative effort from Figueroa is taken by a steward.
    • 36' The knee of the Swiss defender just seemed to buckle from under him and he leaves the pitch on a stretcher.
    • 35' Djourou's afternoon is over because of a knee injury. Mikael Silvestre is coming on.
    • 34' See Mido celebrate after scoring the first goal. Live Photos: Wigan v Arsenal
    • 33' Wigan's fourth corner is headed to safety by a red shirt as Djourou goes down injured.
    • 32' Acres of space for Melchiot as he is picked out by Brown but his cross is deflected behind by Djourou.
    • 31' Fabianski claims the free-kick with ease.
    • 30' Toure catches Mido and the Egyptian goes down in agony.
    • 29' Wenger shakes hands with Wigan Athletic's manager Steve Bruce before the game. Live Photos: Wigan v Arsenal
    • 28' Bendtner makes room on the edge of the area but drags his shot wide of Kirkland's right post.
    • 27' Fabianski has all the time in the world to catch but opts to punch clear.
    • 26' Quick free-kick from Ben Watson to Valencia but Gibbs sticks to his task and it's a corner.
    • 25' Clumsy foul by Djourou on Mido as they challenge for a long ball.
    • 24' Gibbs picks out an unmarked Bendtner six yards out but he mistimes his jump and heads wide.
    • 22' Scharner is shadowing Fabregas around the park.
    • 21' Paul Scharner almost latches onto another ball into the middle.
    • 20' With the chance of playing in an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley later this month, on his 24th birthday, should Almunia not recover, Fabianski had been hoping to shine. Lukasz aided by Almunia's setback
    • 19' WIGAN LEAD! Arsenal fail to deal with the corner, it's headed back across goal and Fabianski fails to keep out a close-range scissors kick from Mido. The Polish keeper kicks the post in disgust but it was poor defending all around.
    • 18' Mido's free-kick deflects off the wall and goes for a corner.
    • 17' Denilson penalised for handball 35 yards out.
    • 16' Amr Zaki is looking forward to playing for Wigan again after clearing the air with Latics manager Steve Bruce after a meeting on Friday. Zaki back in Bruce's good books
    • 15' Fabianski claims the corner with ease and Mido gets a lecture from ref Alan Wiley for trying to delay the goal kick.
    • 14' Raking pass from Titus Bramble and Valencia earns a corner.
    • 13' Lots of firepower on the Gunners bench today. Arsenal Squad Stats
    • 12' Lovely football from Arsenal but Cesc Fabregas' attempted 20-yard curler sails well wide.
    • 11' Bendtner gets to the by-line but his cross from the right is woefully overhit.
    • 10' Emmerson Boyce intercepts Theo Walcott's square ball from the right.
    • 9' Michael Brown finds Valencia who beats Gibbs but his cut back into the penalty area is cleared.
    • 8' Kirkland claims the cross from the left in his sun visor.
    • 7' Maynor Figueroa dwells on the ball but his fellow full-back Mario Melchiot is on hand to clear the danger.
    • 6' Antonio Valencia is picked out with a sweeping cross field ball but he has strayed offside.
    • 5' Gibbs lets fly from 25 yards but it is wide of Chris Kirkland's right post.
    • 4' The long throw is well claimed by Fabianski.
    • 3' Rodallega puts pressure on Kolo Toure who concedes a throw deep in his own half.
    • 2' Rodallega has the first shot at goal but it trickles through to Fabianski.
    • 1' We are underway at the JJB.
    • 14:55 The players come out to warm sunshine in Lancashire.
    • 14:50 Wigan show one change to the team that lost to Everton with Hugo Rodallega replacing the injured Charles N'Zogbia.
    • 14:45 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger makes five changes to his side that drew at Villarreal. Lukasz Fabianski, Johan Djourou and Kieran Gibbs replace the injured trio of Manuel Almunia, William Gallas and Gael Clichy. Andrey Arshavin and Nicklas Bendtner also start with Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Adebayor on the bench.

  • Team Stats

    Wigan Athletic Stats Arsenal
    39% Possession 60%
    15 Shots 17
    3 Shots on target 5
    1 Saves 0
    6 Corners 5
    16 Fouls 15
    9 Offsides 2
    3 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    24 Tackles 20
    177 Accurate passes 297
    35 Bad passes 51

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Wigan Athletic
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Chris Kirkland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
      31 Maynor Figueroa 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 16 10 5
      25 Mario Melchiot 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 4
      19 Titus Bramble 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 2 2
      17 Emmerson Boyce 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 1
      7 Paul Scharner 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 26 1 2
      16 Luis Antonio Valencia 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 24 2 4
      8 Ben Watson 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 24 5 2
      11 Michael Brown 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 17 5 2
      20 Hugo Rodallega 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 11 3 1
      9 Ahmed Hossam Mido 1 3 2 2 3 1 0 7 3 1
      22 Richard Kingson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Erik Edman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Daniel De Ridder 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
      12 Michael Pollitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Jason Koumas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      23 Olivier Kapo 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0
      6 Antoine Sibierski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2 0
      3 Bacary Sagna 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 0 2
      20 Johan Djourou 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 0 0
      5 Kolo Toure 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 2 2
      17 Alexandre Song 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 39 3 5
      40 Kieran Gibbs 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 32 11 3
      14 Theo Walcott 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 7 0 0
      4 Francesc Fabregas 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 37 8 3
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 24 2 1
      23 Andrey Arshavin 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 29 8 2
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 0
      27 Emmanuel Eboue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Samir Nasri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Emmanuel Adebayor 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 1 0
      18 Mikael Silvestre 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 5 1
      12 Carlos Vela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      53 Wojciech Szczesny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Robin van Persie 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 1

  • Summary

    • 90+2' 4-1 ARSENAL!! Song runs through some tired tackles from Scharner and Bramble to slot home Arsenal's fourth.
    • 90' 3-1 ARSENAL!! The visitors break from their own penalty area and Koumas tracks Fabregas all the way but when he intercepts Adebayor's pass, he only manages to give it straight back to Arshavin who fires home.
    • 76' Space is opening up now and after Arshavin strikes the far post, Van Persie taps home into the empty net but he is in an offside position.
    • 74' A right foot swinger from the young left-back Gibbs but Kapo drags his 20-yard effort wide of the post.
    • 71' ARSENAL LEAD!! Arshavin and Fabregas work an opening from a throw-in and the captain squares for Silvestre of all people to tap home from close range.
    • 60' GOAL ARSENAL!! A long ball is won in the air by Bendtner who flicks on to Arshavin who takes a tumble in the penalty area but manages to smuggle the ball to Walcott in the right channel who levels with a clinical finish.
    • 54' A brave header from Mido as both Silvestre and Fabianski leave a long ball to each other and Gibbs is forced to clear off the line.
    • 45+5' Ben Watson curles his free-kick against the left post!
    • 44' An industrial challenge from Brown is penalised and Fabregas chips a dangerous ball into the area. Wigan fail to deal with it but Silvestre fails to make a good contact with the goal gaping and then Song's effort is blocked by Scharner.
    • 24' Gibbs picks out an unmarked Bendtner six yards out but he mistimes his jump and heads wide.
    • 19' WIGAN LEAD! Arsenal fail to deal with the corner, it's headed back across goal and Fabianski fails to keep out a close-range scissors kick from Mido. The Polish keeper kicks the post in disgust but it was poor defending all around.
    • 14:50 Wigan show one change to the team that lost to Everton with Hugo Rodallega replacing the injured Charles N'Zogbia.
    • 14:45 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger makes five changes to his side that drew at Villarreal. Lukasz Fabianski, Johan Djourou and Kieran Gibbs replace the injured trio of Manuel Almunia, William Gallas and Gael Clichy. Andrey Arshavin and Nicklas Bendtner also start with Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Adebayor on the bench.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alan Wiley

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Steve Bruce

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    Starting line-up

    • C. Kirkland
    • M. Melchiot
    • T. Bramble Yellow Card
    • E. Boyce Yellow Card
    • M. Figueroa
    • A. Valencia
    • P. Scharner
    • B. Watson Substitution Out (85′)
    • M. Brown Yellow Card Substitution Out (78′)
    • .. Mido Goal Substitution Out (57′)
    • H. Rodallega

    Subs

    • A. Sibierski
    • O. Kapo Substitution In57′
    • J. Koumas Substitution In85′
    • E. Edman
    • M. Pollitt
    • D. De Ridder Substitution In78′
    • R. Kingson

    Injured

    • A. Zaki
    • C. Won-Hee

    Suspended

    • L. Cattermole

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: Cesc Fabregas

    Starting line-up

    • L. Fabianski
    • B. Sagna
    • J. Djourou Substitution Out (35′)
    • K. Toure
    • K. Gibbs Yellow Card
    • .. Denilson Substitution Out (62′)
    • A. Song Goal Yellow Card
    • C. Fabregas
    • T. Walcott Goal Substitution Out (67′)
    • A. Arshavin Goal
    • N. Bendtner

    Subs

    • M. Silvestre Substitution In35′ Goal
    • E. Adebayor Substitution In67′
    • R. van Persie Substitution In62′ Yellow Card
    • S. Nasri
    • E. Eboue
    • C. Vela
    • S. Wojciech

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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    From Ethan, on Mon 13 Apr 10:32PM

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    From Ethan, on Mon 13 Apr 10:29PM

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    From Yetunde, on Mon 13 Apr 4:22PM

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    From peddy4sexy, on Mon 13 Apr 3:15PM

  11. wigan was robbed,,,,,, they played against arsenal, the­ linesmen and alan wiley, gibbs should have been sent­ off and all he was given was a lousy yellow card,,­ where is the justice,,, get alan wiley­ out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!not good enough for football,,,,,,,,­ wigan did not get a look in second half,,,,,thanx alan­ wiley,,,,,,,, different game IF gibbs would have been­ sent off...... refs get a grip,,, how much did arsenal­ pay alan and linesmen bet it was more money than i can­ earn in year

    From Andrea, on Sun 12 Apr 9:24PM

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    From s.stefhan, on Sun 12 Apr 8:39PM

  13. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND FA CUP.......READY 4 BACK TO BACK­ WINS!

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    From GARY, on Sun 12 Apr 1:11PM

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    From princess, on Sun 12 Apr 4:07AM

  18. Awesome win.. GO for FA CUP Arsenal..

    From shahenshagkhan, on Sun 12 Apr 12:28AM

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