Date:16 Apr 2012
Kick-off:20:00
Venue:Emirates Stadium
Attendance:60,060

Vermaelen (20)
Di Santo (6) Gomez (7)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins James McArthur concedes a free kick for a foul on Tomas Rosicky. Caution for James McArthur. Free kick crossed left-footed by Clarindo Andre Santos, clearance made by Gary Caldwell.

94mins Mohamed Diame takes a shot. Wojciech Szczesny makes a save.

93mins Conor Sammon gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Bacary Sagna. Direct free kick taken by Wojciech Szczesny.

91mins Ali Al Habsi booked.

90mins Tomas Rosicky challenges Maynor Figueroa unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ali Al Habsi.

89mins Mohamed Diame fouled by Clarindo Andre Santos, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.

86mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Song on Conor Sammon. Gary Caldwell takes the free kick.

86mins Foul by Conor Sammon on Thomas Vermaelen, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Alex Song.

84mins Emmerson Boyce fouled by Yao Gervinho, the ref awards a free kick. Jordi Gomez leaves the field to be replaced by Mohamed Diame. Free kick taken by Ali Al Habsi.

77mins The referee blows for offside against Victor Moses. Wojciech Szczesny restarts play with the free kick.

77mins Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Conor Sammon, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Antolin Alcaraz.

75mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Clarindo Andre Santos, save made by Ali Al Habsi.

74mins Thomas Vermaelen fouled by Franco Di Santo, the ref awards a free kick. (Wigan) makes a substitution, with Conor Sammon coming on for Franco Di Santo. Clarindo Andre Santos takes the free kick.

73mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jordi Gomez on Aaron Ramsey. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Johan Djourou. Direct free kick taken by Thomas Vermaelen.

71mins James McCarthy fouled by Alex Song, the ref awards a free kick. Alex Song shown a yellow card. Free kick taken by Gary Caldwell.

69mins Jordi Gomez has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.

69mins Robin van Persie takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post.

68mins Franco Di Santo is caught offside. Thomas Vermaelen restarts play with the free kick.

68mins Unfair challenge on Maynor Figueroa by Tomas Rosicky results in a free kick. Jean Beausejour restarts play with the free kick.

67mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Maynor Figueroa by Alex Song. Jean Beausejour takes the direct free kick.

66mins Header from deep inside the area by Aaron Ramsey goes over the bar.

65mins Franco Di Santo is adjudged to have handled the ball. Direct free kick taken by Thomas Vermaelen.

63mins Corner taken left-footed by Jean Beausejour, Jordi Gomez has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.

63mins Franco Di Santo takes a shot. Thomas Vermaelen gets a block in.

62mins Robin van Persie is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Antolin Alcaraz restarts play with the free kick.

60mins Yossi Benayoun leaves the field to be replaced by Yao Gervinho.

58mins Foul by Gary Caldwell on Tomas Rosicky, free kick awarded. Gary Caldwell shown a yellow card. Free kick crossed right-footed by Aaron Ramsey.

58mins Victor Moses takes a shot. Save by Wojciech Szczesny.

57mins Clarindo Andre Santos has an effort at goal from close range which goes wide left of the target.

55mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Jean Beausejour from the left by-line.

54mins Corner taken left-footed by Robin van Persie, Thomas Vermaelen produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box that clears the crossbar.

54mins Yossi Benayoun takes a shot. Emmerson Boyce gets a block in.

52mins Victor Moses takes a shot. Save made by Wojciech Szczesny.

51mins Franco Di Santo gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Theo Walcott. Robin van Persie crosses the ball in from the free kick, Antolin Alcaraz makes a clearance.

50mins Foul by Jordi Gomez on Clarindo Andre Santos, free kick awarded. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Clarindo Andre Santos from left channel, James McArthur manages to make a clearance.

45mins Clarindo Andre Santos takes a shot. Gary Caldwell gets a block in.

45mins Clarindo Andre Santos takes a shot. Blocked by Gary Caldwell.

45mins Foul by James McCarthy on Aaron Ramsey, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Aaron Ramsey.

47mins Jordi Gomez takes a shot from deep inside the box clearing the bar.

45mins Alex Song challenges Jordi Gomez unfairly and gives away a free kick. Gary Caldwell takes the direct free kick.

44mins Victor Moses challenges Robin van Persie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Robin van Persie crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel.

42mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tomas Rosicky by Maynor Figueroa. Robin van Persie produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

40mins Emmerson Boyce is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Clarindo Andre Santos restarts play with the free kick.

40mins Jean Beausejour fouled by Theo Walcott, the ref awards a free kick. James McCarthy takes the free kick.

39mins Johan Djourou is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Gary Caldwell takes the free kick.

36mins Alex Song gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jordi Gomez. Direct free kick taken by Jean Beausejour.

36mins Yossi Benayoun concedes a free kick for a foul on Antolin Alcaraz. Direct free kick taken by Antolin Alcaraz.

35mins Tomas Rosicky crosses the ball.

34mins Aaron Ramsey fouled by James McCarthy, the ref awards a free kick. Clarindo Andre Santos takes the free kick.

33mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Victor Moses by Bacary Sagna. Bacary Sagna booked for unsporting behaviour. Antolin Alcaraz takes the free kick.

31mins Effort on goal by Clarindo Andre Santos from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

31mins Short corner worked by Tomas Rosicky.

28mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Franco Di Santo. Indirect free kick taken by Wojciech Szczesny.

27mins Theo Walcott gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jean Beausejour. Direct free kick taken by Ali Al Habsi.

25mins Shot on goal by Tomas Rosicky from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

23mins Johan Djourou produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.

22mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Tomas Rosicky played to the near post, clearance by Maynor Figueroa.

22mins Robin van Persie takes a shot. Ali Al Habsi makes a save.

21mins Centre by Jean Beausejour, Clarindo Andre Santos makes a clearance.

20mins Thomas Vermaelen finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the box. Arsenal 1-2 Wigan.Tomas Rosicky provided the assist for the goal.

19mins Corner taken left-footed by Robin van Persie to the near post, clearance made by James McCarthy.

19mins Aaron Ramsey takes a shot. James McCarthy gets a block in.

17mins Clarindo Andre Santos takes a shot. Blocked by Emmerson Boyce.

17mins Victor Moses takes a shot. Johan Djourou gets a block in.

15mins Corner taken left-footed by Robin van Persie, save by Ali Al Habsi.

15mins Yossi Benayoun takes a shot. Save by Ali Al Habsi.

14mins Inswinging corner taken by Tomas Rosicky from the left by-line played to the near post, James McCarthy makes a clearance.

13mins The ball is swung over by Clarindo Andre Santos, Gary Caldwell manages to make a clearance.

13mins Bacary Sagna crosses the ball, clearance by Gary Caldwell.

9mins Shot by James McCarthy from outside the area goes high over the crossbar.

9mins Corner taken short by Jordi Gomez.

8mins Franco Di Santo takes a shot. Blocked by Tomas Rosicky.

8mins Aaron Ramsey comes on in place of Mikel Arteta.

7mins Jordi Gomez gets on the score sheet with a goal from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Arsenal 0-2 Wigan.Assist by James McArthur.

6mins Franco Di Santo gets on the score sheet with a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Arsenal 0-1 Wigan.Jordi Gomez provided the assist for the goal.

5mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Robin van Persie from the right by-line to the near post, James McCarthy makes a clearance.

5mins The ball is crossed by Bacary Sagna, Yossi Benayoun takes a shot. Save by Ali Al Habsi.

3mins Unfair challenge on Franco Di Santo by Robin van Persie results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Emmerson Boyce.

2mins Foul by James McCarthy on Tomas Rosicky, free kick awarded. Shot on goal comes in from Mikel Arteta from the free kick, blocked by Franco Di Santo.

1mins Thomas Vermaelen has a shot and went wide of the right-hand post.

Match Preview

Gibbs may make Arsenal return Full-back Kieran Gibbs has a 50-50 chance of returning from a groin against Wigan. Midfielder Gervinho (ankle) is also likely to be back while midfielders Abou Diaby and Francis Coquelin (both hamstring) are set to return to the squad next week for full training. Per Mertesacker is continuing his rehabilitation in Germany after suffering an ankle injury against Sunderland in February and fellow defender Laurent Koscielny is suspended. Boss Arsene Wenger believes Yossi Benayoun is ready to play a key part as they chase Champions League qualification in the vital last weeks of the season. The Israeli midfielder has made 16 league appearances for Arsenal and scored two goals in a season in which he has been hampered by injury. Wenger, however, has seen signs the creative playmaker, on a season-long loan from Chelsea, is back to his best. Wenger said: "He has been very patient and very professional. "He came here with lack of competition and it took him a while to become really sharp. "He kept working and waited for his place. We kept faith in him and put him in for big games because he is an intelligent and talented player. He has a good team attitude. "The problem with Yossi was more physical because he is a guy who plays on his sharpness and quick movement. "He had a big injury don't forget and it took him some time to come back. After that, when you do not play big games it takes you time to find the confidence again. Now he is there." Striker Hugo Rodallega is Wigan's only injury concern. Rodallega has not played for the Latics since March 11 due to a knee problem but is back in training and will be assessed before the trip to north London. "We need to assess him over the next two or three days to see how he responds, but he has been training with the group," said manager Roberto Martinez. "He is not at 100% yet and he is the only one where there is a question mark about whether or not he will be available for Monday. Everyone else is fully fit and the squad is as strong as ever."

Formation:4231Manager: Arsene Wenger

Arsenal

Formation: 343Manager: Roberto Martinez

Wigan

Wojciech Szczesny
Bacary Sagna
Johan Djourou
Thomas Vermaelen
Clarindo Andre Santos
Alex Song
Mikel Arteta
Theo Walcott
Tomas Rosicky
Yossi Benayoun
Robin van Persie
SUBS
Lukasz Fabianski
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Aaron Ramsey
Sebastien Squillaci
Yao Gervinho
Kieran Gibbs
Marouane Chamakh

Home

Away

Ali Al Habsi
Antolin Alcaraz
Gary Caldwell
Maynor Figueroa
Emmerson Boyce
James McCarthy
James McArthur
Jean Beausejour
Victor Moses
Franco Di Santo
Jordi Gomez
SUBS
Michael Pollitt
Ben Watson
Callum McManaman
Conor Sammon
David Jones
Mohamed Diame
Ronnie Stam

Match Report

Form Guide

WWWLWW Arsenal VS Wigan DDWWLW

Last Meetings

Wigan 0 - 4 Arsenal 03/12/2011 Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan 22/01/2011 Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal 29/12/2010 Wigan 3 - 2 Arsenal 18/04/2010 Arsenal 4 - 0 Wigan 19/09/2009 Wigan 1 - 4 Arsenal 11/04/2009

Top Scorers

Arsenal R van Persie 25 T Walcott 8 M Arteta 6 T Vermaelen 5 YK Gervinho 4 Y Benayoun 2 A Ramsey 2 A Oxlade-Chamberlain 2 T Rosicky 1 C Andre Santos 1 M Chamakh 1 B Sagna 1 A Song 1 L Koscielny 1 K Gibbs 1 Wigan V Moses 4 F Di Santo 4 G Caldwell 3 J McArthur 3 M Diame 3 H Rodallega 2 J Gomez 2 S Maloney 1 AD Crusat 1 AV Alcaraz 1 B Watson 1

Goals

Arsenal Total goals 107 Goals per game 66 7 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 9 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 14 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Wigan Total goals 72 Goals per game 31 1 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 7 (For) 8 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 9 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 10 (Against) Period 81-90 mins