There will be three minutes of added time.

End to end stuff at the Emirates as Fabregas bursts into the box but Bramble appears to steal the ball off his toe at the final moment and Wigan break with Kilbane delivering a superb ball into the box where Heskey heads a foot over.

Here come the Latics as Heskey plays in Zaki but Clichy uses his pace to force the Egyptian into a rushed shot which he slices wide.

Both sides are still trying to find the net as we enter the closing stages and, although Arsenal are creating more chances, Wigan will still feel there is something for them here.

This game has burst into life since the break with both sides going all out for goals and you would not back against Wigan still getting a point, although Arsenal could stretch the lead instead.

What a break! But it's from WIgan as Bramble joins Heskey and Valencia on the counter but the latter goes for the near post from an angle and finds the side netting - he should have gone across goal.

WIgan are on the end of an onslaught at the moment and Adebayor again has a chance but he scuffs the volley into the ground and it bounces agonisingly over Kirkland and onto the top of the net - should have been 2-0.

Fabregas has come into his own in this second half and again he slips Adebayor in behind the backline but Kirkland is out to make yet another smart save.

Terrible miss! Van Persie drifts to the right-hand side and bends a great cross onto the head of Adebayor who somehow manages to miss the ball when completely unchallenged - he must have just switched off.

Super save from Almunia! The Arsenal stoppers keeps their lead intact as he dives to his left to deny Melchiot who thought he had equalised. That's how close this game still is!

Arsenal are well on top at the moment and Fabregas crosses to the far post where Denilson arrives and his header is palmed onto the post by Kirkland - another superb save!

Van Persie fires in the free-kick and it's just a foot over the bar - a trademark effort from the Dutchman but not finding the net this time.

The Wigan medical men are coming onto the pitch and Emmerson Boyce is in trouble here.

Replays suggest that Camara was bundled over by Djourou and although it would have been a harsh penalty, you have seen them given before.

As usual Arsenal break while the opposition are focussed elsewhere and Van Persie cuts inside and bends a shot inches wide of the far post - superb counter-attack.

Wigan want a penalty as Camara goes to ground in the box but referee Bennett is not interested as he waves away the protests,

Fabregas is starting to take contol of the game and is changing the tempo to suit his needs for the first time - and Arsenal are looking dangerous.

Immediately up the other end and Fabregas slips a typically deft pass into the path of Van Persie but the Dutchman can't find the net with his weaker right foot this week.

Great chance! Henri Camara gets to the byline and lifts a lovely ball into the box where Heskey is unmarked but he can't get it on target when he really should have.

Good start again from Wigan but Arsenal break out brilliantly and Palacios has to take a chance with a sliding challenge but he times it perfectly.

Suddenly Arsenal burst into gear as Eboue drives into the box and feeds Denilson who cuts back for Adebayor whose shot smashes out off the post and WIgan escape - replays suggest it was a superb fingertip save from Kirkland.

Adebayor fires, what I think is, his second and Arsenal's second attempt of the afternoon over the bar after good work from Van Persie opened up the Wigan defence.

Heskey is causing Toure and Djourou a few problems in the air and this time his flick on is unlucky to skid away from the onrushing Camara.

Arsenal are really struggling to get into gear today. Fabregas, Denilson and Song's passing is woeful so far and, with the exception of the goal, the whole team has looked lazy.

For the last few minutes the Gunners have started to calm the play down with good passing around the back - but the crowd are still silent.

Luis Antonio Valencia escapes in behind to latch onto Taylor's free-kick and force a stunning save from Almunia - but the offside flag had been raised.

The hosts may be leading but it has not been a convincing performance thus far with the visitors enjoying plenty of possession.

Wigan have responded well to going a goal down and they have a corner but Almunia comes and claims confidently.

Wilson Palacios was recommended to Steve Bruce by Arsene Wenger and he shows why with a superb dribble into the box and his fired cross is only inches from Heskey's boot.

The Gunners are beginning to find their feet and last week's hero Van Persie drives at the back four but Nasrio fails to control and Wigan smash away.

The crowd are almost deafly silent at the moment but Fabregas livens them up in uncustomary fashion with a late, sliding tackle on Figueroa.

Arsenal have now begun to take a strangehold on possession but the Latics are quick to pressurise and the Gunners are forced into a series of hopeful punts.

A bright start from the visitors as they place the Gunners under early pressure - but nothing too substantial.