Wigan Athletic vs Arsenal
Match pulse
WGAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| WGA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Arsenal 1-0
Arsenal beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at The Brick Community Stadium. Goals for Arsenal: Mikel Arteta (60' pen).
Play by play
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For Arsenal, it's another three points and keeps the momentum going after the victory over Reading. Walcott failed to shine throughout much of the match as the central striker, but he earned the penalty that decided the game.
Arsenal secure a hard-fought victory. Wigan will rue missed chances - particularly Kone's one-on-one effort in the first half - but the hosts can be proud of their efforts given the injury problems that have beset them.
<b>FULL TIME</b>
- 90'
Koscielny does well to pressurise Gomez on the edge of the area and Arsenal break away.
- 90'
Wigan try to work space around the edge of the box. Beausejour, at the second attempt, finds McArthur in the centre but the midfielder can't find the target with his shot.
- 90'
Sagna tries a throughball for Walcott, but it's straight to the 'keeper.
- 90'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Koscielny is on for Cazorla.
- 90'
Gomez shoots against Vermaelen and there are more, slightly less vociferous, shouts for handball.
- 90'
Gomez unleashes a shot that - the crowd believe - was handballed in the area. Kone could make the shouts irrelevant but Mertesacker does well and Wigan get nothing.
- 90'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Gomez comes on for Maloney, who has put in a decent showing in attack.
- 89'
Figueroa puts in a cross from the left, but McArthur can't make anything of it as he heads wide from the edge of the area.
- 88'
McManaman turns well but Coquelin there to tidy up.
- 87'
Stam makes a dangerous looking run but ends up too central. He finds McArthur, who knocks it on for Beausejour, but the momentum is lost and Arsenal get it away.
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Maloney gets a bit of a soft booking for a push on Coquelin in the centre circle.
- 85'
Wigan are on top, but they're struggling to make any real headway.
- 83'
Wigan earn a corner and it appears McManaman has earned a second, but Sagna's interception took a nick off the substitute.
- 82'
Figueroa once more tries a speculative shot as the corner falls in his direction. Over the bar once again.
- 82'
Stam centres the ball but Mertesacker makes a vital interception with Kone ready to turn home.
- 81'
Sagna looks to burst free, but ends up fouling Figueroa.
- 80'
Wigan win a throw-in from Gibbs.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Coquelin comes on for Podolski. Wenger certainly looking to settle for the one goal here.
- 79'
Kone is belatedly but correctly given offside.
- 78'
Wilshere runs into traffic and loses possession.
- 78'
Stam once more sends over a cross from the right that fails to find its target.
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