English FA Cup

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Match Report

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Arsenal score four in 17 minutes vs. Wigan to cruise into FA Cup fifth round

Arsenal cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup after a comfortable 4-0 defeat of League One side Wigan Athletic at the Emirates.

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Highlights

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Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 7Bukayo SakaAM
  7. 10Eberechi EzeLM
  8. 16Christian NørgaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 20Noni MaduekeAM-R

WGA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Sam TickleG
  2. 15Jason KerrCD
  3. 4Will AimsonCD-L
  4. 32Jack HuntCD-R
  5. 6Jensen WeirCM-L
  6. 33Owen MoxonCM-R
  7. 3Morgan FoxLM
  8. 21Raphael Borges RodriguesRM
  9. 10Joseph TaylorF
  10. 8Callum WrightCF-L
  11. 7Fraser MurrayCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Arsenal 1, Wigan Athletic 0. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball.
  2. 18' Goal! Arsenal 2, Wigan Athletic 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball.
  3. 23' Own Goal by Jack Hunt, Wigan Athletic. Arsenal 3, Wigan Athletic 0.
  4. 27' Goal! Arsenal 4, Wigan Athletic 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a through ball.
  5. 30' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Matt Smith replaces Jack Hunt because of an injury.
  6. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Bukayo Saka.
  7. 61' Substitution, Arsenal. Marli Salmon replaces William Saliba.
  8. 62' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Noni Madueke.
  9. 63' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Dara Costelloe replaces Joe Taylor.
  10. 69' Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 73' Owen Moxon (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 77' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Joseph Hungbo replaces Owen Moxon.
  13. 77' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Steven Sessegnon replaces Jason Kerr.
  14. 78' Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Harrison Bettoni replaces Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
  15. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Ben White because of an injury.
  16. 82' Christian Nørgaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 83' Will Aimson (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 87' Substitution, Arsenal. Tommy Setford replaces Kepa Arrizabalaga.

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