Arsenal 1-0 Wigan Athletic: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 6 December 2008
Result
Arsenal 1-0 Wigan Athletic
Premier League · Saturday 6 December 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Arsenal 1-0 Wigan Athletic: match report
Arsenal defeated Wigan Athletic 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 6 December 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Emmanuel Adebayor of Arsenal in the 16th minute.
Discipline: Arsenal received 1 yellow card; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Arsenal were 4th on 26 points from 15 and Wigan Athletic 11th on 19 points from 15. Arsenal went on to finish that season 4th with 72 points, and Wigan Athletic 11th with 45.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-4-2 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Arsenal wins, 1 draw and 0 for Wigan Athletic.
Going into the match Arsenal's last five read W-L-L-W-L and Wigan Athletic's W-W-D-D-W.
Key events
- 16'Goal · Emmanuel Adebayor
- 26'Yellow card · Wilson Palacios
- 63'Yellow card · Antonio Valencia
- 83'Yellow card · Robin van Persie
Head-to-head
Team news
Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)
Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, Johan Djourou, Gaël Clichy, Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Alex Song, Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor
Wigan Athletic line-up (4-4-2)
Ryan Taylor, Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Titus Bramble, Mario Melchiot, Lee Cattermole, Wilson Palacios, Emile Heskey, Henri Camara, Chris Kirkland, Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez