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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 21 (setup 1, season 33)
Wigan Athletic
v.
Arsenal
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Allan McGREGOR17Gianluigi BUFFON
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Steven TAYLOR2SERGIO RAMOS García
Jason DAVIDSON3Aleksandar KOLAROV
Scott BROWN74Samuel UMTITI
Ben TURNER5José María GIMÉNEZ de Vargas
Roberto CANELLA Suárez68Sergio BUSQUETS Burgos
Isaac COFIE777Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, ISCO
Abdul Majeed WARIS78Ivan RAKITIC
Pierre Achille WEBÒ Kuamo697DIEGO da Silva COSTA
NÉLSON Miguel Castro OLIVEIRA610Mesut ÖZIL
Arouna KONÉ116Georginio WIJNALDUM
ManagerGeorgie Boy
David MEYLER12Andrea BARZAGLI
Scott CARSON13Kevin TRAPP
Reece JAMES14Asier ILLARRAMENDI Andonegi
Carles ALEÑA Castillo15Iker MUNIAIN Goñi
Reiss GREENIDGE16Riccardo SAPONARA

Wigan Athletic 1 Arsenal 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 25,121, Stadium: DW Stadium, Referee: Mike PIKE 6½)
21 WebòScorers19 Özil, 75 Diego Costa
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings37 Umtiti, 50 Özil
7Corners6
14Fouls14
2Offsides8
4Shots on5
5Shots off11
9Total shots16
2Shots saved3
43%Possession57%
Man of the match: Sergio BUSQUETS Burgos
2A drive from WARIS seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
5BUFFON blocked a refined strike from WEBÒ.
7A corner was collected by RAKITIC who flicked an effort wide.
12ISCO fluffed a simple chance.
14WIJNALDUM made space on the left and dragged the ball to ÖZIL who fired the ball wide.
16WEBÒ headed the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
19GOAL!! A twenty yard free-kick was expertly drove into the net by ÖZIL. (1-0 Arsenal)
21GOAL!! A mix up between UMTITI and the 'keeper allowed WEBÒ to drill the ball into the empty net. (1-1)
27KOLAROV pulled away from DAVIDSON but knocked the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
28A accurate pass found ISCO and his left foot shot floated narrowly wide.
37UMTITI booked by PIKE.
45ÖZIL was put clear by KOLAROV and he dummied MCGREGOR but struck his shot just beyond the far post.
 
47A cross from ISCO left DIEGO COSTA in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
50ÖZIL booked.
57A mix up in the Wigan Athletic defence enabled RAKITIC to hammer the ball wide.
62A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming Wigan Athletic 'keeper.
68A shot from WARIS held little difficulty for BUFFON.
75GOAL!! A swerving inswinging corner was forced in at the far post by DIEGO COSTA. (2-1 Arsenal)
76WEBÒ brought the ball away from KOLAROV and stroked a tame shot into the crowd.
78WIJNALDUM chipped the ball to ÖZIL who forced it inches over.
84A good ball from WARIS on the left fell to BROWN who scuffed his shot over.
89A poor shot from WIJNALDUM trickled agonisingly wide.