Arsenal 2 - 0 Wigan

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Arsenal Are A Class Act


Arsenal are now three points ahead of all their rivals at the top of the Premiership. This was something of a last gasp win, and it had looked as though the game could be slipping away, but Arsenal are a team you can never take for granted, or think you have beaten until the final whistle has been blown.


For most of the first half Wigan were pinned back in their own half, resisting a series of Arsenal attacks. Theo Walcott was much involved, and is being allowed to develop gradually, into the shooting star he seems bound to become. Together with Adebayor, he was responsible for the home sides best chance in the first half, but the Wigan keeper brilliantly saved Adebayor's shot.


For all the pressure Arsenal exerted, they were missing the presence of Fabregas who is suspended. They were just lacking a definitive edge in front of goal, which is not to deny their excellent cohesion as a team. Wigan defended well and created scoring chances of their own, which could have saved the day, but it was not to be.


After 80 minutes, it almost seemed that a draw was inevitable, especially as the imaginative Walcott was stretchered of, after being floored by Emile Heskey. The good news is that his injury is not as serious as was initially feared. The game exploded into life in the 83rd minute, when Sagna's cross was powerfully headed home by William Gallas. Two minutes later Rosicky bagged another and it was all over.


Arsenal are going great guns, and their position, at the top of the Premiership, was helped by Manchester United's lack lustre display at Bolton, where they suffered a rare defeat. Liverpool and Chelsea both won, but Arsenal are a class act and will take some overhauling!


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