Arsenal 2-0 Wigan Athletic

Arsenal moved into the semi-finals of the Carling Cup with a 2-0 victory over Wigan at the Emirates Stadium.

Emmanuel Eboue’s careless backpass from the halfway line allowed Mauro Boselli to scamper clear, but fortunately for the Arsenal defender the Argentina forward was pushed wide and eventually the attack broke down.
Carlo Vela’s angled drive was deflected out for a corner which Laurent Koscielny flicked over as Arsenal upped the tempo.
The Mexican was put through again on 26 minutes, this time by Van Persie’s clever backheel, but as the keeper committed himself, Vela’s chip curled just wide of the empty net.
Wigan defender Steve Gohouri showed great composure to chest the ball back to his keeper after it was lofted through the six-yard box.
However, when Maynor Figueroa bodychecked Walcott, referee Martin Atkinson immediately reached for his back pocket.
There was then a brief stoppage as Moses received treatment from an awkward fall in the build-up to Arsenal’s counter-attack, landing on his wrist.
The England youth international was carried off on a stretcher, replaced by Charles N’Zogbia.
Arsenal appealed for handball against Figueroa as Van Persie looked to collect a chip into the Wigan box, but neither the referee nor his assistant were interested, although replays suggested they should have been.
Arsenal went ahead three minutes before the break through an own goal.
Walcott’s corner caused all sorts of problems in the Wigan six-yard box, with Alcaraz – just back from suspension – flicking the ball into the net under pressure from Bendtner.
There were some anxious moments for Arsenal at the start of the second half when Van Persie needed treatment after being sandwiched between two Wigan defenders as he tried to connect with Vela’s cross into the six-yard box.
Walcott weaved down the right and chipped the ball back for Bendtner, but the Denmark striker headed wide.
Wigan continued to press forward and caused some concern around the Arsenal penalty box.