[EPL] Wigan 3 - 2 Arsenal ; Wigan end Arsenal title hopes
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Full report to follow soon..
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tottenham for 3rd gogogo
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wth
last 10 mins they score 3 goals back =.= -
So kelong.. LOL...
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what's so kelong?
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Chelsea vs spurs match no post ? that match was horrible.....
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The need to spend this summer is urgent.
World class players need in all department.
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I watched the game from 88 min.
It is shocking to see arsenal in turning 3 points to 1 point to zero.
The second goal was a loose goal.
The third goal is wigan fighting spirit.
Credit to Wigan but Wenger must be fuming now.
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omg! lol!
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Arsenal throw away two-goal lead in Wigan defeat
After seemingly cruising to three points at the DW Stadium, Arsenal conceded three goals in the final ten minutes to lose 3-2 against struggling Wigan.
Arsenal’s faltering pursuit of the Premiership title was all but ended in an extraordinary game at Wigan.
Goals either side of half-time had put the Gunners two goals to the good and looking comfortable for the win to keep their title hopes alive.
But Wigan, battling for their Premiership survival, stunned the visitor’s with three late goals, the winner arriving in injury time and virtually ensuring their Premier League safety for another season.
Theo Walcott's neat finish gave Arsenal the lead just before the break.
Mikael Silvestre was then allowed a free header to double the lead from a corner after 48 minutes.
The Latics gave themselves hope in the 80th minute when Ben Watson side-footed home.
Then a mistake from Gunners reserve keeper Lukasz Fabianski in the 89th minute allowed Titus Bramble to head Wigan level.
Incredibly, two minutes into injury time Charles N'Zogbia's strike won it.
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Wigan leave Arsenal stunned
Wigan celebrate an incredible victory over Arsenal at the DW StadiumThree goals in the final 11 minutes gave Wigan arguably the most stunning victory in their Premier League history and slammed the door shut on Arsenal's faint title hopes.
The Gunners appeared to be coasting to victory on the back of goals either side of half-time from Theo Walcott and Mikael Silvestre, and with it hauling themselves to within three points of leaders Chelsea.
But after a run of eight defeats and a draw in the league against Arsenal, Wigan added to their maiden wins over Chelsea and Liverpool this season as Ben Watson, Titus Bramble and Charles N'Zogbia conjured an astonishing comeback.
The remarkable result leaves Wigan seven points clear of the drop zone and seemingly safe, whereas Arsenal can now kiss goodbye to any hope they had of the title after back-to-back defeats in the space of five days.
Tottenham's victory over leaders Chelsea yesterday had given the visitors a glimmer of hope on the title front, but that has now evaporated, and they have only themselves to blame for a late collapse.
On target: Ben Watson scores the first of Wigan's three goals at the DW Stadium
Gunning for the title: Walcott gave Arsenal the lead at Wigan
For 40 minutes here they found themselves frustrated by a Wigan side desperate for points in their battle to stay in the top flight for a sixth successive season.
After being booed off the pitch on Wednesday following a goalless draw against an already-relegated and understrength Portsmouth side, Wigan were determined to restore the faith of their fans.
There was certainly an urgency about Roberto Martinez's side, but for 80 minutes they lacked a cutting edge.
Instead it was Arsenal who were in the ascendancy, initially in the 41st minute as Nicklas Bendtner split covering defenders Maynor Figueroa and Bramble with a through ball of pace and precision.
After riding Bramble's challenge and pulling away from Figueroa, Walcott then slid the ball underneath the advancing Chris Kirkland for his seventh goal of the season.
It was deserved as Walcott should have scored minutes prior to that after Abou Diaby had released him in behind Wigan's defence.
Although left with a one-on-one opportunity with Kirkland just outside the six-yard box, he opted to try and find Bendtner with a square ball, only to pull it behind him, allowing Wigan to clear.
Walcott could, and perhaps should have given Arsenal a two-goal cushion on the stroke of half time, only to narrowly clear the bar with a rising drive from just inside the area.
Prior to Walcott's opener Wigan were lively, but barely troubled Lukasz Fabianski, playing in his first league game since the end of last season with Manuel Almunia out with a wrist injury.
N'Zogbia, rumoured to be a target for Wenger in the summer, was narrowly wide with one curled effort, whilst a low, powerful 20-yard drive was straight at the Pole.
As a contest, it seemed to turn inside the opening three minutes of the second half, initially after just 40 seconds as Wigan were denied a penalty.
Referee Lee Mason, who had incurred the wrath of the Wigan fans all afternoon with his decisions, infuriated the locals further by turning a blind eye to Samir Nasri's pull on the arm of Watson.
Moments later, and from Arsenal's first attack of the half, Kirkland superbly denied Diaby at close range, with the ball eventually running for a corner.
Nasri proceeded to deliver an outswinger to which Wigan's defence were guilty of falling asleep, allowing Silvestre an unmarked header from the penalty spot beyond Kirkland's outstretched grasp.
Starting for Thomas Vermaelen, who misses the end to the season with a calf strain, it was Silvestre's first goal for a year since a 4-1 win on this ground.
Wigan, though, did not roll over and die. N'Zogbia first curled a tame effort that was easy pickings for Fabianski, on his 25th birthday, after being played in by Watson.
Watson was then denied by Fabianski who was at full stretch to prevent a low 20-yard shot from creeping inside his right-hand post, whilst Hugo Rodallega saw his scuffed shot trickle inches wide.
Then 10 minutes from time Watson hauled Wigan back into the game with a sidefoot effort from 12 yards after substitute Victor Moses had played the midfielder in from the bye-line. It was the catalyst for the comeback, aided by a howler from Fabianski who fluffed an N'Zogbia corner, allowing Bramble a free header which crossed the line, despite Clichy's efforts to hook the ball clear.
Charles N'Zogbia fires Wigan's late winner against Arsenal
Then in the first of four minutes of added time N'Zogbia struck a curling winner from 20 yards to send the majority of the DW Stadium into raptures, and leave Arsenal's followers sickened.
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im also stunned
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Makes me sick to my stomach... 2 goals up and have to leave it to last 10 minutes to bottle the game... And saving van persie on till the 90th minute, nice going wenger
Good play from wigan btw... arsenal have overstayed their welcome in the top 4... man city will stuff them next...
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Why Almunia not playing ah?
No 2 Lukasz Fabianski is like Chelsea's No. 2 Hilarious...
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Rumours has it that Wenger may be interested to buy N'Zogbia next season... So he gave Wenger his resumé... lol.
Replacement for Denilson? or can call it the Flamini position?
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Arsenal have 2 Fab... One is Fabulous but the other isn't...
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Bye arsenal, see you next season in the title race :)
Anyway, now is Chelsea and Manchester United though
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Sigh sigh sigh The only manager in the top 4 team, that has won Nothing... its a miracle he issnt sacked
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wow LOL...
i exit when its 2 - 0 to gunners then they lost it?
to wigan?
ok...really CMI...
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Originally posted by pierre^^:
Sigh sigh sigh
The only manager in the top 4 team, that has won Nothing…
its a miracle he issnt sacked
but he helped the board to save a fortune.
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Originally posted by pierre^^:
Sigh sigh sigh
The only manager in the top 4 team, that has won Nothing…
its a miracle he issnt sacked
you've got a short memory... he's won quite a lot.. he's the only manager who went through a season without a loss...his insistence on financial prudence is his strength and his weakness..
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Originally posted by One Harmonius Blend:
Bye arsenal, see you next season in the title race :)
Anyway, now is Chelsea and Manchester United though
Nvm.. next season surely surely will be our season liao.. surely surely.. they grow up liao.. surely liao next season.. Lol...
And to point out that Arsene lamblasted the La Liga for being a two horse race. lol... Only Liverpool and Chelsea (and a good couple of years ago Arsenal and Man Utd were invovled in 2 horse races themselves with Man Utd) frequently swap places with each other in a two horse race with Man Utd.. The same old 4 bloodly teams qualify for the CL every season for the past decade...*Yawn* Some Man City or Tottenham or Everton for a change perhaps this season? : ) -
Originally posted by JusStatic:
Nvm.. next season surely surely will be our season liao.. surely surely.. they grow up liao.. surely liao next season.. Lol...
And to point out that Arsene lamblasted the La Liga for being a two horse race. lol... Only Liverpool and Chelsea (and a good couple of years ago Arsenal and Man Utd were invovled in 2 horse races themselves with Man Utd) frequently swap places with each other in a two horse race with Man Utd.. The same old 4 bloodly teams qualify for the CL every season for the past decade...*Yawn* Some Man City or Tottenham or Everton for a change perhaps this season? : )next season will be even tougher.
man city and spurs will be the team to watch.
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Originally posted by the Bear:
you've got a short memory... he's won quite a lot.. he's the only manager who went through a season without a loss...his insistence on financial prudence is his strength and his weakness..
I think you have been mistaken. I think the reason Wenger was retained is because of his ability to generate income. He has a master's degree in Economics from Strasbourg University.
I think why Wenger refused to spend big is because whenever he spent big : Francis Jeffers (2001 from Everton for £8 million - making him one of the club's most expensive signings at that point), Jose Antonio Reyes (2003 from Sevilla for £10.5 million negotiated with top ups, depending on the success of Arsenal, which could have risen to £17 million.) they all turn up to be big time failures.
In his 14 years of tenture, these are the trophies he won:
- Premier League (3): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04
- FA Cup (4): 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
- FA Community Shield (4): 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004
He did win the 2003-04 Premier League title in 2004 without a single loss but this is it. That is probably the climax of his career as you all can see that it's going downhill ever since then. This is the 5th straight season Arsenal is going home empty handed.