After two consecutive defeats in Manchester and a remarkable recovery in Belgium against Standard Liege, Arsene Wenger’s men were finally home again and hoping to build on the Champions League win and please their extremely demanding fans.
Constantly on the attacking end for in the first 20 minutes, mostly through Dutch international Robin van Persie, the Gunners’ efforts finally paid off when Wenger’s sole summer signing Thomas Vermaelen rose up above the Wigan defence to head home yet another well-taken set-piece.
Having missed a series of chances to double their lead in the first half, Arsenal were glad to see the scoreline increase to 2-0 right after the break, when their new top goalscorer Thomas Vermaelen found the net for the second time with a fierce shot right under the crossbar after being set up by the ever-present van Persie.
Half an hour in, Roberto Martinez made a double substitution which was apparently working; only for a couple minutes, though, as a Clichy cross from the right hand side found Eduardo da Silva who managed to put the ball into the net after several attempts, the 3-0 scoreline putting some real daylight between the two sides.
Just moments away from the full-time whistle, an apparently injured Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas completed the rout with a well-placed shot at the near post after receiving a thunderous Nicklas Bendtner cross from the right side and giving Gunners’ fans even more reasons to cheer about at the end of their convincing 4-0 win against Wigan.
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