Arsenal thrash Wigan 4-0

Arsenal bounced back from two successive Premier League defeats in emphatic style by thrashing Wigan Athletic 4-0 at the Emirates. Arsenal lost to Manchester United and Manchester City in their previous two league games but outclassed Wigan with two...

Arsenal bounced back from two successive Premier League defeats in emphatic style by thrashing Wigan Athletic 4-0 at the Emirates.

Arsenal lost to Manchester United and Manchester City in their previous two league games but outclassed Wigan with two goals from centre back Thomas Vermaelen and one each by Emmanuel Eboue and Cesc Fabregas.

Aston Villa also gained ground on the leaders with a 2-0 home win over Portsmouth, who are still without a point after six games.

Liverpool visit West Ham United later today while there are four games on Sunday, including the Manchester derby and Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.

Today's results

Arsenal 4 Wigan Athletic 0
Aston Villa 2 Portsmouth 0
Bolton Wanderers 1 Stoke City 1
Burnley 3 Sunderland 1
Hull City 0 Birmingham City 1

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.