Arsenal scored all their goals in the opening 27 minutes of Sunday’s 4-0 FA Cup fourth-round win over League One strugglers Wigan Athletic.
Any hopes of a Wigan upset in North London were swiftly ended as Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli both scored from Eberechi Eze assists, before defender Jack Hunt put the ball into his own net.
When Gabriel Jesus netted a fourth just before the half-hour mark it looked as though it would be a rout, but Wigan managed to limit the damage as they tightened up at the back and Arsenal took their foot off the pedal.
A tame second half followed, in which Viktor Gyokeres hit the post and Mikel Arteta handed home debuts to young defender Marli Salmon and promising goalkeeper Tommy Setford
