Arsenal’s title hopes have been left in tatters after Wigan Athletic completed a remarkable comeback to see off the Gunners 3-2 at the DW Stadium after the London side had taken a 0-2 lead (Arsenal 150/1 to win the Premier League title).
It seemed as if it was going to be a good day at the office for Arsene Wenger’s men, after a fairly tight opening to the match England international Theo Walcott broke the deadlock before the interval with a clever finish to ensure Arsenal enjoyed a one goal lead at the break.
Just three minutes into the second half Mikael Silvestre looked to have put the game to bed when his header found the back of the net, and it appeared as if Arsenal would cruise to victory over a Latics side who had failed to breakdown a patchwork Portsmouth team earlier in the week.
However, Wigan had other ideas and with 10 minutes remaining Ben Watson pulled a goal back for the home side with a low drive that gave Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski no chance.
Defender Titus Bramble then levelled matters with less than a minute of normal time remaining when his header from close range was judged to have crossed the line by he linesman, before Charles N’Zogbia unleashed an exquisite shot from the edge of the area that curled into the goal in injury time to secure an improbable victory for the Latics.
The defeat leaves Arsenal six points adrift of league-leaders Chelsea with just three games to go and it seems as if the title is now way out of reach for Wenger, who will be seething after seeing his side throw away their two goal advantage.
However, victory for Wigan (16/1 to be relegated) could prove vital in their bid to avoid the drop. The Latics were just four points clear of the bottom three prior to kick-off today but they’re now seven points ahead of third bottom Hull City and they should now have secured Premier League football at the DW Stadium for another season after all but ending Arsenal’s title chances.
At the top of the table Chelsea, who are a point clear of Manchester United in second, remain favourites to secure the title (Chelsea 4/7 to win the Premier League title), while Arsenal will know their hopes of securing their first title since 2004 are all but over.
In terms of the relegation battle the result was massive for Wigan, who still have to face relegation rivals West Ham and Hull City, as they move seven points clear of the drop zone.
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