Sunday 23 December 2012 08:10, UK
Mikel Arteta's second half penalty was enough to hoist Arsenal into the top four with a battling 1-0 victory at stubborn Wigan.
| Wigan Athletic | Team Statistics | Arsenal |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Shots on Target | 4 |
| 9 | Shots off Target | 2 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 17 | Fouls | 9 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 87 | Passing Success | 84.4 |
| 25 | Tackles | 16 |
| 64 | Tackles Success | 68.8 |
| 50.4 | Possession | 49.6 |
| 52.4 | Territorial Advantage | 47.6 |
| 486 | Total Passes | 480 |
| 31 | Total Crosses | 14 |
| 138 | Lost Balls | 148 |
| 57 | Recoveries | 55 |
| 49 | 1st Half Poss. | 51 |
| 51.8 | 2nd Half Poss. | 48.2 |
