EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR struck the only goal to keep Arsenal's faint title hopes alive.
The Gunners are still eight points behind leaders Liverpool but their bid could have been dead and buried had Wigan nicked a deserved equaliser.
Adebayor's match-winning strike was overshadowed by Emmanuel Eboue's performance, which Arsene Wenger's described as a "danger" to his own side.
The Ivorian came on as a 32nd-minute substitute for Samir Nasri but had to be hauled off by Wenger before the final whistle after a nightmare showing.
Gunners fans gave ironic cheers when Eboue stormed off at the decision
Adebayor should have wrapped up all three points before Antonio Valencia missed a golden chance to equalise on 75 minutes.
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Clichy, Denilson, Fabregas, Song Billong, Nasri (Eboue 32), Van Persie, Adebayor, Eboue (Silvestre 90). Subs not used: Fabianski, Vela, Ramsey, Wilshere, Bendtner. Booked: Van Persie. Goals: Adebayor 16.
Wigan: Kirkland, Taylor, Boyce (Kilbane 63), Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Palacios, Cattermole (Koumas 77), Melchiot, Heskey, Camara (Zaki 66). Subs not used: Kingson, Brown, De Ridder, Kapo. Booked: Palacios, Figueroa.
The Gunners are still eight points behind leaders Liverpool but their bid could have been dead and buried had Wigan nicked a deserved equaliser.
Adebayor's match-winning strike was overshadowed by Emmanuel Eboue's performance, which Arsene Wenger's described as a "danger" to his own side.
The Ivorian came on as a 32nd-minute substitute for Samir Nasri but had to be hauled off by Wenger before the final whistle after a nightmare showing.
Gunners fans gave ironic cheers when Eboue stormed off at the decision
Adebayor should have wrapped up all three points before Antonio Valencia missed a golden chance to equalise on 75 minutes.
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Clichy, Denilson, Fabregas, Song Billong, Nasri (Eboue 32), Van Persie, Adebayor, Eboue (Silvestre 90). Subs not used: Fabianski, Vela, Ramsey, Wilshere, Bendtner. Booked: Van Persie. Goals: Adebayor 16.
Wigan: Kirkland, Taylor, Boyce (Kilbane 63), Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Palacios, Cattermole (Koumas 77), Melchiot, Heskey, Camara (Zaki 66). Subs not used: Kingson, Brown, De Ridder, Kapo. Booked: Palacios, Figueroa.
