{"id":2732,"date":"2026-02-20T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2732"},"modified":"2026-02-20T00:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:38:01","slug":"arsenal-routs-wigan-4-0-on-no-surprise-sunday-as-premier-league-teams-advance-to-5th-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2732","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal routs Wigan 4-0 on no-surprise Sunday as Premier League teams advance to 5th round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Arsenal enjoyed a 4-0 rout of Wigan as five Premier League teams avoided upsets to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third-tier struggler Wigan was overwhelmed against the Premier League leader in front of a 60,000 crowd at Emirates Stadium, with all the goals coming in the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Tomorrow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4u2yMsPdG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Forwards Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus were on the scoresheet along with Jack Hunt&#8217;s own-goal as he tried to cut out a cross from Bukayo Saka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big-money summer signing Eberechi Eze set up two goals for Arsenal, which won the last of its record 14 FA Cups in 2020. 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Brazilian winger Kevin equalized for Fulham early in the second half after South Korean midfielder Bae Jun-ho&#8217;s early goal for Stoke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midfielder Habib Diarra&#8217;s penalty earned Sunderland a 1-0 win at second-tier struggler Oxford, and midfielder Santiago Bueno&#8217;s goal gave Wolves a 1-0 victory at fourth-tier Grimsby at a soggy and rain-soaked Blundell Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leeds needed penalty kicks to win at second-tier Birmingham after a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes and extra time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>German forward Lukas Nmecha put Leeds ahead early in the second half after being set up by Noah Okafor, but Patrick Roberts equalized in the 89th minute with a powerful shot. <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/sports\/no-more-fa-cup-upsets-as-fulham-leeds-sunderland-and-wolves-reach-5th-round.-arsenal-faces-wigan\">(JapanToday)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal enjoyed a 4-0 rout of Wigan as five Premier League teams avoided upsets to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. 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