Overview
- Eberechi Eze created the first two goals as Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli, a Jack Hunt own goal and Gabriel Jesus sealed the tie inside 27 minutes.
- Martin Odegaard missed out with a sore knee picked up at Brentford, confirmed as not fit to play for this match.
- Riccardo Calafiori withdrew in the warm-up, prompting Bukayo Saka to start and Myles Lewis-Skelly to shift from midfield to left-back.
- Ben White was substituted in the second half, with Mikel Arteta saying injuries will be assessed over the next 48 hours.
- Arsenal stay in all four competitions and face Wolves on Wednesday and Tottenham on Sunday, while Wigan continue under interim staff during their League One struggles.