Arsenal v Wigan Athletic, 07 May 2006

Score4-2 to Arsenal
RefereeUriah Rennie
CompetitionPremier League
VenueHighbury
Attendance38,359
Kick-off: 3.00pm local 93 years after the stadium was opened when Woolwich Arsenal moved from South East London to North London, this was the last game to be played at Highbury.

4 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

2 Wigan Athletic

Manager: Paul Jewell

Goals:

Robert Pirés 8 G
Thierry Henry 35 G
Thierry Henry 56 G
Thierry Henry penalty 76 P

Goals:

Paul Scharner 10 G
David Thompson 33 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann
Defender Sol Campbell
Defender Ashley Cole
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Gilberto Silva
Midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder Robert Pirés
Forward Thierry Henry
Forward Reyes

Starting lineup:

Mike Pollitt Goalkeeper
Pascal Chimbonda Defender/Right back
Paul Scharner Defender
Matt Jackson Defender/Centre back
Reto Ziegler Defender/Midfielder
Leighton Baines Defender/Left back
Graham Kavanagh Midfielder
Lee McCulloch Midfielder
David Thompson Midfielder
Henri Camara Midfielder/Forward
Jason Roberts Forward

Substitutions:

Freddie Ljungberg for Robert Pirés 74
Dennis Bergkamp for Reyes 79
Robin van Persie for Aleksandr Hleb 79

Substitutions:

Damien Francis for Reto Ziegler 66
Andreas Johansson for David Thompson 73
David Connolly for Henri Camara 82

Cards:

Cesc Fàbregas 32 Y

Cards:

Matt Jackson 16 Y
Andreas Johansson 76 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia
Defender Johann Djourou
Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg
Forward Dennis Bergkamp

On the bench:

Defender/Midfielder David Wright
Midfielder Damien Francis
Midfielder Andreas Johansson
Forward David Connolly

Comments:

Final league position 2005-06: 4th

Comments:

Final league position 2005-06: 10th

4 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Goals:

Robert Pirés 8 G
Thierry Henry 35 G
Thierry Henry 56 G
Thierry Henry penalty 76 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann
Defender Sol Campbell
Defender Ashley Cole
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Gilberto Silva
Midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder Robert Pirés
Forward Thierry Henry
Forward Reyes

Substitutions:

Freddie Ljungberg for Robert Pirés 74
Dennis Bergkamp for Reyes 79
Robin van Persie for Aleksandr Hleb 79

Cards:

Cesc Fàbregas 32 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia
Defender Johann Djourou
Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg
Forward Dennis Bergkamp

Comments:

Final league position 2005-06: 4th

2 Wigan Athletic

Manager: Paul Jewell

Goals:

Paul Scharner 10 G
David Thompson 33 G

Starting lineup:

Mike Pollitt Goalkeeper
Pascal Chimbonda Defender/Right back
Paul Scharner Defender
Matt Jackson Defender/Centre back
Reto Ziegler Defender/Midfielder
Leighton Baines Defender/Left back
Graham Kavanagh Midfielder
Lee McCulloch Midfielder
David Thompson Midfielder
Henri Camara Midfielder/Forward
Jason Roberts Forward

Substitutions:

Damien Francis for Reto Ziegler 66
Andreas Johansson for David Thompson 73
David Connolly for Henri Camara 82

Cards:

Matt Jackson 16 Y
Andreas Johansson 76 R

On the bench:

Defender/Midfielder David Wright
Midfielder Damien Francis
Midfielder Andreas Johansson
Forward David Connolly

Comments:

Final league position 2005-06: 10th