Merciless Gunners hit four past Wigan as they march on in the FA Cup

Brutal. Ruthless. Lethal.

That’s exactly how Arsenal played on Sunday night as they swept past Wigan Athletic to reach the FA Cup last-16. Their 4-0 home win felt more like a training session for Mikel Arteta's team, who settled the match in the first 30 minutes.

Wigan, who are having a tough time in the third division, tried to rely on a packed defense. However, that strategy fell apart before 15 minutes had passed.

Noni Madueke scored the first goal after ten minutes, thanks to a great pass from Eberechi Eze, making it 1-0.

Eze soon added another assist with a precise pass to Martinelli, who beat the offside trap and finished low from a tight angle for 2-0.

It’s interesting that Martinelli has only scored once in the Premier League this season, but he has netted 10 times in the Champions League and other cup competitions. He’s also the first Arsenal player to score more than 10 goals in cup and European competitions in a single season since Ian Wright in 1994-95, who scored 12.

Wigan were struggling and their mistakes made things easier for Arsenal. Jack Hunt tried to clear Bukayo Saka's cross from the right, but ended up heading the ball into his own net, making it 3-0.

Gabriel Jesus finished the scoring in the first half hour with a clever chip, taking advantage of a pass from Christian Norgaard.

At that stage, it looked like Wigan were set for a tough night and that the match could become historic. Even though Victor Gyokeres came on at halftime, Arteta likely told his players to play it safe, slow the game down, and finish the match without showing up their opponents.

FA CUP - ROUND 4

Friday

Hull - Chelsea 0-4 (0-1)

/Neto 40,51,71, Estevao 59/

Wrexham - Ipswich 1-0 (1-0)

/Windass 34/

Saturday

Burton - West Ham 0-1 (AET )

/Summerville 95/

Burnley - Mansfield 1-2 (1-0)

/Laurent 21 - Oates 53, Reed 80/

Man. City - Salford City 2-0 (1-0)

/Dorrington 6 og, Guehi 81/

Norwich - WBA 3-1 (1-0)

/Maghoma 31, Chrisene 82, Toure 90+3 - Maja 68/

Port Vale - Bristol City POSTPONED

Southampton - Leicester 2-1 (AET)

/Larin 45+1 pen, Bree 109 - Skipp 52/

Aston Villa - Newcastle 1-3 (1-0)

/Abraham 14 - Tonali 63, 76, Woltemade 88

Liverpool - Brighton 3-0 (1-0)

/Jones 42, Szoboszlai 56, Salah 68 pen/

Sunday

Birmingham - Leeds 2-4 on penalties (1-1)

/Roberts 89 - Nmecha 49/

Grimsby - Wolverhampton 0-1 (0-0)

/Bueno 60/

Oxford - Sunderland 0-1 (0-1)

/Diarra 32 pen/

Stoke - Fulham 1-2 (1-0)

/Bae 19 - Kevin 55, Reed 84/

Arsenal - Wigan 4-0 (4-0)

/Madueke 11, Martinelli 18, Hunt 23 og, Jesus 27/

Monday

22.30: (12.0) Macclesfield (6.50) Brentford (1.22)

***odds are subject to change***