Premier League - Adebayor sinks Wigan

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Emmanuel Adebayor's first-half goal proved decisive as Arsenal held off Wigan 1-0 in their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium.
  














The Togo striker struck in the 16th minute, his first goal since late October, after the visitors failed to deal with a corner.
Cesc Fabregas helped the ball back into the penalty area where it evaded Titus Bramble and fell to Adebayor who calmly stroked home his tenth of the season.
The Gunners also struck the woodwork twice but held on for their second League win in six days, following their victory at Chelsea last Sunday.
The first-half was a tepid affair with Wilson Palacios's deflected shot the only worthy effort of note from the Latics and Chris Kirkland rarely troubled at the other end, apart from picking the ball out of his net.
Adebayor did blast over after good link-up play with Robin Van Persie and the Dutchman had a shot blocked by Bramble before Adebayor struck the post in first-half injury time.
Denilson teed up the African whose shot from 20 yards was pushed against the post by Kirkland.
That was a sign of things to come with the second-half action packed.
Van Persie dragged an effort wide from 18 yards after a great through ball from Fabregas and also curled a shot inches wide before dinking a free-kick over the angle of bar and post after being fouled on the edge of the penalty area.
And it was his corner that was met by the head of Bacary Sagna at the near post only for Kirkland to swoop to save low.
Denilson then saw a 25-yard drive beat Kirkland but strike the inside of the post and bounce to safety before Adebayor headed wide from five yards following a corner.
Wigan also had their chances. Emile Heskey's header into the ground bounced straight into the arms of Almunia before the Spanish custodian produced a superb save to deny Mario Melchiot whose shot on the turn from six yards looked goalbound.
Sagna again came close to his first goal of the season when he scuffed a shot into the ground from no more than six yards following a corner before Fabregas's corner beat everybody at the near post and was cleared off the line by the thigh of Maynor Figueroa.
Heskey put a header over the crossbar with a minute left and that meant that Arsenal stayed within eight points of leaders Liverpool.