FA Cup semi-final: Wigan v Arsenal - in pictures

96 empty seats are draped with Liverpool scarves to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

The team's officials and fans observe a minute's silence Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain charges through the challenges of Stephen Crainey and Jean Beausejour Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Scott Carson saves from Yaya Sanogo Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Wigan Athletic's Emmerson Boyce gets the better of Arsenal's Yaya Sanogo Photograph: Bogdan Maran/AP

Arsenal's Lukas Podolski gets a cross in despite the attention of Wigan Athletic's James Perch Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Scott Carson is out quickly to deny Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

It's a beautiful day at Wembley Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Per Mertesacker brings down Callum McManaman in the area, it's a penalty to the holders Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Wigan's Jordi Gomez, left, put just enough on his spot kick to keep it out the reach of Lukasz Fabianski and give Wigan the lead Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action Images

Arsenal have been piling the pressure on Wigan after going behind and eventually grab an equaliser courtesy of the man who gave away the penalty - Per Mertesacker. Following a corner theres a bit of penalty-area ping-pong, and a scuffed shot from Oxlade-Chamberlain bounces up at the back post where Mertesacker pounces Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

A face full of relief Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

And on the manager's too Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Whilst there is plenty of dejection of the faces of the Wigan players and it's no surprise as they were only eight minutes away from victory. So it's 1-1 at full-time so we go into extra-time Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Arsenal dominate the first period of extra time and are denied on a number of occasions by Wigan keeper Scott Carson Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

Uwe Rosler gees up his Wigan players ahead of the second period of extra-time Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Mikel Arteta looks on as his team-mate Thomas Vermaelen tussles with Nick Powell. Both sets of players are looking tired and neither team put the ball in the net, so penalties it is Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

It's not a good start for the holders when Gary Caldwell's penalty is saved by Lukasz Fabianski Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Mikel Arteta's emphatic penalty puts Arsenal ahead Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Fabianski makes it two saves out of two when he beats away Jack Collison's effort Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Kim Kallstrom puts Arsenal further ahead when he hits his penalty straight down the middle Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Wigan finally get off the mark when Jean Beausejour chips coolly into the roof of the net but Olivier Giroud the ball into the bottom left to keep Arsenal's two goal cushion Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

James McArthur keeps Wigan in the hunt but if Santi Cazorla scores, Arsenal are through to the final. He does Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action Images

Cue the celebrations Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images

Arsenal's penalty saving keeper Fabianski is soon engulfed by joyous team-mates. Final score: Arsenal win 4-2 on penalties Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images