Arsenal routs Wigan 4-0 on no-surprise Sunday as Premier League teams advance to 5th round

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal enjoyed a 4-0 rout of Wigan as five Premier League teams avoided upsets to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday.

Third-tier struggler Wigan was overwhelmed against the Premier League leader in front of a 60,000 crowd at Emirates Stadium, with all the goals coming in the first half.

Forwards Noni Madueke, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus were on the scoresheet along with Jack Hunt's own-goal as he tried to cut out a cross from Bukayo Saka.

Big-money summer signing Eberechi Eze set up two goals for Arsenal, which won the last of its record 14 FA Cups in 2020.

Premier League teams Fulham, Leeds, Sunderland and Wolverhampton joined the Gunners in the last 16.

Fulham rallied to win 2-1 at second-tier Stoke, with Harrison Reed slotting in a late winner after intercepting Stoke goalkeeper Tommy Simkin’s misjudged pass. Brazilian winger Kevin equalized for Fulham early in the second half after South Korean midfielder Bae Jun-ho's early goal for Stoke.

Midfielder Habib Diarra's penalty earned Sunderland a 1-0 win at second-tier struggler Oxford, and midfielder Santiago Bueno's goal gave Wolves a 1-0 victory at fourth-tier Grimsby at a soggy and rain-soaked Blundell Park.

Leeds needed penalty kicks to win at second-tier Birmingham after a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes and extra time.

German forward Lukas Nmecha put Leeds ahead early in the second half after being set up by Noah Okafor, but Patrick Roberts equalized in the 89th minute with a powerful shot.

In the shootout, Leeds goalkeeper Lucas Perri denied Tommy Doyle before Roberts blazed over, leaving Sean Longstaff to score and send Daniel Farke's side through 4-2.

On Saturday, third-tier Mansfield pulled off an upset by knocking out Premier League Burnley to heap more pressure on coach Scott Parker.

Non-league Macclesfield caused arguably the biggest upset in the competition's history when it beat titleholder Crystal Palace in the third round last month.

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Arsenal's Noni Madueke and Arsenal's Bukayo Saka celebrate scoring their side's first goal during the English FA Cup soccer match between Arsenal and Wigan Athletic in London, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Maja Smiejkowska)

Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring their side's second goal during the English FA Cup soccer match between Arsenal and Wigan Athletic in London, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Maja Smiejkowska)

Stoke City's Bae Jun-Ho, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the English FA Cup fourth round match between Stoke City and Fulham, in Stoke, England, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

Leeds United players celebrate after winning the penalty shoot out at the end of the Emirates FA Cup fourth round match between Leeds United and Bimingham City, in Birmingham, England, Sunday Feb. 15, 2026. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

Leeds United goalkeeper Lucas Perri saves the penalty of Birmingham City's Tommy Doyle, not pictured, during the penalty shoot out at the end of the Emirates FA Cup fourth round match between Leeds United and Bimingham City, in Birmingham, England, Sunday Feb. 15, 2026. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

Sunderland's Habib Diarra scores their side's first goal during the English FA Cup fourth round match between Oxford United and Sunderland, in Oxford, England, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Fulham's Harrison Reed celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the English FA Cup fourth round match between Stoke City and Fulham, in Stoke, England, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would accept a proposal made by the nation’s largest remaining rebel group to allow an independent commission to investigate the group’s alleged links to the drug trade.

The proposal was made in a video published on Jan. 20 video by Antonio Garcia, the head of the National Liberation Army, or ELN. In the video, Garcia said that while the rebels impose a tax on cocaine traders, they do not run any drug trafficking routes or cocaine labs.

“The ELN has no relation to drug trafficking,” Garcia said in the video and challenged the government to allow an independent commission to verify the group’s claims.

In a message on X Sunday, Petro said he would accept the proposal, adding that the agency that verifies the rebel’s claims should be “scientific and independent of governments” and should deliver its findings to the United Nations. Petro also urged the rebels to back efforts to replace coca crops in the northeastern Catatumbo region.

Colombia’s president has long accused the rebels of profiting from the drug trade calling its leadership “drug traffickers dressed up as guerrilla fighters.”

The group’s alleged relation to drug trafficking was one of the issues that stopped peace talks from advancing in the first two years of the Petro administration.

Peace talks between both sides ultimately broke down last year after the ELN staged an offensive in Catatumbo in which dozens of people were killed and more than 50,000 were forced to flee their homes.

The ELN said in January that it would like to work with the government on a “national accord” that would enable negotiations to resume.

But Petro has said that he will only resume talks with the group when it gives up drug trafficking.

The ELN was founded in the early 1960s and has approximately 5,000 fighters in Colombia and neighboring Venezuela.

The ELN’s grip over rural communities along Colombia’s border with Venezuela has increased in recent years as it fills a power vacuum left by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the rebel group that disbanded in 2017, after signing a peace deal with Colombia’s government.

In January, Colombian officials said that in call with President Donald Trump they discussed the possibility of staging attacks on the ELN with the help of the U.S. military.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks during a news conference at the Colombian embassy in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)