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LONDON -- Wigan is going to be relegated to the League Championship, while Arsenal seemingly is heading back to the Champions League. Adrian Amos Super Bowl Jersey . Drained after winning the FA Cup for the first time on Saturday, Wigan crashed back to earth with a 4-1 loss at Arsenal on Tuesday to be relegated after eight seasons in the Premier League. "The FA Cup is an achievement we will never lose as a club. It is our first silverware, but it is a real shame it happens in the same season as relegation," Wigan manager Roberto Mancini said. "You dont normally get teams good enough to win the cup going down." In fact, it has never happened to an FA Cup winner in the same season. Meanwhile, Arsenal reclaimed fourth place to sit a point above Tottenham going into the final round of matches on Sunday. Manchester City, in its first game since Roberto Mancini was fired, swept to a 2-0 victory at already-relegated Reading to secure second spot after having already conceded its league title to Manchester United. Mancinis final match in charge of City was the surprise 1-0 loss to Wigan at Wembley Stadium. Now Wigan is going from the highest point in its 81-year history to one of its lowest. "Its not one of the things to be too sad about -- its the opposite," Martinez said. "Its time to look back -- to have eight seasons at this level is incredible ... its time to be proud of what weve done in eight seasons and the culmination with the FA Cup." Wigan conceded after just 11 minutes, with Lukas Podolski heading home from Santi Cazorlas corner, but levelled just before half time from Shaun Maloneys free kick. Wigan posed a threat at the start of the second half but was denied by goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny before Arsenal became a more ruthless attacking unit. Theo Walcott nudged Arsenal in front in the 63rd minute from Cazorlas cross and Podolski clipped in another five minutes later. Aaron Ramsey completed Wigans misery in the 71st. "We have conceded far too many goals," Martinez reflected on the season. "Going forward we have been magnificent, I think its been our best season in terms of performances, but the injuries in the back line are something I have never seen before. "To have four, five, even six players missing in the back line and our keeper affected with injury - our captain Antolin Alcaraz, Ivan Ramis out for the season, Ben Watson with a broken leg, (Jean) Beausejour, (Maynor) Figueroa. "We have to have so many different partnerships and keep changing, and that caused us problems." Arsenal, having made its worst start to a season since Arsene Wenger took charge in 1996, now looks like heading back into the Champions League going into Sundays finale at Newcastle. "It is all open, but it depends on our result," Wenger said. "Even third place is not out of sight if we win the game. "I am confident because we have experience, we play for a long time under massive pressure and we have always found the solutions with the problems that we have faced." Citys final match against Norwich will come at the end of a week of difficult week for City, which is now preparing to appoint Mancinis replacement before resuming the search for silverware next season. It was a routine victory in Reading for interim manager Brian Kidd. A slick routine from a corner between Gareth Barry, David Silva and James Milner led to the ball being played across for Sergio Aguero to powerfully strike into the net in the 40th. The win was wrapped up in the 88th by Edin Dzeko after Silva slipped the ball through the substitute. "Its all credit to the players-- they are the ones who have had to put up with stuff off the pitch," Kidd said. "I am pleased for them because it would have been a travesty if we hadnt finished second. Reading and Wigan are joining Queens Park Rangers back in the second tier next season. Kyler Fackrell Super Bowl Jersey . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. Lane Taylor Super Bowl Jersey . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. http:///...nung-Packers-Jersey/ . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. SEATTLE -- After squandering numerous opportunities, its not surprising that the Seattle Mariners extra-inning loss ended with tying run on third base.Brock Holt bounced an RBI single up the middle off the glove of diving shortstop Sean OMalley in the 11th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Mariners 3-2 on Thursday night.Seattle, which failed to take advantage of nine walks, then stranded the last of its 11 runners left on base when Brad Ziegler struck out pinch-hitter Seth Smith for the final out.These games, its about getting the big hit. It really is, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. We did a lot of other good things, just didnt finish it off.Travis Shaw, whose earlier solo homer put Boston up 1-0, opened the 11th against Cody Martin (1-2) with an opposite-field single to left against the shift. Sandy Leon sacrificed Shaw to second and Holt then bounced a single up the middle off OMalleys glove.I thought I should have had it, OMalley said. It was a tough play. The ball came up and made a little funny hop. But, I got a glove on it. Worst case, I just wanted to keep that in the infield. Unfortunately, it scooted into center and it ended up being the difference.Craig Kimbrel (2-3) retired all four batters he faced -- including striking out Nelson Cruz, Adam Lind and Kyle Seager in the 10th -- for the victory. Ziegler recorded his third save.The Mariners put two runners aboard in the ninth against Fernando Abad when Farrell opted for Kimbrel to face Robinson Cano, who hit a game-deciding three-run homer off Abad on Tuesday.I felt like were in the fifth hitter of the inning and their best hitter is coming up, Red Sox manager John Farrell said. Felt like it was an opportunity for us to go to our most powerful reliever with the highest strikeout ratio there. Didnt think hed get out of it with just two pitches and a ground ball, but it workd out well.Seattle tied it with two runs in the fifth. OMalley hit the first pitch into the left-field seats for his first homer of the season and second of his career. Guillermo Heredia followed with a bunt single and advanced to third on consecutive ground outs. After Cruz was walked intentionally, Dae-Ho Lee blooped an RBI single into shallow right-center.Shaw opened the second with his 13th homer and the Red Sox added a run in the fifth on consecutive doubles by Bryce Brentz and Mookie Betts.Seattle starter Ariel Miranda allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings in his major league debut after being called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Tacoma.I like the way he commpeted, Servais said. Geronimo Allison Super Bowl Jersey. He didnt back off at all. I thought the way the first inning started out, it could have got a little dicey, but I give him a lot of credit, he hung in there.The Red Sox loaded the bases with one out in the first, but Miranda escaped by striking out Jackie Bradley Jr. and getting Aaron Hill on a fly out to right.Seattle loaded the bases in the fourth on three walks by starter Drew Pomerantz, but Leonys Martin bounced to first to end the inning.CUBAN TRIOMiranda was one of three Cuban-born players in the Mariners starting lineup, along with Heredia and Leonys Martin. The Mariners said it was the first time an American League team started a Cuban-born pitcher and two Cuban-born position players in the same game since Minnesota on Sept. 27, 1970, when Luis Tiant pitched with position players Tony Oliva and Leo Cardenas.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: 1B Hanley Ramirez, who injured his left wrist in a dugout stumble following Tuesdays game at Seattle, was scheduled to swing a bat on Thursday. Optimistically, hopefully hed be available on the weekend when we get down to L.A. against the Dodgers, manager John Farrell said.Mariners: RHP Steve Cishek, who recently lost his closer role, was placed on the 15-day DL (retroactive to Aug. 2) with a left hip labrum tear, an injury that is not expected to require surgery. Im very hopeful that hes back in our bullpen in 15 days, manager Scott Servais said. ... RHP Taijuan Walker, on the DL since July 6 with right foot tendinitis is expected to start Saturday against the Angels.MARINERS MOVESIn addition to the Miranda and Cishek moves, right-hander Blake Parker, who last pitched in the majors in 2014 with the Chicago Cubs, was called up from Triple-A Tacoma, where he was 1-2 with a 2.72 ERA and 19 saves in 38 relief appearances. ... RHP Donn Roach, who pitched two innings in one appearance after being called up Monday, was sent back to Tacoma. ... RHP Mayckol Guaipe, 0-0 with a 4.91 in five appearances with Seattle before being sent down in mid-May, was released.UP NEXTRed Sox: Knuckleballer Steven Wright (12-5, 3.20) gets the start Friday when Boston opens a three-game road series against the Dodgers.Mariners: RHP Felix Hernandez (5-4, 3.46 ERA) opens the three-game series against the Angels on Friday, the middle set of a three-series, 10-game homestand. Is 1-0 with a 5.60 ERA in three starts since coming off DL (right calf strain). ' ' '