Jewell angrily confronted match official Phil Dowd at the final whistle after Arsenal came from a goal down to snatch a late victory.

The Wigan manager had been infuriated by Dowd's failure to award a penalty -- which replays suggested he should have done -- when Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini challenged Emile Heskey in the area at a time when Wigan were leading 1-0.

Jewell, who could yet face further charges from the Football Association (FA) relating to his subsequent comments to the media on Dowd's performance, has said he will be making his own complaint to the governing body about the official allegedly telling some of the Wigan players to "f-off" when they remonstrated with him at the end of the match.

"We, as a club, will be fighting this tooth and nail," Jewell insisted on Tuesday. "We owe it to our supporters to fight this, because if I just shrug my shoulders and do nothing when I feel an injustice has been done, it would be letting them down.

"I have been overwhelmed with the support I have had from inside the game, big figures who I respect a great deal. They have told me in no uncertain terms that I must take this all the way, and that's what I intend to do."

Wigan's sense of injustice over the outcome of the match was fuelled by the fact that they had appeared to be on course to end Arsenal's unbeaten record at the Emirates Stadium after Denny Landzaat fired them ahead with a superb 30-yard strike shortly before half-time.

But they were pegged back by Fitz Hall's own goal and then overhauled when Tomas Rosicky headed in Julio Baptista's cross with five minutes remaining.

The defeat left Wigan five points above the relegation zone.