Wigan out of drop zone

Wigan beat Everton 1-0 on Monday night to climb out of the Premier League drop zone.

The Toffees looked in good form from the kick-off, coming close to scoring off their first big break of the game. However, Wigan ‘keeper Chris Kirkland produced a brilliant one-handed save to keep out a Saha strike.

Kirkland’s save galvanised his team, and Wigan began to put pressure on the Everton defence, coming close to scoring off a Wilson Palacios cross in the 34th minute. The Everton ‘keeper produced two more good saves before Wigan finally broke through with a goal by Camara.

“Sometimes football is a strange game. It was arguably one of our worst performances - we have played better and lost,” Wigan boss Steve Bruce said of a result which ended Everton’s five game unbeaten run.

Wigan’s victory saw the club move from 18th to 15th place in the Premier League. Everton remain 7th on the league table despite the loss, but is separated from Wigan by only 3 points.

“We started quite well and looked in control for long periods but goals are what matter. Wigan got theirs and looked stronger as the game went on,” Everton manager David Moyes told the BBC. “I was hoping for more from us but it was a poor performance.”