"This was not good enough from my players and we will be going back to basics.
"They have kidded me because in the first couple of games of the season we started where we left off last season.
"But the last three matches are not acceptable as far as our defending is concerned. The frailty with which we are giving goals away is really poor."
Paul Jewell
"It's a big thing to win away from home. Whatever win you pick up away, it's always a bonus.
"We felt at half-time we could win the game, particularly after finishing the first half quite strongly and scoring our first from open play this season.
"From our point of view both goals were good ones because they were well worked, giving us a big three points."
Wiganer.net Editor Paul Farrington
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Nathan Ellington was poor throughout until his departure, whilst Jimmy Bullard vanished memories of a defeat here two seasons ago and also the disappointment of Chelsea on the opening day. His last minute strike sent the away fans into ecstasy and euphoria, and didn't he take it well!?!
I was a little disappointed with the WBA goal. It was a combination f bad defending from the Latics, and also a foul by Darren Carter on goalkeeper Mike Pollitt as he looked to punch clear.
Connolly's goal was something special. As the ball fell to Francis in midfield, the bright striker started his run early, the ball was inch perfect and Connolly's pace carried him past Gaardsoe before he fired home.
The relatively short trip home seemed even shorter with the thought of being tied on points with a team know as Arsenal. 36 more to go.
Player Ratings
Mike Pollitt 7 - Another solid game between the sticks
Pascal Chimbonda 7 - Comfortable
Leighton Baines 7 - Struggled with Watson
Arjan De Zeeuw 7 - Marshalls the back line well
Stephane Hanechoz 7 - Good partnership with De Zeeuw
Jimmy Bullard 7 - Not a right winger - took his goal well
Lee McCulloch 6 - Not fully fit - wore knee strapping
Graham Kavanagh 6 - Another lacking match sharpness
Damien Francis 7 - Settling in, powerful running from midfield
Jason Roberts 7 - Held the ball up well, a good outlet
David Connolly 8 - Goal threat, excellent debut, took his goal well
Results
| Birmingham City | (0) | 0 | Charlton Athletic | (1) | 1 | 26,846 | ||
| Chelsea | (0) | 2 | Sunderland | (0) | 0 | 41,969 | ||
| Everton | (0) | 0 | Portsmouth | (0) | 1 | 36,831 | ||
| Manchester United | (1) | 1 | Manchester City | (0) | 1 | 67,839 | ||
| Middlesbrough | (1) | 2 | Arsenal | (0) | 1 | 28,075 | ||
| Newcastle United | (0) | 1 | Fulham | (1) | 1 | 52,208 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | (0) | 0 | Liverpool | (0) | 0 | 36,148 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | (1) | 1 | Wigan Athletic | (1) | 2 | 25,617 |
Latest Table
| Last game played on Saturday 10th September 2005 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | GD | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | +10 | ||||
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | +7 | ||||
| 3 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +3 | ||||
| 4 | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | +5 | ||||
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | +2 | ||||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | +2 | ||||
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -1 | ||||
| 8 | Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | +3 | ||||
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +1 | ||||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -3 | ||||
| 13 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | ||||
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -2 | ||||
| 15 | Portsmouth | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | -3 | ||||
| 16 | Birmingham City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -4 | ||||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | -5 | ||||
| 18 | Everton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | ||||
| 19 | Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -6 | ||||
| 20 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | -7 | ||||