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LONDON: Deco scored with a free kick on Sunday to give Chelsea a 1-0 victory at Wigan and extend coach Luiz Felipe Scolari’s winning start in the English Premier League. Chelsea now has six points after two games and leads Liverpool on goal difference at the top of the league. The Portugal midfielder’s chip caught Wigan’s stand-in keeper Mike Pollitt out of position in the fourth minute and drifted into the top corner. Chelsea’s hopes of reproducing the attacking style that characterised Scolari’s time in charge of Brazil gave way to a cautious approach that effectively shut Wigan out of the game. Wigan lost its England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland during the warm-up and Pollitt was at fault for the goal. Lee Cattermole handled the ball on the edge of the area and Pollitt left his corner exposed, with Deco clipping the ball over the wall and into the net. Wilson Palacios and Jason Koumas both tested Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Cech as Wigan reacted strongly. Fulham stuns Arsenal Brede Hangeland inflicted a significant early dent in Arsenal’s title hopes as his goal earned Fulham a surprise 1-0 win on Saturday. The Norwegian defender struck midway through the first half at Craven Cottage to hand Roy Hodgson’s side a deserved triumph and give Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger much to ponder. The result: Chelsea 1 (Deco 4) bt Wigan 0. Saturday’s results: Fulham 1 (Brede Hangeland 21) bt Arsenal 0.Blackburn 1 (Jason Roberts 38) drew with Hull 1 (Richard Garcia 40); Liverpool 2 (Emanuel Pogatetz 86-o.g., Steven Gerrard 90) bt Middlesbrough 1 (Mido 70); Newcastle 1 (Michael Owen 71) bt Bolton 0; Stoke City 3 (Liam Lawrence 29-pen, Ricardo Fuller 80, Mamady Sidibe 90) bt Aston Villa 2 (John Carew 63, Martin Laursen 84); Tottenham 1 (Jermaine Jenas 73) lost to Sunderland 2 (Kieran Richardson 55, Djibril Cisse 83); West Brom 1 (Roman Bednar 89-pen) lost to Everton 2 (Leon Osman 65, Ayegbeni Yakubu 76). — Agencies
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