Wigan 0 Portsmouth 2

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez hailed match winner Yossi Benayoun as the perfect solution to his side’s recent mini-crisis.

Wigan 0 Liverpool 1

Reading 2 Wigan 1

Kevin Kilbane is back from suspension for Wigan’s game at Reading tomorrow after missing last week’s 1-1 draw at home to Fulham.

Wigan manager Chris Hutchings is to shuffle his pack for the Carling Cup visit of Hull – meaning midfielder Michael Brown could be handed a full debut.

West Ham 1 Wigan Athletic 1

Wigan 3 Sunderland 0

Wigan 0 Middlesbrough 1

Wigan 0 Middlesbrough 1

Wigan 0 West Ham 3

Dirk Kuyt scored a goal in each half as Liverpool strolled to victory and sent Wigan closer to the relegation zone.

Wigan boss Paul Jewell was left to rue another controversial refereeing decision, but watched his 10-man side edge a further point away from the relegation zone at Watford tonight.

Arsenal 2 Wigan 1

A characteristic Frank Lampard strike gave champions Chelsea a 1-0 lead at the break against struggling Charlton at The Valley.

Julius Aghahowa has completed his transfer to Wigan after being granted a work permit following a hearing in Sheffield.

Portuguese midfielder Manuel Fernandes will join Everton on loan until the end of the season, according to his club Benfica.

Wigan boss Paul Jewell will know within the next 24 hours whether he has been able to add two new faces to his squad.

Substitute Miroslav Radovic was the hero for 10-man Partizan Belgrade as his late strike sealed a 1-0 win on the day and progression to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup at the expense of Dnipro.

WERDER BREMEN clinched their place in the last 16 of the Champions League when two late strikes by substitute Nelson Valdez secured a 2-0 win at Claudio Raineri's Valencia in Group G.

Celtic 1 Shaktar Donetsk 0

Celtic 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0

THE AFRICAN Nations Cup begins tomorrow without two of its perennial contenders as well as a clutch of big-name players.

Arsenal are interested in signing Nigeria striker Julius Aghahowa, according to The Sun.

The moments that mattered.

The moments that mattered.

England 0 Nigeria 0

Defensive rock Rio Ferdinand snuffed out the Nigerian attack to give England a double cause for celebration in Osaka today.

England 0 Nigeria 0

Nigeria 0 England 0

Nigeria 0 England 0

England have so far failed to make any major impact against Nigeria.

England have so far failed to make any major impact against Nigeria.

The ‘Group of Death’ proved fatal for Nigeria long before coach Adegboye Onigbinde sat down to select his team to face England tomorrow.

The ‘Group of Death’ proved fatal for Nigeria long before coach Adegboye Onigbinde sat down to select his team to face England tomorrow.

Nigeria coach Adegboye Onigbinde spoke of his disappointment after the Super Eagles were shot down by Sweden.

Nigeria coach Adegboye Onigbinde spoke of his disappointment after the Super Eagles were shot down by Sweden.

Henrik Larsson scored twice as Sweden came from behind to beat Nigeria and take a big stride towards making the second round of the World Cup.

Henrik Larsson and his Swedish side have sent Nigeria packing out of the World Cup and have made England's prospects of progression that bit harder after a 2-1 win over the Africans.

Henrik Larsson scored twice as Sweden came from behind to beat Nigeria and take a big stride towards making the second round of the World Cup.

Henrik Larsson and his Swedish side have sent Nigeria packing out of the World Cup and have made England's prospects of progression that bit harder after a 2-1 win over the Africans.

Henrik Larsson equalised for Sweden after Julius Aghahowa had given Nigeria the lead in a thrilling first half to their Group F clash.

Gabriel Batistuta has got the nod to spearhead Argentina’s attack against Nigeria in Ibaraki on Sunday.