Wigan: The second week of the English Premier League's (EPL) 2010-11 season saw top clubs Chelsea and Arsenal register resounding wins to reaffirm their supremacy as the top contenders to be crowned champions. While Arsenal gunned down Blackpool 6-0, Chelsea romped home with an identical 6-0 scoreline against Wigan.
Here's a roundup of the seven matches played on Saturday.
Wigan 0 - Chelsea 6
Free-scoring Chelsea hit six goals for the second Premier League game in succession to heap more misery on Wigan.
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Arsenal 6 - Blackpool 0
England winger Theo Walcott scored a hat trick on Saturday as Arsenal brought 10-man Blackpool back down to earth by thrashing the promoted side 6-0 in the Premier League.
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Birmingham 2 - Blackburn 1
Craig Gardner scored twice as Birmingham recovered from a goal down to beat Blackburn 2-1 and register its first Premier League win of the season.
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Everton 1 - Wolverhampton 1
Wolverhampton Wolves drew 1-1 at Everton in the Premier League on Saturday after Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's late equalizer negated Tim Cahill's first-half goal.
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Stoke 1 - Tottenham 2
A first Premier League double by Gareth Bale helped Tottenham win 2-1 at Stoke but the hosts were furious that a late goal by debutant Jon Walters was not allowed.
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West Bromwich 1 - Sunderland 0
Peter Odemwingie scored late in his West Bromwich Albion debut in a 1-0 win over Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday.
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West Ham 1 - Bolton 3
Sweden striker Johan Elmander scored twice as Bolton won 3-1 at Upton Park to leave West Ham without a point after two Premier League games.
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