Fulham 2-0 Wigan Athletic

Andrew Johnson scored twice as Fulham took all three points in an important game against struggling Wigan Athletic.

Johnson slotted home his first goal for the club in the 10th minute from close range from Paul Konchesky's cross.

Paul Scharner should have equalised but missed a header from around two yards out!

Zoltan Gera hit the post for Fulham but Johnson finished neatly on 59 minutes from a Jimmy Bullard free-kick.

The win halts Fulham's slide towards the relegation zone.

Wigan are dropping like a stone after a promising start.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson:

"I am quite happy now with 11 points from nine games at this stage of the season.

"It was a very important victory in what is going to be a tough season - I thought we created more chances and deserved to win.

"I felt Andrew Johnson and Bobby Zamora were a constant threat and hopefully they will continue to work well together.

"Now I hope we can take this kind of form into our next game against Everton."

Wigan Athletic boss Steve Bruce:

"At this level we simply have to defend better - the second goal we conceded was like something you see on a Sunday morning.

"We need to go back to basics as we made glaring mistakes all over the place.

"The last 20 minutes of the first-half was our best spell of the game and Paul Schwarzer was unlucky not to score.

"We'll have to play much better when we go to Portsmouth if we're going to take anything."

Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Bullard (Baird 88), Murphy, Gera (Dempsey 72), Johnson (Nevland 90), Zamora.

Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Gray, Stoor, Andreasen.

Goals: Johnson 11, 60.

Wigan: Kirkland, Boyce, Scharner, Figueroa (Koumas 62), Palacios (Camara 80), Cattermole (De Ridder 80), Kilbane, Melchiot, Valencia, Heskey, Zaki.

Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Taylor, Brown, Bramble.

Booked: Kilbane, Cattermole.

Att: 22,500

Ref: Howard Webb