Wigan Athletic 1-0 Everton

Wigan climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone after Henri Camara's strike sank a poor Everton side.

Louis Saha wasted a good chance on the break as the Toffees started well.

But Wigan pushed forward and Wilson Palacios somehow headed over before Tim Howard superbly saved Lee Cattermole's shot and a Paul Scharner header.

Substitute Camara met Luis Antonio Valencia's pass to break the deadlock and, after Yakubu and Tim Cahill missed good chances, Wigan held on to win.

It was a rare success for the Latics, who boasted the joint-worst home record in the top flight before kick-off and had waited six hours and 18 minutes for a league goal at the JJB Stadium before Camara struck.

The Senegalese forward had suffered an even longer personal goal drought, going 28 Premier League matches without finding the net in a dreadful run dating back to December 2006.

But he was in the right place to notch here, and end Everton's run of five games without defeat that had seen them surge up the table.

Wigan boss Steve Bruce:
"Sometimes football is a strange game. It was arguably one of our worst performances - we have played better and lost.

"We could have kept the ball better in the last 20 minutes but the way the league is, we're just delighted to get the three points.

"It is horrible to play on a Monday night when you have slipped into the bottom three without kicking a ball. Hopefully we're out of the bottom three now for six months or so."

Everton manager David Moyes:
"We had one or two chances but it wasn't to be.

"We started quite well and looked in control for long periods but goals are what matter. Wigan got theirs and looked stronger as the game went on.

"I was hoping for more from us but it was a poor performance."

Wigan: Kirkland, Taylor, Bramble, Scharner, Figueroa, Valencia, Brown, Palacios, Cattermole, Kapo (Camara 46), Heskey.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Kilbane, Koumas, De Ridder, Cywka, Routledge.

Goals: Camara 51.

Everton: Howard, Neville (Baines 85), Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Cahill, Fellaini, Arteta, Osman, Saha (Anichebe 65), Yakubu.
Subs Not Used: Nash, Castillo, Rodwell, Jutkiewicz, Gosling.

Att: 18,344

Ref: Rob Styles (Hampshire).