Everton injuries add insult to Wigan defeat

Nov 25 2008 by Ian Doyle, Liverpool Daily Post

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DISAPPOINTED David Moyes bemoaned a “poor” performance as Everton crashed to defeat at Wigan Athletic – then revealed unlucky James Vaughan could be out for up to three months with a knee injury.

And Louis Saha will undergo a scan this morning after limping off with a hamstring problem on a miserable evening for the Goodison Park outfit.

Substitute Henri Camara’s 51st-minute goal at the JJB Stadium last night was enough to end Everton’s five-game unbeaten run.

It meant Moyes’s side missed out on the chance to move into fifth place and within two points of the Champions League qualification places.

Everton’s woe was compounded by the news Vaughan sustained an injury during training and will be sidelined until at least the New Year.

Of the defeat, Goodison manager Moyes said: “It was disappointing, I was hoping for more. It was a poor performance from us.

“It wasn’t as good as we have been in recent weeks. We had one or two chances late on to equalise but it was not to be.

“You have to give Wigan credit, they made it difficult for us.

“In the first half we played some decent stuff, but not so much in the second half.

“We didn’t create enough chances in the second half and didn’t put Wigan under a great amount of pressure.”

Everton had early chances but were indebted to a world-class save from Tim Howard to deny Paul Scharner giving Wigan the lead before Camara eventually struck.

The defeat was only Everton’s second away from home in the league this season and keeps them in seventh place, while Wigan have moved out of the relegation zone up to 16th.