Premier League round-up

Wins for Trotters and Wigan as promoted duo draw

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Premier League round-up

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Aston Villa 0 Fulham 0
Middlesbrough 0 Newcastle 0
Stoke 1 Hull City 1
Sunderland 1 Bolton 4
Wigan 2 West Brom 1

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Bolton Wanderers piled the misery on Sunderland, Aston Villa were thwarted by Fulham and the Tees-Tyne derby finished all-square.

Wigan Athletic came from behind to see off basement boys West Bromwich Albion, and promoted duo Stoke City and Hull City played out a 1-1 draw.

Brad Friedel marked setting a Premier League record with a clean sheet as Aston Villa were held 0-0 at home by Fulham.

Steve Sidwell and Gareth Barry both went close for Villa in the first half as opponents Fulham looked to sneak a first away win of the season.

Barry's second-half header was turned onto the bar by Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer, whose opposite number Friedel was rarely troubled on his 167th consecutive appearance.

Bolton enjoyed their return to the North East with a thumping 4-1 win over Sunderland as Gary Megson's men made it three away wins in a row.

Sunderland were in front on 11 minutes when Kieran Richardson fed the ball into Steed Malbranque, who slipped a fine through ball into Djibril Cisse and he placed his shot inside the far post.

But Bolton, who won 3-1 at Middlesbrough last week, levelled within seven minutes when Gretar Steinsson's cross was headed over Craig Gordon by Matthew Taylor, who scored three times against Sunderland for Portsmouth in the 2005/06 season.

And just three minutes later, Bolton grabbed the lead when Danny Collins' headed clearance fell to the feet of Gary Cahill and he smashed a fierce shot beyond Gordon.

Cisse thought he had equalised for the Black Cats on 31 minutes, but his acrobatic volley was ruled out after Kenwyne Jones, whose header came back off the bar, was harshly penalised for a push on Jlloyd Samuel.

Bolton scored a third goal on 39 minutes when Collins made a hash of dealing with a long ball and that allowed Johan Elmander a clear run on goal, with the Swede making no mistake with his finish past Gordon.

Sunderland's afternoon got worse 10 minutes into the second half when Kevin Nolan won possession and set up Elmander to smash home his second of the game.

Ricardo Fuller returned from suspension to earn Stoke a 1-1 draw at the Britannia Stadium against fellow promoted side Hull City.

The Tigers took the lead at the end of the first half when a deep free-kick into the box was headed on twice to Marlon King, who struck a firm shot into the top corner of the net.

Stoke got back into it on 73 minutes when Ricardo Fuller squeezed home a penalty after the striker had been brought down by Tigers keeper Boaz Myhill.

Emmerson Boyce's first goal for Wigan clinched a 2-1 win over bottom club West Brom at the JJB Stadium.

West Brom took the lead just two minutes into the second half when Ishmael Miller capitalised on a Titus Bramble mistake to score his third goal of the season.

An error then allowed Wigan to equalise on 61 minutes as Paul Robinson's weak header back to Scott Carson was seized upon by Henri Camara and he flicked an improvised finish past the West Brom keeper.

Wigan stole the points three minutes from time when Boyce planted a precision header beyond Carson from Jason Koumas' corner.

In the Tees-Tyne derby at the Riverside, local rivals Middlesbrough and Newcastle United were unable to be separated in a 0-0 draw.

The Magpies came closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half as Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins' shot clipped the top of the crossbar.

In the second half, Afonso Alves' low shot flew past Shay Given, but the offside flag had gone up against a team-mate before the ball had been knocked into the Brazilian's path.

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