Wigan 0 Fulham 0: Injuries and concerns mount for Bruce

Bobby Zamora was guilty of a shocking miss which cost Fulhamtheir first Premier League away win while Wiganshowed they are not yet ready to take Europe by storm.Steve Bruce's side, hoping for a UEFA Cup run next season, struggled to break down a stubborn defence during a miserable encounter at the JJB Stadium. Fulham would have won but for Zamora's amazing firsthalf miss, which was as poor as the game itself. Unmarked inside the six-yard area, Zamora, with only two goals to his name this season, managed to head Brede Hangeland's flick over the bar six minutes before half-time. Watch it: Frustrtaed Wigan boss Steve Bruce keeps his eye on the clock Wigan v Fulham: How the game unfoldedWIGAN NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEBFULHAM NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEBMan City 1-0 MiddlesbroughBlackburn 0-2 A VillaChelsea 0-0 HullEverton 3-0 BoltonSunderland 2-0 StokeWest Brom 2-3 Newcastle 'Bobby needs a goal, there's no doubt about that,' said Fulham manager Roy Hodgson. 'We're always happy when we don't lose, but on Monday we'll look back and view this as a golden opportunity lost when we could have broken our away duck.'Zamora's miss was a big let-off for lacklustre Wigan, who lost Mido, Antonio Valencia and Michael Brown to illness and injury before half-time. Bruce's side have gone five games without a league win, and the Wigan manager took full responsibility after his gamble to risk three key players backfired on him. New boy: Wigan midfielder Charles N'Zogbia takes on Simon Davies of Fulham 'I decided to play Brown even though he was sick before the game, while Mido had not trained for two days because of a groin problem, and it looked like it,' said Bruce.'Valencia has been struggling with a hamstring and playing him has probably set him back two or three weeks. I take full responsibility. I'll take it on board and learn from it.' Canny Danny: Murphy holds off a challenge from Lee Cattermole of Wigan While Wigan have now managed just one goal in seven-and-a-half hours, Fulham have scored only three times away from Craven Cottage in the Premier League. Wigan also included Charles N'Zogbia, their record £6million signing from Newcastle, but the Frenchman made a low-key debut.WIGAN (4-4-2): Kirkland; Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa; Valencia (Watson 18min), Cattermole, Brown (Koumas 19), N'Zogbia; Rodallega, Mido (Zaki 42). Subs (not used): Pollitt, Boyce, Edman, De Ridder. Booked: Figueroa.FULHAM (4-4-2): Schwarzer; Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky; Dempsey, Etuhu (Dacourt 45), Murphy, Dempsey (Gera 90); Zamora (Nevland 75), Johnson. Subs (not used): Zuberbuhler, Stoor, Kallio, Gray. Referee: L Probert (Wiltshire Wigan v Fulham: How the game unfoldedWIGAN NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEBFULHAM NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEBMan City 1-0 MiddlesbroughBlackburn 0-2 A VillaChelsea 0-0 HullEverton 3-0 BoltonSunderland 2-0 StokeWest Brom 2-3 Newcastle  

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