England striker Jermain Defoe scored five second-half goals as an irresistible Tottenham Hotspur demolished Wigan Athletic 9-1 to go fourth in the Premier League Sunday. Defoe stunned the hapless visitors and equalled the league's single match scoring record with a mesmerizing second-half blitz at White Hart Lane after Spurs had gone in 1-0 up at the break thanks to a ninth-minute Peter Crouch header. After hitting the bar in the 34th minute, Defoe opened his account in the 51st and completed his quickfire hat trick seven minutes later – the fastest since Robbie Fowler's three in four minutes for Liverpool against Arsenal in 1994. He netted again in the 69th and added a fifth with a right-foot shot three minutes from time as Tottenham fans sang “we want 10”. Aaron Lennon also struck in the 64th while shell-shocked Wigan keeper Chris Kirkland added to the goal tally in the 88th when a David Bentley shot rebounded off the angle, hit him on the back and went in. Croatia's Niko Kranjcar scored in the dying seconds to wrap up Tottenham's biggest win for 32 years, when it beat Bristol Rovers 9-0 in the second division, and its biggest in the Premier League. Wigan's only reply was a controversial Paul Scharner goal in the 57th minute, with the player appearing to control the ball with his hand before scoring. Tottenham is level on 25 points with North London rival Arsenal but behind the Gunners on goal difference. The top teams played Saturday, with Chelsea (33 points) beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 to stay five clear of champion Manchester United which overcame Everton 3-0 at Old Trafford. Arsenal lost 1-0 at Sunderland. Defoe hits 5 as Spurs rout Wigan Blackburn Rovers shrugged off the absence of manager Sam Allardyce, who is awaiting heart surgery, to beat his former club Bolton Wanderers 2-0 in Sunday's lunchtime kickoff. Stoke City kept Portsmouth rooted to the bottom of the table with a 1-0 home win that sent them up to ninth. Victory in the Lancashire derby ended Blackburn's run of 10 successive away defeats, the team's first points on its travels this season lifting it to 11th place. Defeat left Wanderers third from bottom. Juve downs Udinese Fabio Grosso's 51st-minute strike gave Juventus a 1-0 victory over injury-depleted Udinese Sunday, keeping the Turin club within five points of Serie A leader Inter Milan. Grosso, whose spotkick in a penalty shootout sealed Italy's World Cup title three years ago, latched onto a cross from Jose Martin Caceres to cap a perfectly executed series of passes. Earlier, AC Milan overcame a series of defensive lapses to beat Cagliari 4-3 at San Siro with goals from Clarence Seedorf, Marco Borriello, Alexandre Pato and Ronaldinho. AS Roma captain Francesco Totti marked his return from knee surgery with a hat trick in a 3-1 win over Bari. All of Totti's goals at the Stadio Olimpico came in the first half. Sampdoria beat 10-man Chievo Verona 2-1 to move back into the Champions League places. A goal from Marco Rossi put Samp ahead in the 19th minute and Chievo was reduced to 10 men just before the break with a red card for Luciano. Antonio Cassano provided the pass for Giampaolo Pazzini to score Samp's second in the 65th before Andrea Mantovani pulled one back for Chievo 10 minutes from time. Inter Milan leads with 32 points, Juventus has 27, Milan 25 and Sampdoria 24. Inter defeated Bologna 3-1 Saturday. Elsewhere, Palermo and Catania played out a 1-1 draw in a tense Sicilian derby. Nico Pulzetti scored a 90th-minute winner in Livorno's 2-1 win over Genoa, Napoli and Lazio drew 0-0 and Atalanta beat last-place Siena 2-0 in what was probably Marco Baroni's last game as the Tuscan club's coach. Prospective replacement Walter Novellino attended the game. Valencia stays close Valencia beat Osasuna 3-1 with goals from David Villa, David Albelda and Carlos Marchena Sunday to stay in touch with the Spanish league leaders. With 24 points Valencia is fourth in the standings, four points behind leader Real Madrid, three behind Barcelona and one behind Sevilla. Villa scored his ninth league goal in the 12th minute from a Marchena assist. In the 20th Albelda spotted goalkeeper Ricardo Lopez slightly off his line and judged his lob to perfection. Marchena's 25-yard volley early in the second half made it 3-0. Iran striker Masoud Soleimani headed in from close range for Osasuna. Earlier Sunday Nilmar scored twice as Villarreal beat Valladolid 3-1. The win gives Villarreal 12 points and lifts the team further away from the relegation zone where it was mired for most of the first part of the season. In a bad-tempered game at La Rosaleda stadium Malaga drew 1-1 against Zaragoza, with both sides reduced to 10 men for most of the second half. The result leaves Malaga bottom of the standings. Late goals by Victor Castano and Gonzalo Castro gave Mallorca a 3-1 win against Almeria, Getafe beat Espanyol 2-0 and Xerez drew 0-0 with Sporting Gijon. Saturday Real Madrid went top of the league by beating Racing Santander 1-0 while Barcelona drew 1
