Andrey Arshavin (R) scores Arsenal's first goal against Wigan at the DW Stadium in Wigan, England, Wednesday. (AP) LONDON: Arsenal drew 2-2 at 10-man Wigan to miss the chance to draw level with joint Premier League leader Manchester United and Manchester City, while Chelsea ended a run of six matches without a win by grinding out a 1-0 victory against Bolton Wednesday. France defender Sebastien Squillaci scored an own goal in the 81st minute to deny Arsenal all three points at DW Stadium. Ben Watson had put Wigan ahead from the penalty spot before the Gunners rallied through goals by Russia captain Andrey Arshavin and Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner. Florent Malouda scored Chelsea's winner in the 61st minute to lift his team above Tottenham into fourth place. The reigning champion is two points below Arsenal, which is another two off the pace. In the other match, fallen giant Liverpool slumped to an embarrassing 1-0 home defeat to lowly Wolverhampton, which moved off the bottom of the standings. West Ham goes into 2011 as the division's last-place side. Arsenal failed to back up its 3-1 win at home to Chelsea Monday, lacking its usual fluency after manager Arsene Wenger made eight changes to his starting lineup. Wenger will be upset that his team conceded the equalizer when it had a man extra, Wigan midfielder Charles N'Zogbia having been sent off for pushing his head into substitute Jack Wilshere's face after an exchange of words. N'Zogbia was brought down by Laurent Koscielny's trailing leg just inside the box, allowing Watson to convert from 12 yards (meters) to put Wigan - which is now fifth from bottom and a point above the relegation zone - ahead in the 18th. Arshavin brought Arsenal level in the 39th with a lovely scissor-kick that flew past the Wigan goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi and the winger then set up Bendtner, who brushed off a couple of weak challenges before driving his shot home in the 44th. Squillaci, however, headed into his own net in the 81st as he tried to thwart Gary Caldwell to leave Arsenal still trailing the two Manchester clubs. Chelsea was booed off the pitch after a vapid first-half performance at Stamford Bridge but improved after the break, with Malouda tapping home from close range to score his eighth of the campaign. La Liga games Jan. 2 Spain's La Liga matches scheduled for Jan. 2 will go ahead after Spanish the High Court ruled Thursday that it had no jurisdiction to hear a players' appeal against the date. The Spanish Players' Association called for the games to be suspended, saying it had an agreement with the Professional Football League for no official games to be played from Dec. 23 to Jan. 2 inclusive. But the court said the dispute over the games on matchday 17 was not within its ambit. It said the players' association could pursue the case through the administrative disputes court. The judges recognized that in the deal between the two parties, “they expressly agreed that they would not hold games on that date”. But the ruling effectively gave the go-ahead for the matches because the courts are closed on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Media said the footballers were using the case to press the league to find a solution to the problem of unpaid players' salaries.
