LONDON, April 25: French midfielder Steed Malbranque scored just before the break on Monday to give Fulham a 1-0 win over Wigan in their Premier League clash.

Malbranque curled the ball left-footed into the top right-hand corner of the net after Wigan had dominated play.

Fulham are 14th in the league with 42 points while Wigan remain ninth, outside the European berths, on 51 points.

Wigan had the better of the first half and Gary Teale had their best chance when his shot from the right of the area was tipped round the post by Fulham goalkeeper Antti Niemi. The goalkeeper was called into action after the break, saving a header from Matt Jackson and parrying a shot from Jimmy Bullard.

Wigan striker Jason Robert did put the ball into the back of the net in the 75th minute but his header was disallowed as the free kick it came from was taken early.

David Connolly missed an open goal in injury time and when the ball fell to Henri Camara he could only find the side netting.—Reuters