Everton's Andrew Johnson (left) is congratulated by teammate and fellow goal scorer Joleon Lescott after their English Premiership soccer match at the JJB Stadium, Wigan, England, yesterday. - AP

LONDON (AP):

Andy Johnson and Joleon Lescott scored a goal each yesterday to give Everton a 2-1 win at Wigan in the Premier League.

The win put Everton into at least a tie for fourth place, while Manchester City missed the chance to join the Toffess with 42 points after a 1-1 draw against visiting West Ham.

Johnson took advantage of a stumble from Wigan defender Titus Bramble to shoot through the legs of Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland in the 39th minute. Lescott doubled the lead in the 42nd by tapping in the ball from the far post after Phil Jagielka had played across a corner from Mikel Arteta.

Wigan pulled a goal back in the 53rd minute with an own-goal. A long ball from Wigan striker Jason Koumas was poorly defended in the box and went into the net off Jagielka.

''Wigan are a good team and this is a hard place to come and get a result,'' Johnson said. ''Physically, this is one of the hardest games we'll play, but the important thing is that we got the three points and we're sitting pretty in the league.''

Wigan remain in 17th place and manager Steve Bruce fears the poor field at the JJB Stadium could hurt their chances of avoiding relegation.

''I've some good players here, and yet the pitch is giving us grave concerns,'' Bruce said. ''If you are a Premier League team, the one thing you need is a decent pitch, and that could affect us.''

Carlton Cole put West Ham ahead in the eighth minute, kicking the ball back over his head into the net. Darius Vassell equalised for City in the 16th from close range.

City, which eliminated West Ham from the FA Cup last week, now have 40 points for fifth place. West Ham remains in 10th.

Manchester United lead the Premier League with 54 points. On Saturday, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo scored in a 2-0 win over Reading.