Everton injuries add insult to Wigan defeat

It meant Moyes's side missed out on the chance to move into fifth place and within two points of the Champions League qualification places.

Everton's woe was compounded by the news Vaughan sustained an injury during training and will be sidelined until at least the New Year.

Of the defeat, Goodison manager Moyes said: "It was disappointing, I was hoping for more. It was a poor performance from us.

"It wasn't as good as we have been in recent weeks. We had one or two chances late on to equalise but it was not to be.

"You have to give Wigan credit, they made it difficult for us.

"In the first half we played some decent stuff, but not so much in the second half.

"We didn't create enough chances in the second half and didn't put Wigan under a great amount of pressure."

Everton had early chances but were indebted to a world-class save from Tim Howard to deny Paul Scharner giving Wigan the lead before Camara eventually struck.

The defeat was only Everton's second away from home in the league this season and keeps them in seventh place, while Wigan have moved out of the relegation zone up to 16th.

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"We started the game quite well and looked to be in control," added Moyes.

"But goals are what matter, and Wigan got theirs at the start of the second half.

"We had chances to create better opportunities, we had a lot of ball around their box but were wasteful and gave things away.

"But the longer the game went on, Wigan became stronger and took advantage of the way we were playing in the second half."

The luckless Vaughan will undergo further assessment this morning on the injury to his right knee, which is not the one that required reconstructive surgery and kept him out of action for almost a year.

Saha will also have a scan on the hamstring problem that forced his 65th-minute substitution, and Moyes said: "James Vaughan picked up a knee injury in training that will keep him out for between six weeks and three months.

"And Louis felt his hamstring in the second half but we don't know how serious it is yet."

Wigan manager Steve Bruce was delighted with the result but insisted it was not one of his team's better performances.

"We're delighted that we have the points, for obvious reasons," he said. "But it was arguably one of our worst performances during my time here.

"We gave the ball away too many times, and the only real pass of quality was the one for the goal. It was a great pass from Michael Brown and a neat piece of skill from Antonio Valencia to create the chance for Henri to score."