Premier League round-up: Paul Ince's position as Blackburn manager was thrown into further doubt after his side were beaten 3-0 by Wigan. Ince's side got off to a poor start when they went behind thanks to Emile Heskey.
Things then went from bad to worse for Ince as Valencia surged down the left flank unopposed and cut inside to fire past Paul Robinson to make it 2-0. Lee Cattermole curled an 18-yard shot past Robinson to seal Rovers' misery 13 minutes from time.
Sunderland ran riot at the Stadium of Light where they hammered West Brom 4-0 to give Ricky Sbragia his first win as the Black Cats' caretaker manager.
Kenwyne Jones' diving header broke the deadlock after 22 minutes and he then picked up a loose ball in the box to stab home from close range and double the hosts' advantage.
Andy Reid's clever header added another for Sunderland before Djibril Cisse scored from the spot after Roman Bednar was adjudged to have handled in the box.
Aston Villa moved into fourth after beating Bolton 4-2 at Villa Park. Gabriel Agbonlahor levelled Johan Elmander's opener before Kevin Davies deflected a Martin Laursen header past Jussi Jaaskelainen to give Villa the lead.
The England striker's close-range header gave the hosts a two-goal cushion before Ashley Young made it 4-1.
Davies scored at the right end to pull one back for Bolton but the result had already been put beyond doubt.
Tim Cahill's late header gave Everton a 1-0 win over Manchester City at Eastlands. The midfielder got on the end of a pinpoint Leon Osman cross to seal the win in injury time in an otherwise uneventful match.
Stoke and Fulham played out a goalless draw in a tight game at the Britannia Stadium. Clint Dempsey had the best chance of the match but his 70th-minute block denied Fulham their first away win of the campaign.
