Wigan ends Arsenal title hopes in 3-2 win

London: Arsenal conceded three goals in the last 10 minutes on Sunday to fall 3-2 at Wigan and all but end its hopes of winning the Premier League title.

The Gunners were winning 2-0 and on course to rebound from Wednesday's 2-1 defeat at Tottenham until Wigan midfielder Ben Watson scored in the 80th minute.

Titus Bramble then equalized in the 89th following a fumble by goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and the Arsenal defense gave Charles N'Zogbia space in injury time to run across the edge of the box and hit a curling shot in at the far post.

"I believe we were not focused, not disciplined and were caught," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. "In football you have to stay focused for 90 minutes otherwise you run the risk of being punished.

"That is especially the case against a team with nothing to lose, fighting not to go down. You knew they would not give up, and in the end we were punished for that."

Wigan's first league win over Arsenal lifted it seven points clear of the relegation zone and left the Gunners six points behind leader Chelsea with three games to play.

Defending champion Manchester United is a point behind Chelsea after beating local rival Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday.

Arsenal needs to win its last three games by big margins and hope Chelsea and United each win no more than one of their remaining matches.

Tottenham's 2-1 victory over Chelsea had reignited Arsenal's faint title chances and the Gunners looked set to capitalize after Theo Walcott and Mikael Silvestre gave them a 2-0 lead by the 48th minute.

Aston Villa beat relegated last-place club Portsmouth 2-1 in Sunday's other Premier League match, American goalkeeper Brad Friedel preserving the win with a one-handed, close-range save on substitute Joel Ward.

Midfielder Michael Brown put Portsmouth ahead in the 10th minute, but John Carew equalized six minutes later and 19-year-old striker Nathan Delfouneso hit the winner eight minutes before the end with his first Premier League goal.

On Saturday, American defender Eric Lichaj scored his first goal in England, helping Leyton Orient defeat Stockport 2-0 in League One. Lichaj is on loan from Aston Villa.