London duo Arsenal and Chelsea romped to 6-0 victories over Blackpool and Wigan Athletic respectively in the Premier League on Saturday. At Emirates Stadium, the Gunners opened the scoring after 13 minutes with a strike from Theo Walcott, who completed a hat-trick before the hour mark. Andrei Arshavin doubled the hosts' lead upon converting a penalty kick on 32 minutes. Abou Diaby also got his name on the score sheet in the 49th minute. Marouane Chamakh completed the rout seven minutes from time.
Chelsea destroyed Wigan at the JJB Stadium, with Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou hitting a brace each. Florent Malouda netted the opener on 32 minutes while Yossi Benayoun put the icing on the cake in the last minute. Chelsea had also scored a 6-0 win over West Bromwich in their league opener at Stamford Bridge last week.