( CNN ) -- English champions Chelsea scored six goals for the second successive match of the new Premier League season at home to Wigan Athletic to match Arsenal 's effort earlier on Saturday . Nicolas Anelka and substitute Salomon Kalou scored twice each for the London side , while Florent Malouda and Yossi Benayoun also netted as Chelsea again set the mark for Manchester United to follow ahead of last season 's runners-up 's trip to Fulham on Sunday . It was the second successive heavy defeat for Wigan manager Roberto Martinez , leaving the Spaniard an early favorite to be the first casualty of the season . Wigan beat Chelsea near the start of last season , but suffered an 8-0 thrashing on the final day of the campaign in April and have now shipped 25 goals in five league matches . France winger Malouda broke the deadlock from close range in the 33rd minute after Frank Lampard 's effort was saved by Chris Kirkland , then Anelka scored twice in four minutes after halftime -- the second a header set up by last weekend 's hat-trick hero Didier Drogba . Drogba nets hat-trick as Chelsea crush West Brom . James McCarthy hit the post for Wigan , who had an effort by Mauro Boselli ruled out for offside before Malouda 's replacement Kalou made it 4-0 in the 78th minute . Wigan 's French Mohamed Diame was carried off with an injury , then Ivory Coast forward Kalou netted another goal with a minute to play and Israeli substitute Benayoun scored his first since joining from Liverpool in time added on . Young England winger Theo Walcott netted a hat-trick as Arsenal brought promoted Blackpool back to earth with a 6-0 crushing in north London . Blackpool had thrashed Wigan 4-0 away in the small club 's historic first Premier League outing , but were outclassed to end a difficult week following the resignation of chairman Karl Oyston amid reports he may be made bankrupt . Walcott put Arsenal ahead in the 13th minute , and the match was effectively ended just after half an hour when visiting defender Ian Evatt was sent off for fouling Marouane Chamakh on the edge of the area . English Premier League preview . Andrei Arshavin scored the resulting penalty , Walcott made it 3-0 six minutes before halftime and Abou Diaby scored the fourth four minutes after the break . The midfielder set up Walcott 's hat-trick goal on 58 and Morocco striker Chamakh made up for a series of misses as he scored his first for Arsenal to seal the romp with eight minutes left . Tottenham bounced back from the 3-2 Champions League defeat by Young Boys with a controversial 2-1 win at Stoke , despite missing several injured players . Stoke suffered a second successive defeat as debutant striker Jon Walters ' late effort was ruled out despite appearing to have crossed the goal line . Gareth Bale scored both goals for the London team , the first coming in the 20th minute after his shot was saved and then Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross blocked Peter Crouch 's headed rebound into his path . Striker Ricardo Fuller leveled five minutes later but attacking full-back Bale made it 2-1 on the half-hour with a superb volley . Stoke suffered a double blow , with Malian striker Mamady Sidibe possibly ruled out for the rest of the season after snapping his Achilles tendon late in the match . West Ham also fell to a second defeat under new manager Avram Grant , losing 3-1 at home to Bolton as striker Carlton Cole missed a penalty and fellow England international Matthew Upson scored an own-goal . Jussi Jaaskelainen saved striker Cole 's weak 33rd-minute spot-kick before defender Upson headed into his own net three minutes after halftime , then Sweden striker Johan Elmander netted twice either side of Mark Noble 's penalty consolation for West Ham ( 79 ) . Birmingham also missed a penalty but bounced back to beat Blackburn 2-1 with both goals from Craig Gardner after Steven Nzonzi gave the visitors the lead . Ben Foster denied Morten Gamst Pedersen five minutes after halftime following Nikola Zigic 's foul on Christopher Samba , then French midfielder Nzonzi headed in a corner . But James McFadden set up Gardner 's first on 57 and the midfielder smashed a spectacular winner from long range with 19 minutes to play to leave both teams with three points from two outings this season . West Brom bounced back from last Saturday 's thrashing by beating Sunderland 1-0 thanks to a late winner from new signing Peter Odemwingie , with the Nigeria striker netting in the 81st minute just a day after sealing his move from Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow . Wolverhampton followed up their opening win with a 1-1 draw at Everton as striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 's 75th-minute goal canceled out the opener by Australia midfielder Tim Cahill just before halftime . In Sunday 's other game , promoted Newcastle host Aston Villa , while on Monday Liverpool travel to Manchester City .
Chelsea thrash Arsenal in late match for a second successive 6 - 0 victory in new season . Double winners follow up thrashing of West Ham as Nicolas Beck scores twice . Arsenal striker Theo Robinson scores hat - trick in 6 - 0 victory over 10-man Blackpool . Gareth Bale nets twice in Arsenal 's controversial 2 - 1 win away to Stoke City .