Chelsea closes winning tour

Chelsea has completed a perfect tour of south-east Asia after it defeated a Malaysian XI 2-0 at the Shah Alam Stadium on Wednesday night.

Strikes from Nicolas Anelka in the 26th minute and Ashley Cole in the 53rd ensured the English powerhouse made it three wins from three matches on tour.

A Tottenham Hotspur XI beat recently promoted League Two side Aldershot Town 3-1 at the EBB Stadium.

Goals from David Hutton, Tomas Pekhart and Andy Barcham secured the comfortable win for the North Londoners while Danny Hylton scored a consolation goal for the Shots.

Middlesbrough accounted for League One side Carlisle 2-1 in their trial match at Brunton Park.

After the first 45 minutes went goalless, the encounter sparked into life as Boro's Jeremie Aliadiere and Carlisle's Danny Carlton registered goals for their respective sides within the space of two minutes (46th and 48th).

A brilliant strike by new recruit Didier Digard from 30 yards out ensured the victory for the visitors.

Wigan Athletic has kicked off its domestic pre-season schedule in ideal fashion after it trounced Championship newcomer Barnsley 6-0 in a friendly at Oakley.

Marlon King put the Latics ahead after 10 minutes while Emile Heskey (18th minute) and Antonio Valencia (26th) ensured they enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 lead at half-time.

And the visitors didn't let up in the second half as Daniel de Ridder struck in the 48th and 51st minute while Michael Brown completed the rout with four minutes remaining.

West Brom finetuned preparations for its return to the top flight of English football with a 1-0 victory over League One team Northampton at Sixfields Stadium thanks to a well-taken free-kick from Kim Do-Heon.