Jonathan Spector, in his fourth start of the season, helped West Ham upset Arsenal, 1-0. The 20-year-old Illinois product, who is on loan from Manchester United, kept his starting spot after last week helping the Hammers end an five-game losing streak. Watford, which earned promotion to the English Premier league with contributions from unsung American defender Jay DeMerit, won its first game at the top tier with a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough. Watford tied six and lost four in its previous 10 games. It moved to 17th place, one spot above the relegation zone, with Saturday's win.
AMERICANS IN ACTION ABROAD
English Premier League
West Ham (D, Jonathan Spector, 90 min., cautioned) 1 Arsenal 0
Aston Villa 2 Blackburn (G, Brad Friedel, 90 min.) 0
Watford (D, Jay DeMerit, 90 min.) 2 Middlesbrough 0
Fulham (D, Carlos Bocanegra, 90 min.; F, Brian McBride, 89 min.) 1 Everton (G, Tim Howard, 90 min.) 0
Charlton 1 Manchester City (M, Claudio Reyna 90 min., M DaMarcus Beasley, 50 min.) 0
Liverpool 2 Reading (G, Marcus Hahnemann, 90 min.) 0
English League Championship
Bransley 3 Leeds (M, Eddie Lewis, 90 min.) 2
Sheffield Wednesday (D, Frank Simek, 90 min.) 2 Leicester 1
German First Division
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Borussia M'Gladbach (GK, Kasey Keller, 90 min.) 0
Hannover 96 (D, Steve Cherundolo, 90 min.) 0 VfL Bochum 2
Wolfsburg 1 Hamburg SV (M, Ben Feilhaber, 90 min.) 0
German Second Division
1860 Munich (D, Gregg Berhalter, 90 min.) 2 Rot Weiss Essen 0
Koblenz (D, Josh Grenier, 90 min.) 3 FC Cologne 1
Belgium First Division
Standard Liege (D, Oguchi Onyewu) 0 Anderlecht 0
Danish First Division
Aalborg (D, Danny Califf, 90 min.) 1 Nordsjaelland (M, Heath Pearce, 90 min.) 1
Viborg (M, Robbie Russell, 44 min.) 1 Horsens 0
Norwegian First Division
Start 2 Odd Grenland (D, Nat Borchers, 90 min.) 1
Ham-Kam (D, Ramiro Corrales, 90 min, cautioned) 1 Stabaek 5
Molde 2 Sandefjord (M, Brian Waltrip, 5 min.) 3