In the English Premier League, Fulham (14th place) ended a run of three straight losses in all competitions with a 1-1 tie with Aston Villa thanks Carlos Bocanegra's headed goal. It was Bocanegra's third goal of the season. Brian McBride played 80 minutes for Fulham; Clint Dempsey stayed on the bench.

American keeper Marcus Hahnemann made three good saves but was beaten on a penalty kick and from close range as Reading fell, 2-1, to Arsenal. Although it marked Reading's second straight loss, the Royals remain in seventh place. Keeper Tim Howard and Everton earned an away 1-1 tie with Sheffield United. Blackburn Brad Friedel celebrated a 2-1 win at Bolton.

Everton is in sixth place, in the UEFA Cup zone, while Blackburn moved up to 10th place. Newcastle dropped to 11th with a 0-0 tie with Middlesbrough in which Oguchi Onyewu made his fourth straight start since joining the team Jan. 30.

DaMarcus Beasley went the full 90 and came close to scoring in Manchester City's 1-0 home loss to Wigan. Man City is just one spot and six points above the relegation zone but has two games in hand over the bottom three. Watford (Jay DeMerit, 90 minutes) could only manage a 2-2 against fellow relegation-zone dweller Charlton. Jonathan Spector stayed on the bench in last-place West Ham's 4-3 loss to Tottenham.

In Germany, it's starting to look real bad for Kasey Keller and Borussia Moenechengladbach. Keller was beaten on a 65th minute header in a 1-0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg (Kamani Hill, dnp). Gladbach's league-high 13th defeat of the season kept it glued to last-place, five points deep in the drop zone. Gladbach hit rock bottom four games ago.

After last week's win over Borussia Dortmund raised Hannover 96's UEFA Cup hopes, Steve Cherundolo (90 minutes) and Hannover 96 crashed, 2-0, to lowly Eintracht Frankfurt, ending a five-game unbeaten streak and dropping to 8th place. A deflected shot by Cherundolo was one of Hannover's few chances.

In the Second Division, Gregg Berhalter buried a penalty kick and Josh Wolff went 66 minutes in a 1860 Munich's 2-0 win over Eintracht Braunschweig. Their team is eight points below the promotion zone.

Michael Bradley played the final eight minutes of Heereveen's 1-0 upset of Ajax Amsterdam. It was his 19th Dutch Eredivisie appearance of the season. Most have been as a sub.

In Mexico, Michael Orozco, a 21-year-old Californian, played the full 90 for the fourth straight game for San Luis, which tied Toluca, 1-1.

Edgar Castillo and Sonny Guardarrama didn't see action in Santos' 2-1 win over Morelia. But Castillo, a 20-year-old New Mexico product, has played in six of Santos' eight games this season, going the full 90 three times. Guardarrama, a 19-year-old Texan, has played a total of 31 minutes in three games.

Illinois product Chase Hilgenbrinck, 25, who played college ball at Clemson, has been starting at left back for Chilean First Division club Nublense, which he helped beat Everton, 2-1, on Sunday. Nublense is in sixth place in the 21-team league after seven games.