Two Americans met in Germany when Hamburg SV, with defensive midfielder Benny Feilhaber, 21, now a regular starter, tied 1-1 at Borussia Moenchengladbach, whose keeper Kasey Keller, who left the game with a shoulder injury in the 32nd minute, after which HSV got its goal.
Defender Steve Cherundolo and Hannover 96 came back to earth after a midweek win over Bayern Munich, losing 2-1 to VfB Stuttgart and moving back into the relegation zone.
English Premier League newcomer Reading ended a four-game losing streak by beating Tottenham, 3-1. Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann went the full 90 but Bobby Convey missed the game because of his hurt knee. Goalkeeper Brad Friedel and Blackburn fell, 1-0, to Manchester United while the third American EPL keeper, Tim Howard, went down, 1-0, to Aston Villa despite several impressive saves.
Friedel made a one-handed save on a sharp shot from Wayne Rooney and on another occasion denied Rooney with a foot save, but the American was beaten by Frenchman Louis Saha.
A week after its first English Premier League win, Watford, with Jay DeMerit in central defense, got walloped, 4-0, by Chelsea, whose Didier Drogba notched a hat trick.
Defender Carlos Bocanegra, who nearly scored on a header, and forward Brian McBride went 90 and 89 minutes, respectively, in Fulham's 1-1 tie at Portsmouth.
Claudio Reyna started and was subbed in the 60th minute after getting cleated in the shin in Manchester City's 0-0 tie with Newcastle but DaMarcus Beasley did not see action because of an ankle injury.
West Ham's Jonathan Spector was cautioned during his 90-minute appearance in a 1-0 loss at Middlesbrough.
In the second tier, Eddie Lewis played left back and notched an assist in a rare Leeds win – 3-0 over Colchester United.