[AMERICANS IN BRITAIN] Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann was on the wrong end of a 7-4 loss to Portsmouth. Goalkeeper Tim Howard made his first appearance for English Premier League Everton since dislocating a finger while playing for the USA against Brazil on Sept. 9 and celebrated a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough 2-0. Kasey Keller got his second league start since joining Fulham as the Cottagers held Chelsea to a scoreless tie. Also starting for Fulham were Carlos Bocanegra and Clint Dempsey, who broke Chelsea captain John Terry’s cheekbone with an elbow [VIDEO] .
Everton’s win moved it into fifth place. Fulham remained at 16th place, ahead of 17th place Reading on goal difference.
Blackburn, with goalkeeper Brad Friedel, won 2-0 at Sunderland and is in seventh place.
Eddie Lewis played the first 84 minutes for last-place Derby as it earned its fifth point with a 1-1 tie with Bolton while Derby’s Benny Feilhaber was left off the game-day roster.
The Telegraph‘s game report on the Reading-Portsmouth goalfest included: “Erratic goalkeeping, lamentable defending, bizarre deflections, yes, there was all of that. But most of all it was just two teams who drove forward at every opportunity and were ready to shoot on sight. Eleven goals, true, but Reading also missed a penalty, Portsmouth had a goal ruled offside and went close on several other occasions.”
In Scotland, DaMarcus Beasley was a 55th minute sub for Glasgow Rangers and drew the penalty kick that gave Rangers a 1-1 tie at Motherwell.