ENGLAND

* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) at Liverpool, 1-1 (Dec. 26).

Started: 90 minutes. Friedel conceded a 17th-minute goal to John Arne Riise. Blackburn is in 10th place.

Holiday schedule: Dec. 28, vs. West Ham; Jan. 1, vs. Middlesbrough.

* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) vs. Charlton, 2-2, (Dec. 26)

Started: 90 minutes.

Keller conceded two goals to Jason Euell, but Tottenham avoided what would have been only its second home defeat of the year thanks to goals by Robbie Keane and Steffen Iversen in the final 22 minutes. Tottenham is in seventh place.

* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) at Manchester City, 3-2 (Dec. 23)

Started: 90 minutes.

Holiday schedule: Dec. 28, at Newcastle; Jan. 1, at Southampton.

* Jovan Kirovski (Birmingham, PL) vs. Everton, 1-1 (Dec. 26)

Started: 61 minutes. Kirovski, who scored his first Premier League goal in his first start for Birmingham two weeks ago, was on target in his third straight start. A hamstring injury jeopardizes Kirovski's availability against Manchester United, the club he joined as a teen-ager before moving to Germany and Portugal. Birmingham is in 13th place.

Holiday schedule: Dec. 28, at Man. Utd.; Jan. 1, at Leeds.

* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) at Coventry, 0-2 (Dec. 26).

Started: 90 minutes. Reading suffered its third straight loss, following a 2-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest Dec. 21 and a 2-0 loss to Sheffield United Dec. 14, when Hahnemann's shutout streak ended at 756 minutes. Reading is in 7th place.

Holiday schedule: Dec. 28, vs. Derby; Jan. 1, vs. Leicester.

* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) vs. Rotherham, 0-2 (Dec. 26).

Started: 78 minutes. Preston is in 16th place.

Holiday schedule: Dec. 28, at Crystal Palace; Jan. 1, at Stoke.

* Joe-Max Moore (Everton, PL)

Moore is no longer eligible to play for Everton; his work permit has expired and he requested that the team not apply for its renewal.

* Claudio Reyna (Sunderland, PL)

Reyna is recovering from knee surgery and out until next spring. After a 2-1 loss to Leeds United, Sunderland is in 18th-place of the 20-team Premier League.