ENGLAND

* Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL) vs. Newcastle, 0-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
Howard was fortunate not to be whistled for a penalty-kick foul on Alan Shearer after arriving late to a weak back pass by Gary Neville. Referee Paul Durkin said later he should have called a penalty kick, admitting he was out of position when the incident occurred. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6.
Season league stats: 21 games (played every game).
Manchester United is in 1st place.

* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL) at Leeds, 1-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
Spurs handed Leeds its third straight EPL loss.
The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6.
Season league stats: 21 games (played every game).
Tottenham is in 13th place.

* Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, PL) at Portsmouth, 2-4.
DNP. Reyna is out another week with a calf injury.
Season league stats: 11 games; 1 goal.
Manchester City is in 15th place.

* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL) vs. Bolton, 3-4.
Started: 90 minutes.
The result was Bolton's first Premier League win at Blackburn since 1962; Wanderers overcame a 3-1 deficit.
The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 5.
Season league stats: 21 games (played every game).
Blackburn is in 16th place.

* Jovan Kirovski (Birmingham, PL) vs. Southampton, 2-1.
Entered as a substitute: 90th minute.
The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 5.
Season league stats: 5 games, 0 goals.
Birmingham is in 8th place.

* Frank Simek (Arsenal, PL) vs Middlesbrough, 4-1.
DNP.
Arsenal is in 2nd place.
Season league stats: 0 games.

* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) vs. Ipswich, 1-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
Hahnemann's long clearance helped set up teammate Lloyd Owusu's 62nd-minute goal. Reading is in 10th place.
Season league stats: 27 games.

* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) at West Ham, 2-1.
DNP.
Preston is in 5th place.
Season league stats: 23 games; 3 goals.

FRANCE
* Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1) at Metz, 0-1.
DNP.
Bastia is in 13th place.
League stats: 11 games, 0 goals.

GERMANY
League on break until Jan. 30.

NETHERLANDS
* John O'Brien (Ajax, D1) league on break until Jan. 21.

BELGIUM
* Oguchi Onyewu (La Louviere, D1) league on break until Jan. 16.
* Alex Yi (Antwerp, D1) league on break until Jan. 16.