[AMERICANS ABROAD] Fulham fell, 2-0, to Newcastle, which hadn't won in its last 13 EPL games. For Fulham, in second-to-last place and four points in the
relegation zone,
Kasey Keller started in goal, forward
Brian McBride played the first 66 minutes before being replaced by
Clint Dempsey, and
Eddie Johnson went the full
90 upfront. There was better news for Reading.
Fulham defender
Carlos Bocanegra stayed on the bench.
Keller made a couple of good saves for the Cottagers but was beaten
by Mark Vuduka (6th minute) and Michael Owen (83rd). The Times of London gave Keller a 7 rating (out of 10) while giving 5s to McBride, Johnson and Dempsey.
Reading's survival chances
keep looking better. Goalkeeper
Marcus Hahnemann helped the Royals to a 2-1 win over Birmingham to kept them five points above the drop zone. (Reading's
Bobby Convey did not see
action.) Hahnemann leads the EPL in saves with 213.
Last-place Derby, however, with
Eddie Lewis starting and
Benny Feilhaber watching, again, fell, 1-0, to Middlesbrough
for its 23rd loss of the season.
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Fulham fell, 2-0, to Newcastle, which hadn't won in its last 13 EPL games. For Fulham, in
second-to-last place and four points in the relegation zone,
Kasey Keller started in goal, forward
Brian McBride played the first 66 minutes before being replaced by
Clint
Dempsey, and Eddie Johnson went the full 90 upfront. There was better news for Reading.
Fulham defender
Carlos Bocanegra stayed on the bench.
Keller made a couple of
good saves for the Cottagers but was beaten by Mark Vuduka (6th minute) and Michael Owen (83rd). The Times of London gave Keller a 7 rating (out of 10) while giving 5s to McBride, Johnson and
Dempsey.
Reading's survival chances keep looking better. Goalkeeper
Marcus Hahnemann helped the Royals to a 2-1 win over Birmingham to kept them five points above the drop zone.
(Reading's
Bobby Convey did not see action.) Hahnemann leads the EPL in saves with 213.
Last-place Derby, however, with
Eddie Lewis starting and
Benny Feilhaber
watching, again, fell, 1-0, to Middlesbrough for its 23rd loss of the season.