Brad Friedel, meanwhile, blanked Aston Villa in an important 2-0 road victory for Blackburn that puts Rovers four points clear of the relegation zone.
In Germany, Gregg Berhalter's club, Energie Cottbus, moved into first place in the Second Division with a 2-1 victory over Karlsruhe, whose goal came from Conor Casey. Clint Mathis set up a goal in Hannover's 2-2 tie with Schalke.
ENGLAND
* Brian McBride (Fulham, PL) at Chelsea, 1-2.
Entered as a substitute: 77th minute The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 6.
Season
league stats: 7 games, 1 goal.
Fulham is in 9th place.
* Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, PL) at Chelsea, 1-2.
Started: 90 minutes.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 5.
Season
league stats: 6 games. Fulham is in 9th place.
* Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, PL) at Leeds, 1-2.
DNP -- injured.
Season league stats: 17 games; 1 goal.
Manchester City is in
16th place.
Leeds scored on a flukish free kick by Stephen McPhail -- it appeared to be a cross -- and a controversial penalty kick. Nicolas Anelka scored for Man City in between. Man City had
much more possession, but failed to win its first back-to-back games of the season. The Blues had come into the game following a 4-1 win over Manchester City.
Leeds moved out of last place with the win.
* Tim Howard (Manchester United, PL), vs. Tottenham, 3-0.
DNP.
Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson started Northern Ireland international Roy Carroll in goal, stating publicly that
he wanted to give Howard a mental break.
Season league stats: 27 games.
Manchester United is in 3rd place, 12 points behind leader Arsenal.
* Kasey Keller (Tottenham, PL), at Manchester
United, 0-3. Started: 90 minutes.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 5.
Season league stats: 29 games.
Tottenham is in 11th place.
* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, PL), at
Aston Villa, 2-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
The Sun rating (1 low; 10 high): 7.
Season league stats: 29 games; 1 goal.
Blackburn is in 15th place.
* Frankie Simek (Arsenal, PL)
vs. Bolton, 2-1.
DNP.
Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals.
* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) vs. Sunderland, 0-2.
DNP - injured. Hahnemann is out 2-4 weeks with a knee sprain.
Season league stats: 36 games.
* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) vs. Walsall, 1-2.
DNP - injured. Lewis could be out up to six weeks after undergoing hernia surgery.
Season league
stats: 30 games; 6 goals.
GERMANY
* Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D1) at Schalke, 2-2.
Started: 90 minutes.
Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 3.5
Season league stats: 22 games,
0 goals.
* Clint Mathis (Hannover 96, D1), at Schalke, 2-2.
Started: 90 minutes.
Threaded a pass to set up game's first goal. Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 3
Season
league stats: 8 games, 4 goals.
* Gregg Berhalter (Energie Cottbus, D2), vs. Karlsruhe, 2-1
Started: 90 minutes.
The win vaulted Cottbus into first place, at least temporarily, as
Nuremberg, which plays Lubeck on Monday, trails by one point.
Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 4.5
Season league stats: 22 games, 3 goals.
* Conor Casey (Karlsruhe, D2), at
Energie Cottbus, 1-2.
Started: 90 minutes.
Casey scored in the 59th minute, but the home side rallied with goals in the 80th and 87th to win. Season league stats: 22 games, 10 goals.
Cottbus is in 1st place.
* Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D2) vs. Lubeck, 1-2.
DNP.
Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals.
Nuremberg is in 2nd place.
* Joe Enochs (Osnabrueck, D2),
at Duisburg, 1-3.
Started: 90 minutes.
Kicker rating (1 high; 6 low): 4
Season league stats: 22 games, 1 goal. Osnabrueck is in 18th (last) place.
NETHERLANDS
* John
O'Brien (Ajax, D1), vs. Vitesse Arnhem, 5-0.
DNP.
Season league stats: 4 games; 0 goals.
* Charles Kazlauskas (Fortuna Sittard, D2), vs. MVV, 1-2.
Started: 90 minutes.
Voetbol
International rating (10 high; 1 low): 6.
Season league stats: 4 games; 0 goals.
Fortuna Sittard is in 18th place (second to last).
BELGIUM
* Alex Yi (Antwerp, D1), at Lierse,
0-1.
DNP.
Season league stats: 8 games; 0 goals.
* Oguchi Onyewu (La Louviere, D1), at Racing Genk, 1-1.
DNP - suspended.
Season league stats: 18 games; 1 goals.
FRANCE
*
Greg Vanney (Bastia, D1), vs. LeMans, 0-0.
Started: 90 minutes.
L'Equipe rating (1 low; 10 high): 5.
Season league stats: 17 games; 0 goals.
CROATIA
* Chris Greer
(Cibalia, D1), at Marsonia, 3-1.
Came on as substitute in 83rd minute. Scored five minutes later to wrap up win. Cibalia finishes first phase in 10th place in 12-team league, which is now split
into two groups, six teams in championship group and six in relegation group.
League games: 5. League goals: 3.
DENMARK
* Wade Barrett (Aarhus, SL) at Esjeberg.
Entered as a substitute,
80th minute.
Season stats: 13 games, 0 goals.
* Matt Jordan (OB, SL) Broendby, 1-0.
DNP.
* Season stats: 1 game.
PORTUGAL
* Zach Thornton (Benfica, D1), at Beira Mar, 1-0.
DNP.
Season league stats: 0 games.
SPAIN
* Antonio Martinez (Salamanca, D2), at Malaga B, 2-2. DNP.
Season league stats: 3 games.
SWITZERLAND
* Melchior Arnold (Chiasso, D2), vs.
Kriens, 0-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
Season league stats: 16 games; 3 goals.
MEXICO
* Daniel Hernandez (Necaxa, D1), vs. Irapuato, 0-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
Torneo Clausura stats:
5 games, 0 goals.
PERU
* Luchi Gonzalez (Sporting Cristal, D1), vs. Alianza Lima, 0-5.
Started: 63 minutes.
Former Colorado Rapid Waldir Saenz scored twice for Alianza Lima. Torneo
Apertura stats: 1 games, 0 goals.