Score Roundup 30/10/10

English Premier League :

Arsenal 1 West Ham United 0

Alex Song's late header gave Premier League title chasers Arsenal a narrow victory over West Ham to deny the bottom club a deserved point at Emirates Stadium.

Blackburn Rovers 1 Chelsea 2

Branislav Ivanovic nodded home a late winner for Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea as Blackburn squandered a golden chance to upset the odds at Ewood Park.

Everton 1 Stoke City 0

Ayegbeni Yakubu struck his first goal since April to maintain Everton's Premier League revival at the expense of Stoke.

Fulham 2 Wigan Athletic 0

Clint Dempsey struck twice as Fulham avoided a third successive Premier League defeat to rocket up the table.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Manchester City 1

David Edwards scored his first goal for 14 months to earn Wolves a shock win over Manchester City and boost their Premier League survival hopes.

City went ahead through Emmanuel Adebayor's penalty and dominated the early part of the match.

But Wolves equalised through Nenad Milijas and then Edwards earned Mick McCarthy's side their first victory since the opening day of the campaign.

Manchester United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0

A controversial late goal from Nani and a first-half header by Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic ensured Tottenham's 21-year wait for victory at Old Trafford continued.

English League Championship :

Cardiff City 3 Norwich City 1

Cardiff replaced long-time leaders QPR at the the top of the Championship following a comfortable 3-1 victory.

Crystal Palace 0 Swansea City 3

Swansea kept the pressure on the Championship pacesetters ahead of next weekend's much-anticipated derby with Cardiff with a comfortable 3-0 win at Crystal Palace.

Derby County 4 Watford 1

Derby produced a clinical all-round performance to claim a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Watford.

After a poor start to the season, the Rams have been rampant in recent weeks and they claimed their fifth league win in seven npower Championship games as goals from John Brayford and Shefki Kuqi added to Tomasz Cywka's double.

Ipswich Town 2 Millwall 0

A goal apiece from Jason Scotland and Grant Leadbitter earned Ipswich a comfortable 2-0 home win over Millwall in the npower Championship.

Leicester City 1 Preston North End 0

Leicester claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers Preston in a forgettable npower Championship clash at the Walkers Stadium.

Middlesbrough 1 Bristol City 2

Tony Mowbray was unable to enjoy a fairytale return to management with Middlesbrough as his new charges slumped to their fourth defeat in as many league games, 2-1 to Bristol City.

Portsmouth 2 Nottingham Forest 1

Portsmouth extended their unbeaten run to seven games as they narrowly overcame Nottingham Forest 2-1.

Pompey confirmed the sale of the club to businessmen Balram Chainrai, Levi Kushnir and Deepak Chainrai last week and the players rewarded their new owners with all three points.

Queens Park Rangers 1 Burnley 1

Graham Alexander was back on the spot as Burnley knocked QPR off their perch at the top of the Championship.

Reading 4 Doncaster Rovers 3

Simon Church hit a late winner as Reading fought back from 3-1 down to claim a stunning Championship win at home to Doncaster.

Scunthorpe United 1 Leeds United 4

Jonny Howson produced the ultimate captain's contribution as his second-half, 15-minute hat-trick helped Leeds cruise to a 4-1 win at Scunthorpe.

Sheffield United 0 Coventry City 1

Gary McSheffrey's first-half header was enough to condemn Sheffield United to another home defeat and lift Coventry up to fourth place in the npower Championship courtesy of a 1-0 win.

Barnsley 1 Hull City 1

Kevin Kilbane scored his first league goal of the season to earn Hull a deserved 1-1 draw from their npower Championship clash against Barnsley at Oakwell.

English League One :


AFC Bournemouth 1 Colchester United 2

A goal in each half by Tommy Williams and substitute Ian Henderson shattered Bournemouth's unbeaten home record and enhanced Colchester's own promotion ambitions with a 2-0 win.

Bristol Rovers 1 Carlisle United 1

A brilliant injury-time penalty save from Mikkel Andersen denied Carlisle a dramatic victory in a 1-1 draw.

Charlton Athletic 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0

Scott Wagstaff's first-half goal earned Charlton all three points against Sheffield Wednesday at The Valley.

Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Hartlepool United 1

Mark Arber scored a 95th minute own goal to give Hartlepool a deserved point at Dagenham in a 1-1 draw.

Exeter City 2 Brentford 4

Brentford ended Exeter's unbeaten home record with an impressive 4-2 victory at St James' Park.

Huddersfield Town 1 Walsall 0

Winger Anthony Pilkington scored his sixth goal in five games as 10-man Huddersfield condemned struggling Walsall to another defeat. Pilkington, who seemed to have little on when he collected a loose ball in midfield on 35 minutes, romped forward and belted a 30-yard strike past keeper James Walker.

Leyton Orient 2 Rochdale 1

Leyton Orient came from behind to earn three valuable points with their fourth home win of the season from an entertaining 2-1 win against adventurous Rochdale.

Notts County 1 Southampton 3

Paul Ince's tenure as Notts County manager began in a 3-1 defeat as Southampton came from behind to claim all three points at Meadow Lane.

Oldham Athletic 4 Plymouth Argyle 2

Oldham beat 9 men Plymouth at home.

Peterborough United 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 3

Table-topping Brighton cruised past 10-man Peterborough 3-0 in a battle of the League One big guns.

Tranmere Rovers 4 Milton Keynes Dons 2

Tranmere chalked up a second home win of the season with a frantic 4-2 win over MK Dons where both sides ended the game with 10 men.

Yeovil Town 3 Swindon Town 3

Two goals in the last five minutes rescued Swindon from what seemed a certain defeat as they earned a 3-3 draw in a pulsating game.

English League Two :

Accrington Stanley 2 Cheltenham Town 4

Cheltenham moved into the play-off places with a comfortable 4-2 win at Accrington.

Aldershot Town 1 Bury 3

Bury winger Michael Jones scored twice as the Shakers came from behind to beat nine-man Aldershot 3-1.

Bradford City 5 Oxford United 0

Bradford scored five goals and three players were sent off in an extraordinary second half at Valley Parade as Oxford were thumped 5-0.

Macclesfield Town 2 Burton Albion 1

Algerian midfielder Hamza Bencherif bagged a brace to beat Burton 2-1.

Northampton Town 2 Gillingham 1

Leon McKenzie was spot on to end Northampton's run of five straight defeats in a 2-1 win at home to Gillingham.

Port Vale 2 Crewe Alexandra 1

Port Vale won a pulsating local derby 2-1 with 10 men to register their first victory in five games and inflict Crewe's first defeat in 12 matches.

Shrewsbury Town 2 Barnet 1

Goalkeeping errors by Jake Cole gifted Shrewsbury two goals in three minutes as Barnet were beaten 2-1.

Southend United 1 Rotherham United 0

Southend halted their three-match losing streak in a 1-0 win over Rotherham thanks to an early goal from striker Blair Sturrock.

Stevenage 0 Chesterfield 0

Chesterfield remain on top of the League Two table after securing a creditable 0-0 draw at Stevenage.

Stockport County 0 Hereford United 5

Hereford moved off the bottom of the Football League with an emphatic 5-0 victory at Stockport.

Torquay United 3 Morecambe 1

Torquay top scorer Elliot Benyon's double sandwiched a super strike from on-loan QPR winger Romone Rose as Torquay ended a nine-match wait for a League Two win by beating nine-man Morecambe 3-1.

Wycombe Wanderers 2 Lincoln City 2

Ben Hutchinson was the Lincoln savour as the Imps shared the points on the road for the first time this season in a 2-2 draw at Wycombe.

Scottish Premier League :

St Johnstone 0 Celtic 3

A Niall McGinn double helped take Celtic level on points with Clydesdale Bank Premier League leaders Rangers in a comfortable win over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.

Dundee United 1 Hibernian 0

David Goodwillie netted an 87th-minute winner as Dundee United ended a run of three straight losses with a 1-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League victory over hapless Hibernian.

Motherwell 0 Hamilton Academical 1

Nigel Hasselbaink's 15th-minute goal was enough to give Hamilton a Lanarkshire derby win at Fir Park but once again a controversial refereeing decision was the main talking point of a Clydesdale Bank Premier League game.

Rangers 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1

Rangers' 100% record in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League came to an end at the hands of Inverness Caledonian Thistle as they earned a draw at Ibrox.

St Mirren 2 Aberdeen 1

Jure Travner scored an injury-time winner to give St Mirren a long-awaited victory over Aberdeen in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League.

Spanish Primera Division :

Valencia 1 Real Zaragoza 1

Maurizio Lanzaro scored at both ends as bottom club Real Zaragoza held high-flying Valencia to a creditable 1-1 draw at the Mestalla, despite being reduced to 10 men for the fourth successive league game.

Hercules 1 Real Madrid 3

Cristiano Ronaldo struck two late goals and had a hand in the other as Real Madrid fought back from an early deficit to down giant-killers Hercules and ensure Jose Mourinho's in-form side remain top of the Primera Division standings.

Barcelona 5 Sevilla 0

Lionel Messi and David Villa bagged two goals apiece as Barcelona cruised to an impressive 5-0 win at home to 10-man Sevilla at the Nou Camp to stay within a point of leaders Real Madrid.

Italian Serie A :

AS Roma 2 Lecce 0

Roma moved into the top half of Serie A on the back of a convincing victory over Lecce which was overshadowed by a red card for Francesco Totti.

AC Milan 1 Juventus 2

Juventus joined the race for the Serie A title by narrowing the gap on third-placed AC Milan to two points with a win at the San Siro.

German Bundesliga :

FC Cologne 3 Hamburg SV 2

Milivoje Novakovic had been banished to the bench by former Cologne coach Zvonimir Soldo, but scored a hat-trick in his first Bundesliga game under interim coach Frank Schaefer as Cologne beat Hamburg.

Kaiserslautern 3 Borussia Monchengladbach 0

Kaiserslautern snapped a five-game losing streak in convincing fashion with a home win over Borussia Monchengladbach.

St Pauli 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 3

Theofanis Gekas continued his fine goalscoring form with a crucial brace as Eintracht Frankfurt recorded an impressive away win at St Pauli.

VfL Wolfsburg 2 VfB Stuttgart 0

Wolfsburg picked up a crucial victory at home to Stuttgart to boost their bid to move back up the Bundesliga table.

Werder Bremen 2 Nurnberg 3

Ilkay Gundogan scored twice as Nurnberg continued their strong season with victory at Werder Bremen.

Schalke 04 0 Bayer Leverkusen 1

Sidney Sam's second half goal pushed Bayer Leverkusen into third place in the Bundesliga with an away victory over Schalke, whose nightmare season continues.

French Ligue 1 :

AJ Auxerre 2 Nice 0

Valter Birsa and Benoit Pedretti scored to give Auxerre the lift they were looking for at the expense of Nice.

Brest 2 St Etienne 0

Newly-promoted Brest surged to the top of the Ligue 1 table after they scored twice in the final 15 minutes to down fellow high-flyers St Etienne.

Caen 2 AS Nancy Lorraine 3

Nancy came from behind to record a hugely creditable away win against Caen.

Lorient 2 Arles 0

Second-half goals from Kevin Gameiro and Lynel Kitambala gave Lorient three points at the expense of rock bottom Ligue 1 side Arles.

Lyon 2 Sochaux 1

Lyon bounced back from their Coupe de la Ligue exit in midweek with a home win over struggling Sochaux.

Toulouse 1 Lens 1

Lens produced a battling display to claim a draw at Toulouse and a put a little more distance between themselves and the foot of the Ligue 1 table.