Score Roundup 10/11/10

English Premier League :

Aston Villa 3 Blackpool 2

James Collins grabbed an 89th-minute winner to finally see off gutsy Blackpool and end Aston Villa's five-match winless run in the Premier League.

Chelsea 1 Fulham 0

Michael Essien's first-half header was enough to give 10-man Chelsea victory over west London rivals Fulham and keep them top of the Premier League table.

Newcastle United 1 Blackburn Rovers 2

Substitute Jason Roberts brought Newcastle's winning run to a shuddering halt to hand Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce victory on his return to St James' Park.

West Ham United 2 West Bromwich Albion 2

West Ham were once again left frustrated and remain bottom of the Premier League as they were held to a 2-2 draw by West Brom at Upton Park.

Wigan Athletic 1 Liverpool 1

Liverpool's four-match winning run was halted by a lively Wigan at the DW Stadium as Roy Hodgson's side faded badly after taking an early lead.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Arsenal 2

Two-goal Marouane Chamakh got Arsenal back on the winning trail with a 2-0 success against gallant Wolves at Molineux.

Everton 1 Bolton Wanderers 1

Jermaine Beckford hit a brilliant late equaliser as 10-man Everton snatched a point in a 1-1 draw against Bolton.

Manchester City 0 Manchester United 0

A Manchester derby that promised so much delivered precious little as City and United ground out a goalless stalemate at Eastlands.

English League Championship :

Leicester City 2 Sheffield United 2

Mark Yeates went from hero to villain for Sheffield United as Leicester rescued a 2-2 draw in controversial fashion at the Walkers Stadium.

Swansea City 0 Bristol City 1

Jon Stead's fifth-minute goal was enough to help Bristol City end Swansea's unbeaten home record and climb out of the npower Championship relegation zone with a 1-0 victory at the Liberty Stadium.

Reading 1 Cardiff City 1

Jay Bothroyd's controversial equaliser rescued a 1-1 draw for Cardiff and denied a brave Reading outfit all three points.

Italian Serie A :

AC Milan 3 Palermo 1

Alexandre Pato got his fifth goal in seven games as AC Milan went top of the Serie A table as previous leaders Lazio suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Cesena.

AS Roma 3 Fiorentina 2

Roma claimed their third straight win in Serie A with a 3-2 home triumph over Fiorentina tonight.

Brescia 1 Juventus 1

Veteran Alessandro del Piero was unable to celebrate his birthday with a goal as Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at Brescia.

Cagliari 0 Napoli 1

A stoppage-time goal from Ezequiel Lavezzi saw Napoli snatch a narrow victory at Cagliari which moves them up to third in Serie A.

Catania 1 Udinese 0

Catania claimed their first win since September 22 by edging past Udinese at the Stadio Angelo Massimino tonight thanks to Maxi Lopez's goal on the hour mark.

Cesena 1 Lazio 0

Lazio lost top spot in Serie A this evening as they succumbed to a late goal at lowly Cesena.

Cheivo 0 Bari 0

Bari dragged themselves off the bottom of the Serie A table as they picked up a point in a drab goalless draw at Chievo tonight.

Genoa 1 Bologna 0

Davide Ballardini's tenure as Genoa coach started with success as the Rossoblu won their first Serie A game since October 3.

Lecce 1 Internazionale 1

Lecce denied Inter Milan a first win in November with a late equaliser at Via del Mare tonight.