Score Roundup 20/11/10

English Premier League :

Arsenal 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3

Arsenal blew the chance to go top of the Premier League as Tottenham fought back from 2-0 down to record a remarkable first victory at Emirates Stadium with a 3-2 win.

Birmingham City 1 Chelsea 0

Birmingham keeper Ben Foster produced a superb performance as leaders Chelsea suffered successive Barclays Premier League defeats for the first time in more than four years.

Blackpool 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

Luke Varney and Marlon Harewood piled on the pressure for Wolves by firing Blackpool to victory in front of Prince William on Saturday afternoon.

Bolton Wanderers 5 Newcastle United 1

Kevin Nolan's big return to Bolton turned sour in spectacular fashion as he gave away an early penalty and could do nothing to prevent his old club soaring to the dizzy heights of fourth in the Barclays Premier League with a sensational 5-1 win.

Manchester United 2 Wigan Athletic 0

Wayne Rooney made it a perfect day for Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson's side took full advantage of their title rivals' misfortunes.

West Bromwich Albion 0 Stoke City 3

Stoke netted three times in the second half at West Brom to extend their winning run in the Premier League.

Liverpool 3 West Ham United 0

It was hardly a proper test of being able to cope without Steven Gerrard but Liverpool did more than enough to dispose of a woeful West Ham at Anfield.

English League Championship :

Barnsley 1 Portsmouth 0

Adam Hammill once again showed why so many Premier League teams are chasing his signature after his excellent first-half strike earned Barnsley a 1-0 win over Portsmouth.

Bristol City 2 Leicester City 0

Bristol City eased their relegation concerns and ended Leicester City's four match unbeaten run with a well-earned npower Championship win over Leicester.

Cardiff City 0 Nottingham Forest 2

Lewis McGugan scored his ninth goal of the season to help Nottingham Forest to a 2-0 victory at npower Championship rivals Cardiff.

Coventry City 1 Burnley 0

Coventry ended a run of three successive defeats courtesy of Michael Doyle's first goal since February last year as Burnley's away problems continued with a 1-0 defeat.

Derby County 3 Scunthorpe United 2

A controversial penalty helped 10-man Derby record six successive home victories for the first time at Pride Park as they defeated Scunthorpe 3-2.

Doncaster Rovers 1 Swansea City 1

Angel Rangel grabbed a last-gasp equaliser on his 150th appearance for Swansea as his side claimed a scarcely-deserved 1-1 draw at Doncaster.

Hull City 1 Ipswich Town 0

Robert Koren provided the game's only moment of quality as his superb finish handed Hull a vital 1-0 victory over Ipswich in an otherwise dour npower Championship clash at the KC Stadium.

Middlesbrough 0 Millwall 1

A debut goal from on-loan Southampton midfielder Jason Puncheon secured a 1-0 away win for Millwall over Middlesbrough - their first victory in five npower Championship matches - to leave the hosts in the relegation zone.

Norwich City 1 Leeds United 1

Leon Barnett's second-half header rescued a deserved draw for Norwich as their npower Championship clash with Leeds ended 1-1.

Queens Park Rangers 3 Preston North End 1

Two trademark strikes from Adel Taarabt fired QPR back to the top of the npower Championship as they beat Preston 3-1, leaving the visitors marooned on the bottom.

Watford 1 Reading 1

Noel Hunt continued his fine run of form but Reading were held to a third consecutive npower Championship draw as their clash with Watford finished 1-1 at Vicarage Road.

Sheffield United 3 Crystal Palace 2

Two late goals secured Sheffield United a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace in an eventful npower Championship game at Bramall Lane that also featured two red cards and three penalties.

English League One :

Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Bristol Rovers 2

A dramatic stoppage-time own-goal by defender Marcos Painter gave Bristol Rovers a deserved 2-2 draw against League One leaders Brighton at Withdean Stadium.

Charlton Athletic 3 Yeovil Town 2

Charlton edged a five-goal thriller 3-2 against Yeovil at The Valley as both sides finished with 10-men.

Colchester United 3 Hartlepool United 2

A controversial late penalty from Ian Henderson gave Colchester a dramatic 3-2 win over Hartlepool.

Dagenham & Redbridge 0 Oldham Athletic 1

A second-half goal from winger Aiden White was enough to earn Oldham a 1-0 win at Dagenham.

Huddersfield Town 0 Exeter City 1

Richard Duffy's header secured a 1-0 win for Exeter as Huddersfield failed to live up to the demands of ambitious chairman Dean Hoyle.

Leyton Orient 2 AFC Bournemouth 2

Jonathan Tehoue stepped off the bench to salvage a 2-2 draw for Leyton Orient against Bournemouth.

Milton Keynes Dons 1 Sheffield Wednesday 4

Neil Mellor scored a hat-trick of headers as Sheffield Wednesday claimed an emphatic 4-1 win over MK Dons.

Notts County 0 Tranmere Rovers 1

Enoch Showunmi grabbed the only goal as Tranmere piled on the misery for Notts County with a 1-0 win.

Plymouth Argyle 1 Brentford 2

Brentford deservedly won their League One basement clash at Plymouth 2-1.

Rochdale 3 Swindon Town 3

Rochdale skipper Gary Jones rescued a point with an 86th-minute equaliser in a dramatic 3-3 draw against Swindon.

Southampton 4 Peterborough United 1

Southampton underlined their promotion credentials by leapfrogging Peterborough with a comprehensive 4-1 in at the end of a miserable week for Peterborough.

Walsall 2 Carlisle United 1

Two goals from midfielder Matt Richards saw bottom of the table Walsall come from behind to beat promotion chasing Carlisle 2-1 at the Banks's stadium.

English League Two :

Accrington Stanley 1 Stevenage 0

Sean McConville fired home his sixth goal of the season to give Accrington their first win in seven league games as they beat Stevenage 1-0.

Aldershot Town 0 Chesterfield 2

Danny Whitaker's masterclass ensured Chesterfield remain top of League Two with a convincing 2-0 victory at Aldershot.

Barnet 4 Northampton Town 1

Steve Kabba struck twice as Barnet came from behind to hammer 10-man Northampton 4-1 and climb off the bottom of the Football League.

Bradford City 0 Macclesfield Town 1

A superb strike from Ross Draper enabled Macclesfield to extend their unbeaten run to six matches with a 1-0 win at Bradford City.

Cheltenham Town 1 Morecambe 1

Morecambe fought back to salvage a vital point as a late Phil Jevons penalty gave them a 1-1 draw at Cheltenham.

Crewe Alexandra 0 Rotherham United 1

Crewe defender Adam Dugdale scored an own goal on his home debut as Rotherham survived missing a penalty to move into fourth spot with a 1-0 win at Gresty Road.

Lincoln City 3 Hereford United 1

Lincoln secured a third consecutive win with a vital 3-1 victory over relegation rivals Hereford.

Oxford United 0 Gillingham 1

Cody McDonald's first-half winner brought Gillingham their first away win in 18 months with a 1-0 victory at Oxford.

Port Vale 2 Wycombe Wanderers 1

Two goals by defender John McCombe gave Port Vale a 2-1 win over Wycombe as Vale moved back into second place in the table.

Shrewsbury Town 1 Southend United 1

Injury-hit Southend earned a point at Shrewsbury as a fine angled volley from Anthony Grant three minutes from time sealed a 1-1 draw.

Stockport County 1 Torquay United 1

Substitute Greg Tansey rescued a point for Stockport at home to Torquay as he lashed home a cracking goal just three minutes after coming on to seal a 1-1 draw.

Spanish Primera Division :

Villarreal 1 Valencia 1

Villarreal fought back to win a point after going behind to regional rivals Valencia this evening, but saw their perfect home record in the Primera Division this season brought to an end by Unai Emery's defensive-minded side.

Almeria 0 Barcelona 8

Lionel Messi struck a hat-trick and Bojan Krkic bagged a brace as Barcelona strolled to an incredible 8-0 victory at lowly Almeria in the Primera Division tonight.

Real Madrid 5 Athletic Bilbao 1

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid ensured they will start next week's showdown with arch-rivals Barcelona in top spot after seeing off battling Athletic Bilbao at the Bernabeu.

Italian Serie A :

AS Roma 2 Udinese 0

Roma moved up to third in Serie A thanks to a win over Udinese, although they ended the game with just 10 men.

AC Milan 1 Fiorentina 0

A goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic was enough to take AC Milan four points clear at the top of Serie A thanks to a 1-0 win over Fiorentina.

German Bundesliga :

Borussia Monchengladbach 2 Mainz 3

Substitute Sami Allagui scored two goals in the final 14 minute as Mainz broke out of their slump to come back for a win at Borussia Monchengladbach.

Eintracht Frankfurt 0 TSG Hoffenheim 4

Vedad Ibisevic struck twice inside two minutes as Hoffenheim cruised to a road victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, who saw their seven-game unbeaten run ended in the most dramatic of fashions.

Hannover 96 3 Hamburg SV 2

Hannover came from behind to win 3-2.

Nurnberg 1 Kaiserslautern 3

Struggling Kaiserslautern produced a stunning first-half performance against Nurnberg to push themselves away from the Bundesliga's bottom three.

SC Freiburg 1 Borussia Dortmund 2

Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat Freiburg 2-1 to stay top of the table.

Schalke 04 4 Werder Bremen 0

Raul scored a hat-trick as Schalke collected their second straight home victory and continued their march up the Bundesliga table by thrashing a struggling Werder Bremen side.

Bayer Leverkusen 1 Bayern Munich 1

Both Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich lost further ground on the runaway league Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund as they shared the spoils at the BayArena this evening.

French Ligue 1 :

AS Nancy 2 Valenciennes 0

Nancy leapfrogged Valenciennes in the Ligue 1 table with a one-sided win at the Stade Marcel Picot.

Paris St Germain 2 Caen 1

Paris St Germain moved to the top of Ligue 1 with a victory over Caen.

Sochaux 2 Lorient 0

Sochaux maintained their impressive record at the Stade Auguste Bonal, with goals from Modibo Maiga and Brown Ideye giving them victory over mid-table rivals Lorient.

St Etienne 1 AJ Auxerre 1

Loic Perrin's second half goal earned St Etienne a point at home to Auxerre.

Stade Rennes 2 Brest 1

Rennes removed Brest from top spot in Ligue 1 and jumped into second with a 2-1 victory in the Breton derby.

Toulouse 0 Marseille 1

A goal by Andre Ayew three minutes from time guided Marseille to victory at Toulouse as they overcame a missed penalty to move into third in Ligue 1.

Nice 0 Montpeiller 1

A goal eight minutes from time by Olivier Giroud guided Montpellier to the top of Ligue 1 as they claimed their seventh win of the season.