Everton 1 - Liverpool 2 (Premier League, October 20, 2007) (Longer highlights here.) Liverpool started sprightly and had a questionable offside decision chalk out a goal for Voronin. But Everton took more control as the half progressed, creating more chances, and the Toffees were rewarded for their endeavor when Sami Hyypia sliced a ball past Reina. The turning point of the game came when Hibbert was sent off for stopping Gerrard’s surge in the box, and Kuyt converted the resulting penalty. The Reds struggled to make their extra man count, wasting several good chances. But in the final stages, Phil Neville ’saved’ Lucas’ shot on the line, earning him the second red card of the game, and Kuyt once again beat Howard from the spot.

Middlesbrough 0 - Chelsea 2 (Premier League, October 20, 2007) Want-away Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba, beat Middlesbrough’s offside trap to send the Blue one up. Cech preserved the lead with a point-blank save form Mido’s header. Chelsea extended their lead in spectacular fashion thanks to Alex’s thunderous, swerving free-kick.

Arsenal 2 - Bolton 0 (Premier League, October 20, 2007) (Longer highlights here.) Arsenal came close to taking the lead against Bolton, but Adebayor’s header went the wrong side of the post. After the break Eboue was guilty of wildly missing a clear-cut opportunity. But Kolo Toure struck from 25 yards on 68 minutes and Tomas Rosicky tapped in from Theo Walcott’s cross 12 minutes later to end Bolton’s resistance.

Manchester City 1 - Birmingham 0 (Premier League, October 20, 2007) Elano guided Man City to a sixth successive home win after slotting home the winner with a left-footed shot.

Aston Villa 1 - Manchester United 4 (Premier League, October 20, 2007) (Longer highlights here.) Agbonlahor headed Villa in front, but United equalised when Rooney capitalised on a Zat Knight mistake. Rooney then collected a precise pass from Tevez, and he had time to control the ball before slotting it past Carson. Villa then left in a third goal just before the break when Craig Gardner sliced the ball into his own net after Ferdinand’s strike on goal. (First-half highlights here.) It then went from bad to worse for Villa, as both Reo-Coker and Scoot Carson were sent off, with the latter incident resulting in Rooney’s penalty kick which was sensationally saved by Stuart Taylor. Yet United were relentless, and scored their fourth from Giggs’ shot with deflected off Laursen.

Blackburn 4 - Reading 2 (Premier League, October 20, 2007) Reading were beaten after just 30 minutes courtesy of goals from McCarthy, Roque Santa Cruz and Tugay (an absolute belter). Another McCarthy goal sandwiched between two headers from Royals sub Kevin Doyle was enough to seal a third consecutive league victory for Hughes’ boys.

Fulham 0 - Derby 0 (Premier League, October 20, 2007)

Wigan 0 - Portsmouth 2 (Premier League, October 20, 2007) Pompey made it four wins on the spin thanks to two late goals scored by Benjani Mwaruwari and Glen Johnson.

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Rangers 3 - Celtic 0 (Scottish Premier League, October 20, 2007) Novo’s diving header from Alan Hutton’s cross gave Rangers the lead, which Rangers’ skipper Barry Ferguson doubled with a fierce shot into the roof of the net in the second-half. Novo bagged his second of the game late on from the penalty spot to leave the Old Firm rivals level at the top of the table.

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Bochum 1 - Bayern Munich 2 (Bundesliga, October 20, 2007) Bochum took a surprise early lead when Grote curled an unstoppable shot past Rensing. Bayern equalised through Franck Ribery after some good build up work from Miroslav Klose. And the league leaders has to remain patience until Schweinsteiger’s strike 12 minutes from time secured all three points.

Hamburg 4 - Stuttgart 1 (Bundesliga, October 20, 2007) A hat-trick from Ivica Olic fired Hamburg to an unassailable lead over the champions. Stuttgart had Pavel Pardo red carded just before the interval and then went four down through Mathijsen, before Tasci netted a consolation.

Werder Bremen 3 - Hertha Berlin 2 (Bundesliga, October 20, 2007) Werder climb up to second in the Bundesliga.

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Sydney FC 0 - Adelaide United 1 (A-League, October 20, 2007) Sydney’s mediocre start to the season continued as they were beaten late on by Pantellis’ goal, which sent Adelaide joint top.

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All the goals from Strasbourg vs Bordeaux (1:1), Toulouse vs St. Etienne (0:2) and Lyon vs Monaco (3:1) can be seen here.

All the goals from Auxerre vs Lorient (5:3), Caen vs Lille (1:0) and Nice vs Metz (3:1) can be seen here.

Rennes 3 - Le Mans 0 (Ligue 1, October 20, 2007)

Lyon 3 - Monaco 1 (Ligue 1, October 20, 2007) Leaders Lyon went two up inside 18 minutes after a Juninho penalty and an Anthony Reveillere goal. Monaco cut the deficit through Monsoreau, but Benzema netted his 11th league goal to leave Lyon three points clear.

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Trabzonspor 2 - Besiktas 3 (Super Lig, October 20, 2007)

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Roma 4 - Napoli 4 (Serie A, October 20, 2007) The Derby del Sud returned to Serie A after seven years and produced the most excited game of the season so far. Napoli took a shock lead within 120 seconds as Zalayeta failed to clear his lines and Lavezzi smashed the ball in the top corner from a tight angle. Roma then hit back, firstly with a Totti penalty, followed by Perotta’s rebound off Totti’s shot. But Napoli would not lie down and came back in the game when Hamsik thumped the ball past Curci. Their parity was short-lived as Iezzo fumbled De Rossi’s shot, only for it to be restored once more through Gargano’s screamer into the far top corner. Roma fortunately retook the lead for the third time as Pizarro’s set-piece took a deflection off Garics’ heel and looped into the net. But Napoli got the point when Zalayeta’s met a corner with a towering header to earn a share of the points in an incredible match.

Reggina 0 - Inter Milan 1 (Serie A, October 20, 2007) Patrick Vieira had his first Serie A start since May as Adriano scored his first goal in six months.

Cesena 0 - Bari 0 (Serie B, October 20, 2007)

Mantova 0 - Grosseto 0 (Serie B, October 20, 2007)

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Ajax 0 - NEC 0 (Eredivisie, October 20, 2007)

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Villarreal 3 - Barcelona 1 (La Liga, October 20, 2007) Villarreal condemned Barca to their first defeat of the campaign. They raced into a two goal lead inside 13 minutes through Santi Cazorla and a Marcos Senna penalty. Barca’s 17-year-old forward Bojan Krkic, in his first start for the side, pulled one back but Senna netted a second penalty before the break.

Espanyol 2 - Real Madrid 1 (La Liga, October 20, 2007) All the scorers from Spain’s win over Denmark once against registered goals in this fixture. Albert Reira headed Espanyol into a second minute lead before Raul Tamudo executed a sublime chip over Casillas to compound Real’s woes. Sergio Ramos scored a late consolation.

Deportivo La Coruna 2 - Valencia 4 (La Liga, October 20, 2007) Valencia winger Joaquin won and converted a penalty in the 10th minute and midfielder Ruben Baraja bundled in a second goal three minutes later. Depor pulled one back through Xisco’s close range effort only for Morientes to head Valencia’s third and fourth goals without reply. Rodolfo Bodipo gopt a consolation before Valencia had defender Ivan Helguera sent off.

Levante 0 - Sevilla 2 (La Liga, October 20, 2007)

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Club Brugge 2 - Dender 0 (Jupiler League, October 20, 2007) Sonck’s volley and a goal from Geraerts gave Brugge the points.

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Botafogo 3 - Sport Recife 1 (Campeonato Brasileiro, October 20, 2007)

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FC Dallas 0 - KC Wizards 2 (MLS, October 20, 2007)

Colorado Rapids 0 - Real Salt Lake 1 (MLS, October 20, 2007)

Chivas USA 0 - Houston Dynamo 0 (MLS, October 20, 2007)

DC United 2 - Columbus Crew 3 (MLS, October 20, 2007)

Toronto FC 2 - New England Revolution 2 (MLS, October 20, 2007)

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