Sorry it’s been a while, but work has been busy…
Over the weekend of November 26 & 27:
Brian McBride scored twice and Carlos Bocanegra returned to Fulham’s defense in their 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers.
Brad Friedel was in goal for Blackburn Rovers’ 3-nil loss to Arsenal.
Jonathan Spector was on the bench for Charlton Athletic’s 1-nil loss to Aston Villa.
Tim Howard watched Manchester United’s 2-1 win over West Ham United from the bench.
Claudio Reyna remained out due to injury. Manchester City lost to Liverpool 1-nil.
Eddie Lewis started for Leeds United, and Zak Whitbread, on loan from Liverpool, started for Millwall in United’s 1-nil victory.
Jay DeMerit started in Watford’s 1-1 draw with Preston North End. Jemal Johnson was not named to the matchday squad for Preston.
Marcus Hahnemann and Bobby Convey started in Reading’s 2-nil win over Plymouth.
Frankie Simek started in Sheffield Wednesday’s 2-nil loss to Stoke City.
Danny Karbassiyoon came on in the 89th minute for Burnley in their 3-nil victory over Crewe Alexandra.
Kasey Keller was in goal for Borussia Monchengladbach’s 2-2 draw with Hertha Berlin.
Steve Cherundolo started in Hannover 96’s 5-1 shalacking of Kaiserslautern.
In Holland, DaMarcus Beasley, John O’Brien, and Cory Gibbs are all out with injuries.
In midweek Carling Cup action:
Tim Howard got a rare start in Manchester United’s 3-1 victory over West Brom. Howard had little to do the entire game, and had no chance on West Brom’s only goal.
Jonathan Spector came on with twenty minutes left and Charlon Athletic up 2-nil, and left the pitch a loser, as Charlton surrendered 3 goals to Brad Friedel’s Blackburn Rovers. Spector appeared to not have been involved in the goals, while Friedel was in net for Rovers.
Marcus Hahnemann played the last 8 minutes in goal in Reading’s 3-nil loss to Arsenal. All of Arsenal’s goals were scored by the time Hahnemann entered. Bobby Convey was on the bench but did not play for Reading.