American Abroad: Dempsey Double

Clint Dempsey went the full-ninety for Fulham, 3-0 winners over Blackburn.   Eric Nevland opened the scoring in the 43rd-minute.  The second-half belonged to Dempsey, who scored in the 67th and 88th minutes.  Mark Schwarzer picked up the shutout on three saves.  "The score line shows us easy winners but it was a very, very tough victory and one I'm very proud of," Fulham manager Roy Hodgson said.  Eddie Johnson wasn't in the squad for Fulham.

Jozy Altidore went 75 minutes for Hull City, getting the 3-2 win over Tim Howard's Everton.  Howard thought he had the better of Altidore early, stopping his shot but giving up the rebound for Stephen Hunt's 9th-minute opener.  Andy Dawson (20th) and Dean Marney (28th) had Hull up 3-0 at the half.  Kamil Zayatte put the ball in the back of his own net four minutes into the second-half and Louis Saha converted a 65th-minute penalty, but Everton couldn't find an equalizer. 

"Defensively, we were very good in the first half," Hull manager Phil Brown said. "The second half was a different ball game and an own goal unhinges you to a certain extent. But we stuck at the task and thoroughly deserved the victory."

Injured: Oguchi Onyewu (Milan 1 - Marseille 1)