Clean Sheets Aplenty: 12/11

Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Villa responded well to their defeat at Anfield last week with goals from Stewart Downing and Emile Heskey, and only an extra time tally from Paul Scharner kept Brad Friedel from earning the clean sheet. The victory eased Villa's relegation fears a bit, as they gained two points on eighteenth place Wigan.
Matchstat) Possession: Aston Villa 42%, West Brom 58%

Everton 0-0 Wigan

David Moyes' side were the better of the two, but only had a point to show for it. Wigan's point failed to move them out of the bottom three.
Matchstat) Shots: Everton 14, Wigan 6

Fulham 0-0 Sunderland

The point for the Black Cats can be fully claimed by goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. While it was a good effort from Fulham, Mark Hughes' luck continues to run short, as they remain outside the bottom four by goal difference alone.
Matchstat) Shots On Goal: Fulham 9, Sunderland 1

Stoke City 0-1 Blackpool

The Seasiders continued their excellent road form (of which I am quite jealous) with a 48th minute goal from DJ Campbell securing all three points and lifting Blackpool back into the top half of the table.
Matchstat) Shots: Stoke 22, Blackpool 11

West Ham United 1-3 Manchester City

More trouble for the Hammers, as they fell behind 3-0 (on goals from Yaya Toure and Adam Johnson, and an own goal from Robert Green) before conceding a James Tomkins consolation late on. I'm still not sure how Chris Hughton got fired before Avram Grant, but he's got to be going soon after at this rate.
Matchstat) Possession: West Ham 38%, Manchester City 62%

Newcastle United 3-1 Liverpool

Another terrible road performance for the Reds saw them go behind in the first half through Kevin Nolan, but out of nowhere Dirk Kuyt equalized just after halftime. Then, Tyneside's favorite criminal, Joey Barton, scored the winner for Newcastle in the 79th minute, and Andy Carroll added the coup de grace in added time.
Matchstat) Shots: Newcastle 7, Liverpool 21

Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly:

Half of the matches were postponed, but among those that were played, Rangers drew 1-1 at Inverness, Hearts smashed Aberdeen 5-0, and St. Johnstone beat St. Mirren 2-1.

Spanish Inquisition:

Villareal lost 1-0 at Getafe, despite the hosts finishing the match with nine men. Almeria won at ten man Sevilla, 3-1, and Sergio Aguero scored a brace in a 2-0 victory against Deportivo De La Coruna.

Insert Cheap Italian Stereotype Here:

Fourth place Napoli won 1-0 at Genoa to go into second place overnight in Serie A. Seventh place Palermo came from 1-0 down to win 3-1 against Parma and move up to fifth.

Das Boot:

Virtually unbeatable, Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 against Werder Bremen to extend their Bundesliga lead to 11 points. Bayer Leverkusen took up the second place spot with a 4-2 win at Hamburg. Relegation-threatened Cologne won 1-0 to move out of the bottom two.