By FRANCO PANIZO
Wolves have been flirting with the drop zone all season long, but against fellow relegation-threatened Burnley, Marcus Hahnemann did his best to improve Wolves' chances of staying another year in England's top flight.
Hahnemann made his 16th consecutive start for Wolves and had one of his busiest days of the year, making a season-high eight saves en route to a 2-1 victory that ended a four-game losing streak. The win places Wolves three points above the relegation zone with 27, and might serve as a boost in confidence as the team enters a stretch of three league games in eight days.
Landon Donovan didn't get a win this weekend, but he is likely high in confidence right now as he closed out a successful ten-week loan with Everton. In what was likely his last game with the club, Donovan came off the bench and played 23 minutes in a 2-2 draw against Birmingham.
Donovan may have said bye to Everton, but there was one American who was saying hello to a new league. Chris Rolfe made his debut for Aalborg BK, coming off the bench for a 20-minute cameo in a 2-0 loss to FC Midtjylland.
Here is how the Americans Abroad fared this weekend:
England
PREMIERSHIP
- Landon Donovan came off the bench and played 23 minutes in Everton's 2-2 draw vs. Birmingham on Saturday.
- Tim Howard started, played 90 minutes and made two saves in Everton's 2-2 draw vs. Birmingham on Saturday.
- Jozy Altidore started and played 83 minutes in Hull City 's 2-1 loss vs. Arsenal on Saturday.
- Clint Dempsey started and played 72 minutes in Fulham's 3-0 loss vs. Manchester United on Sunday.
- Jonathan Spector started and played 90 minutes in West Ham's 4-1 loss vs. Chelsea on Saturday.
- Brad Friedel started, played 90 minutes and made three saves in Aston Villa's 0-0 draw vs. Stoke City on Saturday.
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Brad Guzan dressed but did not play in Aston Villa's 0-0 draw vs. Stoke City on Saturday.
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Marcus Hahnemann started, played 90 minutes and made six saves in Wolverhampton Wanderers' 2-1 win vs. Burnley on Saturday.
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Stuart Holden did not dress in Bolton Wanderers' 4-0 win vs. Wigan Athletic on Saturday. He is recovering from a leg injury.
COCA COLA CHAMPIONSHIP
- Jay DeMerit started and played 90 minutes in Watford's 1-0 loss vs. Peterborough United on Saturday.
- Frank Simek dressed but did not play in Sheffield Wednesday's 0-0 draw vs. Swansea City on Saturday.
- Kenny Cooper dressed but did not play in Plymouth Argyle's 1-1 draw vs. Coventry City on Saturday.
LEAGUE ONE
- Zak Whitbread did not dress in Norwich City's 3-1 win vs. Huddersfield Town on Saturday.
- Mike Grella did not dress in Leeds United's 1-0 loss vs. Southampton on Saturday.
- Jemal Johnson did not dress in Stockport County's 0-0 draw vs. Gillingham on Saturday.
- Jon-Paul Pittman came off the bench and played 1 minute in Wycombe Wanderers' 2-2 draw vs. Oldham Athletic on Saturday.
Scotland
- Maurice Edu came off the bench and played 16 minutes in Rangers' 3-3 draw vs. Dundee United in the sixth round of the Scottish Cup on Sunday.
- DaMarcus Beasley came off the bench and played 5 minutes in Rangers' 3-3 draw vs. Dundee United in the sixth round of the Scottish Cup on Sunday.
- Dominic Cervi dressed but did not play in Celtic's 3-0 win 
;vs. Kilmarnock in the sixth round of the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
Italy
- Oguchi Onyewu did not dress in AC Milan's 1-0 win vs. Chievo Verona on Sunday.
Germany
BUNDESLIGA
- Michael Bradley started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 4-0 loss vs. VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
- Steve Cherundolo came off the bench, played 35 minutes and received a yellow card in Hannover 96's 2-1 win vs. Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
- Sal Zizzo did not dress in Hannover 96's 2-1 win vs. Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Jermaine Jones did not dress in Schalke 04's 2-1 win vs. VfB Stuttgart on Friday. He is recovering from a leg injury.
- Ricardo Clark dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-1 loss vs. Hannover 96 on Saturday.
- Daniel Williams came off the bench and played 15 minutes in SC Freiburg's 2-1 loss vs. Bayern Munich on Saturday.
BUNDESLIGA 2
- Luis Robles dressed but did not play in Kaiserslautern's 4-1 win vs. Energie Cottbus on Sunday.
- Matt Taylor did not dress in FSV Frankfurt's 2-0 win vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday.
- David Yeldell started, played 90 minutes and made two saves in TUS Koblenz's 2-0 win vs. Ahlen on Friday.
France
- Carlos Bocanegra started and played 90 minutes in Stade Rennes' 2-0 win vs. Valenciennes on Sunday.
- Charlie Davies did not dress in Sochaux's 4-1 loss vs. Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday. He is recovering from multiple injuries.
Portugal
- Gale Agbossoumonde did not dress in Sporting Braga's 1-0 win vs. Rio Ave on Saturday.
Greece
- Freddy Adu dressed but did not play in Aris Salonika's 2-0 win vs. PAOK Salonika on Sunday.
- Eddie Johnson came off the bench and played 3 minutes in Aris Salonika's 2-0 win vs. PAOK Salonika on Sunday.
Denmark
- Benny Feilhaber and AGF Aarhus play Silkeborg on Monday.
- Michael Parkhurst dressed but did not play in FC Nordsjaelland's 0-0 draw vs. Randers FC on Sunday.
- Marcus Tracy did not dress in Aalborg BK's 2-0 loss vs. FC Midtjylland on Sunday.
- Chris Rolfe came off the bench and played 20 minutes in Aalborg BK's 2-0 loss vs. FC Midtjylland on Sunday.
Sweden
- Alejandro Bedoya and Orebro BK play Atvidabergs FF on Monday.
Norway
- Clarence Goodson started and played 90 minutes in IK Start's 2-0 win vs. Sandefjord on Sunday.
- Hunter Freeman started and played 82 minutes in IK Start's 2-0 win vs. Sandefjord on Sunday.
- Mikkel Diskerud started and played 90 minutes in Stabaek's 3-2 win vs. Odd Grenland on Sunday.
Mexico
- Jose Francisco Torres started and played 90 minutes in Pachuca's 3-0 loss vs. Santos on Saturday.
- Edgar Castillo started and played 90 minutes in Tigres UANL's 1-0 loss vs. Atlas on Saturday.
- Marco Vidal started and played 90 minutes in Indios de Ciudad Juarez's 4-1 loss vs. Estudiantes U.A. de G. on Friday.
- Herculez Gomez came off the bench, played 36 minutes and scored a GOAL in Puebla's 1-1 draw vs. Monterrey on Sunday.
Argentina
- Michael Hoyos did not dress in Estudiantes La Plata's 2-0 win vs. Newell's Old Boys on Saturday.
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What do you think of these performances? Are Hahnemann and Wolves going to avoid relegation? Do you ever see Donovan returning to Everton? Think Rolfe should have come on earlier against FC Midtjylland?
Share your thoughts below.
Parkhurst on the bench for a bottom-table Danish team??? Don’t you think he should just come back home…
Marcus Hahnemann should be the #2 in SA because he’s playing, and playing well.
Great to see Dempsey back out there… was this his first game since the injury?
Now we just need to all keep sending positive healing vibes to Souchax!
(Note: I’m not really a new age spiritualist, but i’ll try anything to get Davies healthy).
Regarding Gomez: Interesting that he came off the bench as the teams leading scorer and 3rd in overall in the league. I also noted, the mexican futbol federation official website lists him as mexican on their score sheet. His run of form is too late IMO. I don’t see him playing a role in SA but is earning a sniff for sure. Charlie needed an entire breakout season to get into the mix, and even then only thru confed cup group debacle.
Indeed the more apt quote at this point is from Newton the minotaur:
“Go get ’em Herc!
Go get ’em Herc!”