By FRANCO PANIZO
Bolton Wanderers' run at a potential place in Europe received a boost this weekend, and Stuart Holden once again played a role in making that happen.
Facing a midfield that included the likes of Wilson Palacios and Gareth Bale, Holden helped Bolton to a big 4-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur with a 90-minute performance.The win gave Bolton 15 points through 11 games, putting the club just two points behind Newcastle for the Europa League spot and five behind Manchester City for the Champions League qualifying position.
Far from vying for a potential place in Europe, Jermaine Jones and Schalke 04 took a step towards getting out of the relegation zone as they defeated St. Pauli, 3-0. Jones started in his return from an ankle injury and played 81 minutes.
Jones' international teammate, Clarence Goodson, played in his final game for IK Start, starting and going the distance in a 3-3 season finale draw with Haugesund. The match marked the end to Goodson's three-year stint with Start.
Here is how the Americans Abroad did this weekend:
England
PREMIERSHIP
- Tim Howard started, played 90 minutes and and made two saves in Everton's 2-2 draw vs. Blackpool on Saturday.
- Clint Dempsey started and played 90 minutes in Fulham's 1-1 draw vs. Aston Villa on Saturday.
- Eddie Johnson dressed but did not play for Fulham.
- Brad Friedel started, played 90 minutes and made four saves in Aston Villa's 1-1 draw vs. Fulham on Saturday.
- Brad Guzan dressed but did not play for Aston Villa.
- Eric Lichaj dressed but did not play for Aston Villa.
- Marcus Hahnemann started, played 90 minutes and made three saves in Wolverhampton Wanderers' 2-1 loss vs. Manchester United on Saturday.
- Jonathan Spector did not dress in West Ham United's 2-2 draw vs. Birmingham on Saturday.
- Stuart Holden started and played 90 minutes in Bolton Wanderers' 4-2 win vs. Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
CHAMPIONSHIP
- Conor Doyle came off the bench and played 1 minute in Derby County's 2-0 win vs. Portsmouth on Saturday.
- Zak Whitbread did not dress in Norwich City's 2-2 draw vs. Burnley on Saturday. He is recovering from a calf injury.
LEAGUE ONE
- Frank Simek started and played 90 minutes in Carlisle United's 6-0 win vs. Tipton Town in the first round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
- Mike Grella did not dress for Carlisle United.
- Anton Peterlin started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth Argyle's 4-0 loss vs. Swindon Town in the first round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
- Jemal Johnson came off the bench and played 22 minutes in Milton Keynes Dons' 0-0 draw vs. Stevenage in the first round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
Scotland
- Maurice Edu started and played 90 minutes in Rangers' 3-1 win vs. St Mirren on Sunday.
- Dominic Cervi did not dress in Celtic's 9-0 win vs. Aberdeen on Saturday.
Spain
- Jozy Altidore dressed but did not play in Villarreal's 4-1 win vs. Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Italy
- Oguchi Onyewu did not dress in AC Milan's 3-2 win vs. Bari on Sunday.
Germany
BUNDESLIGA
- Steve Cherundolo started and played 90 minutes in Hannover 96's 4-0 loss vs. Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.
- DaMarcus Beasley came off the bench and played 33 minutes for Hannover 96.
- Michael Bradley started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach's 3-3 draw vs. Bayern Munich on Saturday.
- Jermaine Jones started, played 81 minutes and received a yellow card in Schalke 04's 3-0 win vs. St Pauli on Friday.
- Ricardo Clark dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt's 3-1 win vs. VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
- Daniel Williams started and played 90 minutes in SC Freiburg's 1-0 win vs. Mainz on Saturday.
BUNDESLIGA 2
- Kenny Cooper did not dress in TSV 1860 Munich's 2-1 win vs. Alemania Aachen on Sunday. He is recovering from an ankle injury.
- David Yeldell started, played 90 minutes and made five saves in MSV Duisburg's 2-0 win vs. SpVgg Greuther Furth on Saturday.
- Luis Robles and Karlsruhe play VfL Osnabruck on Monday.
- Amaechi Igwe did not dress in FC Ingolstadt 04's 2-1 loss vs. Energie Cottbus on Friday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
France
LIGUE 1
- Carlos Bocanegra did not dress in St Etienne's 2-1 loss vs. Lorient on Saturday. He is recovering from a neck injury.
- Charlie Davies did not dress in Sochaux's 1-1 draw vs. AJ Auxerre on Saturday.
LIGUE 2
- Quentin Westberg dressed but did not play in Evian Thonon Gaillard's 1-1 draw vs. Le Havre AC on Friday.
Greece
- Freddy Adu and Aris Salonika play Larissa on Monday.
Belgium
- Sacha Kljestan started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in RSC Anderlecht's 2-2 draw vs. Club Brugge on Sunday.
Denmark
SUPERLIGA
- Michael Parkhurst dressed but did not play in FC Nordsjaelland's 0-0 draw vs. Silkeborg on Saturday.
- Marcus Tracy did not dress in Aalborg BK's 1-1 draw vs. Esbjerg on Sunday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Chris Rolfe did not dress for Aalborg BK. He is recovering from a hamstring injury.
VIASAT DIVISION
- Benny Feilhaber started and played 90 minutes in AGF Aarhus's 3-0 win vs. FC Fredericia on Sunday.
Sweden
- Alejandro Bedoya started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Orebro SK's 1-0 loss vs. Trelleborgs FF on Sunday.
- Ryan Miller started and played 90 minutes in Halmstads BK's 2-0 win vs. Djurgarden on Sunday.
Norway
- Clarence Goodson started and played 90 minutes in IK Start's 3-3 draw vs. Haugesund on Sunday.
- Hunter Freeman did not dress for IK Start. He is recovering from an injury.
- Mikkel Diskerud started and played 90 minutes in Stabaek IF's 1-0 loss vs. Molde on Sunday.
- Steve Clark dressed but did not play Honefoss BK's 6-1 loss vs. Sandefjord on Sunday.
Mexico
- Jose Torres started and played 90 minutes in Pachuca's 2-1 win vs. Queretaro on Saturday.
- Herculez Gomez came off the bench and played 13 minutes for Pachuca.
- Marco Vidal dressed but did not play for Pachuca.
- Edgar Castillo came off the bench and played 1 minute in San Luis' 1-1 draw vs. Santos on Saturday.
- Sammy Ochoa dressed but did not play in Estudiantes Tecos U.A. de G.'s 4-2 win vs. Toluca on Friday.
- Sonny Guadarrama did not dress in Atlante's 1-0 loss vs. America on Saturday.
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