EUROROOS WRAP: Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill celebrated his first Premier League start for Everton with two goal assists - but his side still lost 3-2 at Bolton.The 31-year-old Australian defender, who joined Everton last month, was given a start at left-back by Toffees boss David Moyes while Tim Cahill was also on the pitch for the Merseysiders.
Bolton raced to an early two-goal lead courtesy of goals from Chung-Yong Lee and Gary Cahill, before Neill sent a great through-ball in for Louis Saha who fired in a stunner on 31 minutes.
And early in the second-half, Neill's lofted ball put Marouane Fellaini in space in the box and he did well to fire past Bolton stopper Jussi Jaaskelainen.
As both sides searched for a winner there were a few tense moments, including Bolton's Zat Knight appearing to stamp on Socceroo Cahill, although no action was taken.
Cahill picked up a late knock as Bolton went onto grab the winner with Ivan Klasnic's low 85th minute drive.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Mark Schwarzer was beaten twice as Fulham came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester City.
The Australian goalkeeper was beaten early in the second-half after a goalmouth scramble from a corner, with Joleon Lescott getting the final touch, before Martin Petrov doubled City's lead by smashing a fine shot past the Socceroo on the hour mark.
Damien Duff and Clint Dempsey each struck back for the Cottagers to level terms before the Sky Blues tested Schwarzer late through Shaun Wright-Phillips.
In Scotland's Premier League, Scott McDonald scored his eighth goal of the season for Celtic as they won 2-1 at Hamilton to returning to the top of the table.
The Australian hitman's drive from close-range doubled Celtic's lead on 29 minutes, after Shaun Maloney had opened the scoring.
For Hamilton, James Wesolowski played a full game while Trent McClenahan started and played 84 minutes before being replaced.
In Italy's Serie A, an early injury to Palermo's Federico Balzaretti forced a re-shuffle for the Sicilians which saw Mark Bresciano play most of their 1-0 win over Udinese in the playmaker's role.
The Australian didn't fare too badly either, with his best attacking moment coming on 27 minutes when he tested Udinese keeper Samir Handanovic with a top strike.
In the Dutch Eredivisie, Brett Holman provided the assist for the opening goal of the game but AZ Alkmaar crashed 4-2 to Ajax Amsterdam.
The 25-year-old Socceroo chested down a high-ball well on the right before providing a lovely low cross for Mounir El Hamdaoui to give AZ the lead on 28 minutes, only for Ajax to hit back with four goals in the second-half. Holman played 60 minutes before being replaced.
Elsewhere in the Netherlands, David Carney and Nikita Rukavytsya's FC Twente defeated FC Groningen 4-0 to stay top of the league, although both of the Aussies did not play.
In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Ante Covic's IF Elfsborg conceded a late equalizer to BK Hacken to effectively fall out of the race for the title with 2 matches to go.
The game ended 1-1, with Hacken's Marcus Jarlegren beating Covic deep into stoppage-time. The result means Elfsborg are third, some 6 points and goal difference behind leaders AIK with 2 games to play.
In Russia's Premier League, Luke Wilkshire scored his first goal of the season to help Dinamo Moscow claim a 1-1 draw at Kuban Krasnodar.
In Turkey's Super Lig, Socceroos star Harry Kewell was a second-half substitute as Galatasaray lost 3-1 at rivals Fenerbahce.
Kewell appeared off the bench on 57 minutes, with Cimbom trailing 2-1, but the Australian failed to make much impact as Fenerbahce stretched their lead on top of the table.
Elsewhere, Socceroo Mile Jedinak played a full game as Antalyaspor won 2-1 at Manisaspor, Aussie goalkeeper Michael Petkovic put in a full shift as Sivasspor defeated Gaziantepspor 3-0, while Bruce Djite wasn't involved again as Genclerbirligi crashed 1-0 at Diyarbakirspor.
And in Turkey's Lig A, Ersan Gulum played a full match at the back as Adanaspor drew 2-2 with Altay.
In Switzerland's Super League, Scott Chipperfield missed FC Basel's thrilling 5-4 victory at FC Luzern due to injury.
In Greece's Super League, veteran Zeljko Kalac played another full game in goals for Kavala as they lost 2-1 at Xanthi.
In Ireland's FAI Cup, Australian shot-stopper Chris O'Connor missed the chance to head to a cup final after his club Bray Wanderers lost 4-2 to Fingal in the semi-final.
Bolton raced to an early two-goal lead courtesy of goals from Chung-Yong Lee and Gary Cahill, before Neill sent a great through-ball in for Louis Saha who fired in a stunner on 31 minutes.
And early in the second-half, Neill's lofted ball put Marouane Fellaini in space in the box and he did well to fire past Bolton stopper Jussi Jaaskelainen.
As both sides searched for a winner there were a few tense moments, including Bolton's Zat Knight appearing to stamp on Socceroo Cahill, although no action was taken.
Cahill picked up a late knock as Bolton went onto grab the winner with Ivan Klasnic's low 85th minute drive.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Mark Schwarzer was beaten twice as Fulham came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester City.
The Australian goalkeeper was beaten early in the second-half after a goalmouth scramble from a corner, with Joleon Lescott getting the final touch, before Martin Petrov doubled City's lead by smashing a fine shot past the Socceroo on the hour mark.
Damien Duff and Clint Dempsey each struck back for the Cottagers to level terms before the Sky Blues tested Schwarzer late through Shaun Wright-Phillips.
In Scotland's Premier League, Scott McDonald scored his eighth goal of the season for Celtic as they won 2-1 at Hamilton to returning to the top of the table.
The Australian hitman's drive from close-range doubled Celtic's lead on 29 minutes, after Shaun Maloney had opened the scoring.
For Hamilton, James Wesolowski played a full game while Trent McClenahan started and played 84 minutes before being replaced.
In Italy's Serie A, an early injury to Palermo's Federico Balzaretti forced a re-shuffle for the Sicilians which saw Mark Bresciano play most of their 1-0 win over Udinese in the playmaker's role.
The Australian didn't fare too badly either, with his best attacking moment coming on 27 minutes when he tested Udinese keeper Samir Handanovic with a top strike.
In the Dutch Eredivisie, Brett Holman provided the assist for the opening goal of the game but AZ Alkmaar crashed 4-2 to Ajax Amsterdam.
The 25-year-old Socceroo chested down a high-ball well on the right before providing a lovely low cross for Mounir El Hamdaoui to give AZ the lead on 28 minutes, only for Ajax to hit back with four goals in the second-half. Holman played 60 minutes before being replaced.
Elsewhere in the Netherlands, David Carney and Nikita Rukavytsya's FC Twente defeated FC Groningen 4-0 to stay top of the league, although both of the Aussies did not play.
In Sweden's Allsvenskan, Ante Covic's IF Elfsborg conceded a late equalizer to BK Hacken to effectively fall out of the race for the title with 2 matches to go.
The game ended 1-1, with Hacken's Marcus Jarlegren beating Covic deep into stoppage-time. The result means Elfsborg are third, some 6 points and goal difference behind leaders AIK with 2 games to play.
In Russia's Premier League, Luke Wilkshire scored his first goal of the season to help Dinamo Moscow claim a 1-1 draw at Kuban Krasnodar.
In Turkey's Super Lig, Socceroos star Harry Kewell was a second-half substitute as Galatasaray lost 3-1 at rivals Fenerbahce.
Kewell appeared off the bench on 57 minutes, with Cimbom trailing 2-1, but the Australian failed to make much impact as Fenerbahce stretched their lead on top of the table.
Elsewhere, Socceroo Mile Jedinak played a full game as Antalyaspor won 2-1 at Manisaspor, Aussie goalkeeper Michael Petkovic put in a full shift as Sivasspor defeated Gaziantepspor 3-0, while Bruce Djite wasn't involved again as Genclerbirligi crashed 1-0 at Diyarbakirspor.
And in Turkey's Lig A, Ersan Gulum played a full match at the back as Adanaspor drew 2-2 with Altay.
In Switzerland's Super League, Scott Chipperfield missed FC Basel's thrilling 5-4 victory at FC Luzern due to injury.
In Greece's Super League, veteran Zeljko Kalac played another full game in goals for Kavala as they lost 2-1 at Xanthi.
In Ireland's FAI Cup, Australian shot-stopper Chris O'Connor missed the chance to head to a cup final after his club Bray Wanderers lost 4-2 to Fingal in the semi-final.
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