Green was dismissed for hauling down Roman Bednar with his side 2-1 ahead and midfielder Henri Lansbury was forced to take over in the net, but Sam Allardyce's side eventually eased home to leapfrog Southampton in the table.

James Tomkins headed home a Mark Noble free-kick in the 28th minute and Nicky Maynard added a second goal four minutes later before Kevin Phillips responded for the home side on the stroke of half-time.

Asensio's Screamer Vs FC Barcelona
Asensio's Screamer Vs FC Barcelona
In one of Real Madrid's most outstanding performances at the Camp Nou, Los Blancos beat FC Barcelona 3-1 in the Spanish Supercup. Real were leading 2-1 after Cristiano Ronaldo's 80th minute goal, but just before the final whistle, we sealed the win with this beautiful Marco Asensio strike.
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The Hammers were holding on after Green's red card until Gary O'Neil drilled home his side's third in the 74th minute to increase their advantage. Ricardo Vaz Te struck the visitors' fourth in injury time.

Chris Hughton's Birmingham jumped to third after a convincing 3-1 win over Barnsley at Oakwell.

A Rob Edwards own goal after eight minutes put Birmingham in front and despite Craig Davies' equaliser, the visitors guaranteed the points through Keith Fahey's 27th-minute strike and a late Nathan Redmond effort.

Two goals from Marvin Emnes moved Middlesbrough back into the play-off zone and heaped more woe on struggling Millwall as Tony Mowbray's men triumped 3-1 at the New Den.

Emnes' first-half double put the visitors well in control and despite a goal for Millwall from Darius Henderson just before the break, Curtis Main sealed the points by firing home four minutes from time.

Chris Powell's Charlton extended their lead at the top of npower League One to seven points but were left frustrated after having to settle for a 1-1 draw against lowly Rochdale at The Valley.

Nicky Adams stunned the hosts by firing Dale into a 53rd-minute lead but it lasted just three minutes before Yann Kermogant blasted a free-kick equaliser after being fouled by Kevin Long.

Dean Bowditch scored both goals as MK Dons consolidated fifth place with a 2-1 win over Bury, who had taken a 10th-minute lead through David Amoo but later saw Giles Coke sent off.

Florent Cuvelier scored the only goal of the game in the 34th minute as Walsall leapfrogged Scunthorpe with a 1-0 win at Glanford Park which leaves the Iron in the League One relegation zone.

Paolo Di Canio's Swindon took advantage of slip-ups by rivals Cheltenham and Southend to clamber to the League Two summit with a 2-1 win over Shrewsbury at the County Ground.

Alan Connell's second-half double proved enough for Di Canio's men as Cheltenham were surprisingly held to a goalless draw at home by Wimbledon, and Southend fell to a 2-0 defeat at Aldershot.

Oxford boosted their play-off hopes as they came from behind to beat Barnet 2-1 with James Constable striking a 56th-minute winner.

Northampton took a big step towards safety with a 3-2 win over Macclesfield, Crewe eased past Accrington Stanley 2-0 at Gresty Road, while Gillingham's clash with Rotherham ended goalless.