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McSocceroo Scott McDonald opened the scoring in Celtic's CIS Cup clash with Dundee, getting a goal after 27 minutes.

McDonald headed the Hoops into the lead from a free-kick by Derek Riordan, with a second from strike partner Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink ensuring safe passage into the next round in the 2-1 win.

Patrick Kisnorbo was part of the Leicester side that saw his Championship club slaying Premiership outfit Aston Villa 1-0 in the Carling Cup.

He almost got on the scoresheet himself when he got his head on the end of good corner, but just pushed it wide.

Brad Jones got a rare start between the sticks for Middlesbrough as they faced out-of-form Tottenham but was unable to keep a clean sheet.

Boro went down 2-0 but despite the scoreline, Jones impressed, repeatedly frustrating Spurs with his saves.

Brett Emerton's Blackburn Rovers thumped Birmingham 3-0, with Emerton's late cross converted into their third goal by Roque Santa Cruz.

Adrian Leijer again missed out on a run-on for Fulham as they were beaten 2-1 by Bolton, but Richard Garcia came on in the second half for Hull as they faced Chelsea.

But there was to be no giant-killing for the Tigers - Chelsea battered them 4-0.

Everton were still without Tim Cahill but eased past Sheffield Wednesday 3-0, while Lucas Neill started the move that led to West Ham's late winner against Plymouth.

Back in Scotland Simon Storey was part of the Partick Thistle line-up beaten 2-0 by Aberdeen. He had an early shot on goal denied but was substituted after 66 minutes.

In the German Bundesliga, Dario Vidosic made his debut off the bench for Nurnberg and two minutes, won his side a penalty after he was brought down in the box by Nayer Leverkusen.

But having helped his side level the scoresafter an earlier Leverkusen goal, he and fellow Aussie Matthew Spiranovic allowed Bayer back into the match.

A defensive mix-up between the two in the box three minutes later gave Leverkusen the lead.

Over in Italy's Serie A, Vince Grella was unable to stop his team being beaten 2-0 by Parma despite playing the full game.

But Mark Bresciano's Palermo notched up an important 2-1 win against AC Milan, coming from behind to steal the three points in the dying seconds of the game. Bresh played 61 minutes before coming off.

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