Ben Watson Plunges Hull Further in Relegation Mire with a Last-Gasp Wigan Win

Wigan 1 - Hull 0 (Premier League, Mar. 22, 2009) Wigan almost broke the deadlock with a freak effort inside two minutes, Maynor Figueroa attempted to launch a cross into the box but, with strong winds, the ball flew over Tigers’ keeper Duke before rebounding off the corner of the bar.

Just as it looked like the game would end goalless, Ben Watson was on hand to expertly lob the ball over Duke to grab a last-gasp win.

Nottingham Forest 0 - Wolves 1 (Championship, Mar. 21, 2009) Michael Kightly grabbed the only goal of the game to send Mick McCarthy’s side five points clear at the top.

QPR 2 - Bristol City 1 (League One, Mar. 21, 2009) Jordi Lopez struck midway through the second half, when he curled a 25-yard effort beyond goalkeeper Adriano Basso and into the top corner.

Ivan Sproule crossed for Michael McIndoe to beautifully volley home a 77th-minute equaliser from the edge of the penalty area. But Rangers went on the claim the points when on-loan Tottenham forward Adel Taarabt tucked away Damien Delaney’s left-wing cross.

Crewe 2 - Leeds 3 (League One, Mar. 21, 2009) Billy Jones was harshly sent off for Crewe early doors, and Leeds punished the hosts with goals from Neil Kilkenny, Luciano Becchio and Robert Snodgrass.

Late Crewe goals from Julian Baudet and Tom Pope were too little too late.

Inter Milan 3 - Reggina 0 (Serie A, Mar. 22, 2009) Inter asserted their superiority over Reggina early doors, Esteban Cambiasso broke the visitors offside trap to nip in for a sixth minute opener and Zlatan was again on the scoresheet slotting home a 10th minute penalty after Mancini fell in the box. (First half highlights here.)

Just before the hour mark Ibrahimovic scored a magical second, waltzing past three defenders before stopping to chip the stranded keeper from the edge of the box.

Chievo 1 - Palermo 0 (Serie A, Mar. 22, 2009) Chievo took the lead over Palermo on the stroke of halftime through Luciano’s back post effort.

Torino 1 - Sampdoria 3 (Serie A, Mar. 22, 2009) Giampaolo Pazzini’s turn and shot gave Samp the lead at Torino, which Paolo Sammarco extended when he found the bottom corner. Rolando Bianchi pulled the hosts back into the game with a cute finish from close range. Antonio Cassano added a killer third in the second half.

Fiorentina 1 - Siena 0 (Serie A, Mar. 22, 2009) As how so often has been the case this season Adrian Mutu was the match-winner for the Viola with a clinical finish in the box, although the Romanian looked a yard offside.

Genoa 2 - Udinese 0 (Serie A, Mar. 22, 2009) A well-taken header from Giuseppe Sculli and an injury time second from Diego Milito kept Genoa’s European aspirations on course.

Nice 2 - Caen 2 (Ligue 1, Mar. 21, 2009) Mahamane Traore fired the hosts into a sixth minute lead before Vincent Hognon’s own goal and Nicolas Seube’s beauty put the visitors ahead. Nice earned a late point through Olivier Echouafni’s header.

Roda 2 - ADO Den Haag 0 (Eredivisie, March 22, 2009) The sides played out an exciting first half (highlights here) with both sides having numerous chances but neither able to break the deadlock.

In the 67th minute Roda struck, Andres Oper finding the bottom corner after the visitors failed to clear their lines. And the game was pout to bed by Sekou Cisse with the second 13 minutes from time.

Zenit St. Petersburg 2 - Saturn 1 (Russian Premier League, Mar. 22, 2009) Zenit gained the early lead over Saturn through Ivica Krizanac’s overhead volley after just nine minutes but the lead was not to last long, Marko Topic coolly slotting home at the back post to bring the visitors level.

In the second half, Zenit regained the lead through Fatih Tekke and they held out for the three points.

Anderlecht 2 - Germinal Beerschot 0 (Jupiler League, Mar. 21, 2009) Marcin Wasilewski gave the hosts the lead in the 63rd minute before Matias Suarez sealed the victory in the dying seconds.

Elche 2 - Hercules 2 (Segunda Division, Mar. 22, 2009) A combination of horrible defending and poor goalkeeping allowed for an end-to-end 2-all draw.

Zaragoza 4 - Sevilla Atletico 0 (Segunda Division, Mar. 21, 2009)