1.   At the bottom, Compostela and Tenerife are fighting relegation.

2.   Bari and Torino fired their managers ahead of key matches Sunday against other squads fighting relegation.

3.   Bochum, fighting relegation, stunned Stuttgart behind goals from Peter Peschel, Thomasz Waldoch and a pair by Uwe Wegmann.

4.   Both Villa and Wednesday are fighting relegation.

5.   Crystal Palace and Everton are fighting relegation.

6.   Elsewhere, two other teams fighting relegation scored stunning upsets.

7.   Manchester United plays a Blackburn on Wednesday, which looks like an easier undertaking with the Rovers fighting relegation.

8.   Newcastle was virtually without an offense as it fights relegation.

9.   Southampton played a late match at Blackburn, a showdown between two teams fighting relegation.

10.   His first match in charge is against another team fighting relegation, FC Cologne on Friday.