Sporting Gijón moved to the top of the table pending Málaga's game on Sunday after beating Real Sociedad 0-1. Chris Coleman's side had the better of the first half, with Garitano and Víctor López wasting early chances after Vaughan set them both up, and Gerard clearing off the line from Xabi Prieto with keeper Roberto out of position. But as the game wore on they ran out of steam, and Barral, Kike Mateo and Morán all went close before Diego Castro fired a low shot past Riesgo three minutes from the end. The win keeps up the Asturians' unbeaten record, and leaves their hosts six points adrift of the promotion spots.

Sevilla Atlético consolidated fourth spot after a 2-1 victory over the team immediately behind them in the table, Elche. All the goals came after the break after the locals dominated the first half, with Moreno latching on to a pass from Crespo to open the scoring with just under an hour gone, and Alfaro putting the youngsters two up after Juanjo set him up with eight minutes remaining. José Vega got a last minute consolation for the away side with a shot from outside of the area, but by then the match was over.

The crisis at Cádiz continues, with the club languishing in the lower reaches of the table and the new president Arturo Baldesano already threatening to walk out. And a change of coach seems to have done little to alter the situation after they were held to a 0-0 draw by next to bottom club Las Palmas. Dani, Cristian, Lobos, David González and Abraham Paz all tried their luck for the locals, but the best chances fell to the Canary Islanders, De la Cuesta clearing two efforts off the line from Marcos Márquez either side of half time.

The Andalusians are now only a point above the drop zone after Granada 74 beat Poli Ejido 1-0 to move out of the bottom four and above them in the table. Javi Guerra got the only goal in the eighteenth minute after Alvaro Iglesias couldn't hold on to an effort from Torrecilla, but Moisés missed a last minute penalty after Cristian Díaz pushed Moreno inside the area which could have saved a point for visitors. (20.10.07)

Numancia stay in third spot after a 2-2 draw at Celta on Sunday lunchtime. New coach López Caro saw his side take the lead twice, the first time when Lequi headed home a free kick in the twentieth minute. Lequi gave away a penalty on Carmelo though a few minutes later which Gorka Brit converted, and Okkas had a goal disallowed before Jorge put the Galicians back in front with a second penalty after Juanra blocked Diego Costa's shot with his hand soon after the restart. Moreno levelled the scores for a second time though from a direct free kick, and after Rubén (and López Caro) were sent off, Nagore and Rafa came close to giving the visitors the three points late on. (21.10.07)

Málaga are back on top of the second division after a 1-0 victory over Xerez on Sunday evening. It was a hard fought game, and the visitors hit the bar through Carlos Calvo as they dominated the opening twenty minutes. An inspired substitution by Juan Ramón Muñiz midway through the first half changed things around though, Sandro coming on to almost immediately put through Baha, Rossato finishing off after Chema could only push out the striker's shot. After that chances were few and far between, and after other results went against them, the visitors ended the weekend down in the drop zone.

The top three have opened up a six point gap over the closest promotion contenders (Sevilla Atlético are of course ineligible) after Hércules beat Racing Ferrol 1-0 to move level with them in the table. The Alicante based side had only picked up one point from their last four games, but they took the lead in the twelfth minute when Mariño picked up a pass from Tote to beat Queco Piña. It was a controversial goal though, the referee waving away claims for a possible hand ball in the build up. The Galicians tried their best to protect their unbeaten away record, but in the end they could not break through a well ordered defence.

Córdoba also join the group on fourteen points after a 0-2 win at Alavés, their sixth game in a row without defeat. The early chances fell to the home side, but Asen put the visitors ahead after picking up a cross from Arteaga on the half hour mark. Asen almost got his second of the evening when he hit the bar minutes after the restart, but Arteaga did beat Bernardo for a second time from a direct free kick soon afterwards. The result leaves Alavés just two points above the bottom four.

Tenerife are just a point behind the chasing pack after beating Eibar 4-2. Oltra played for the first time with Arruabarrena and Nino up front, and it made all the difference. Arruabarrena took advantage of a hesitant defence to open the scoring ten minutes before the break, and Nino got the second from the penalty spot on the hour mark after Txiki was sent off for fouling Santos. Substitute Altuna got one back soon afterwards from Markel's pass, but Nino beat Cuéllar for a third time after Ricardo set him up. Yagúe headed a second for the Basque side, but Arruabarrena rounded things off with a second penalty two minutes from the end.

Elsewhere Albacete moved off the bottom of the table to the detriment of Las Palmas after a 0-2 win at Gimnàstic. Xavi Jiménez got the first in the seventh minute after picking up a pass from Meyong Zé, and although the Catalans had several chances they were unable to make much of an impact on the visiting defence. And with three minutes to go Fran Moreno wrapped things up after leaving two defenders for dead before shooting in to the top corner of the net. Nàstic have not won now in four games, and their fans whistled them off at the end.

Salamanca are out of the bottom four thanks to a 1-0 victory over Castellón, only their second victory of the season. Dañobeitia took advantage of a defensive mistake to get the winner midway through the first half, latching on to a loose ball to fire an angled shot past Carlos Sánchez. David Rodríguez hit the post for the locals before the interval, and both sides had chances after the restart. But the visitors could have saved a point when Dani López cleared a shot off the line with the game already in injury time. (21.10.07)