UPDATE 1-Soccer-Kanoute heads Sevilla to victory, Valencia win

* Sevilla come from 2-1 down to beat struggling Villarreal

* Valencia sweep to 3-1 home win over Zaragoza

* Villa nets eighth of the season to top scoring charts (updates with late result, adds byline)

By Iain Rogers

MADRID, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Frederic Kanoute struck within four minutes of coming off the bench to snatch a 3-2 comeback victory for Sevilla at home to Villarreal on Sunday and maintain their hold on third place in La Liga.

Sevilla were under pressure after Valencia beat promoted Real Zaragoza 3-1 earlier on Sunday to climb above the Andalusians but Mali striker Kanoute rose unmarked to nod in Adriano Correia's cross for a 66th-minute winner.

Valencia striker David Villa netted his eighth of the season against Zaragoza to move clear in the scoring charts ahead of Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic on seven.

Champions Barca top the standings with 26 points from 10 matches, with Real Madrid on 25 and Sevilla on 22. Valencia are a point behind Sevilla in fourth while Villarreal are down in 16th place with just nine.

Barcelona retained a one-point lead over Real on Saturday when Pedro netted twice and Thierry Henry scored his first of the season in a 4-2 home win over Real Mallorca.