Dark day for Man United and City after Halloween defeats

Manchester United's winless run reached nine games with a 2-0 defeat at Chelsea, while Premier League leaders Manchester City lost 1-0 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. Coventry City climbed out of the relegation zone with a 3-1 win over Sunderland, which now props up the table.

First reported 31 Oct 2026, 22:53

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Sun 25 Oct

Arsenal can replace City as leaders if they avoid defeat at Liverpool. Sunday only The Edition
Arsenal will replace City as leaders if they avoid defeat at Liverpool on Sunday.
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Sat 31 Oct

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Manchester City 1-0 through an early Yasin Ayari goal, ending City's hopes of bouncing back. Saturday only The Edition newest
the Premier League leaders went down 1-0 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday ... undone by third-placed Brighton who avenged their midweek League Cup loss to City thanks to Yasin Ayari's early goal
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Dark day for Man United and City after Halloween defeats

21 points Manchester City points

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21 points Manchester City points The Edition
City have 21 points from nine games with Arsenal also on 21 from eight.
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21 points Arsenal points The Edition
City have 21 points from nine games with Arsenal also on 21 from eight.
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19 points Brighton points The Edition
City have 21 points from nine games with Arsenal also on 21 from eight. Brighton have 19.
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Crystal Palace play Tottenham Hotspur, with United falling into the bottom three if Palace earn at least a point. later Tottenham Hotspur The Edition
they will fall into the bottom three should Crystal Palace earn at least a point at Tottenham Hotspur later
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Coventry City beat Sunderland 3-1 at home, moving out of the relegation zone and leaving Sunderland bottom. Coventry The Edition
Coventry City moved out of the relegation zone with a 3-1 home win over Sunderland who are left propping up the table.
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Bournemouth beat Leeds United 2-0 to move up to seventh. The Edition
Bournemouth beat Leeds United 2-0 to move seventh
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Hull City drew 2-2 at home with Ipswich Town in a match between two promoted sides. Hull The Edition
The battle between two of the promoted sides ended honours even as Hull City drew 2-2 at home to Ipswich Town.
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Arsenal Aston Villa Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Cole Palmer Coventry City Hull City Ipswich Town Lisandro Martinez defender Manchester City Manchester United Michael Carrick manager Morgan Rogers Nottingham Forest Oliver Glasner new manager Sunderland