Football/Soccer 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 24, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
Premier League Title Race
Arsenal level on points espn.com with Manchester City at the top of the table after a weekend of mixed results. Manchester City's unbeaten start came to an end espn.com at Aston Villa, where they fell 2-1, with Nicolas Jackson bbc.co.uk scoring twice and drawing praise for an excellent start to his Villa career. Pep Guardiola's side's leaky defence and the struggles of Donnarumma and Guehi bbc.co.uk came under the spotlight after the result. Erling Haaland espn.com is set to return as City chase a fresh perfect start.
Spurs earned a deserved win skysports.com at Chelsea, with goalkeeper Mike Penders punching the ball into his own net before Mathys Tel added the second, and Cole Palmer bbc.co.uk was sent off. Chelsea were left out-thought and out-fought skysports.com by Spurs. Blackburn moved past Wrexham espn.com 2-0, with Andri Gudjohnsen netting his second brace in a week.
Managerial Changes
Burnley sacked head coach Nicky Hayen bbc.co.uk after just 14 games in charge, following a 4-1 thrashing by Lincoln in which Mikkel Ladefoged scored a brace. Arsenal's Mikel Arteta has warned bbc.co.uk Premier League managers about touchline fouls. Swansea's Vitor Matos demanded his side listen bbc.co.uk to their performance after a QPR thrashing.
Women's Super League
Arsenal ended their winless run skysports.com with a 2-1 derby win over Tottenham, with Russo's penalty securing the result, and Stanway levelling before the winner. Tottenham's Martin Ho called for better referee support bbc.co.uk after a penalty decision went against his side.
Bayern Munich and Europe
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany remains stable in hospital bbc.co.uk after collapsing at training, with his recovery expected to take weeks. Chelsea, Bayern and Barcelona are chasing Brighton's Vuskovic espn.com in a transfer battle. Cristiano Ronaldo espn.com scored a disputed goal in Al Nassr's 3-0 win.
Championship and Scottish Football
Middlesbrough thrashed Bolton 5-1 bbc.co.uk to go top, with Lankshear scoring twice. Portsmouth came from behind skysports.com to beat Millwall, Norwich ended a six-game losing streak skysports.com with a 3-1 win at Charlton, and Fulham secured back-to-back wins skysports.com with Bobb's goal at Coventry. Falkirk climbed to seventh skysports.com with a 3-0 win over Kilmarnock, while St Mirren ended five straight defeats skysports.com against Dundee. Ipswich drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest skysports.com in a match overshadowed by VAR controversy. Barnsley announced the death bbc.co.uk of their all-time record appearance holder Barry Murphy at.
Europe and Beyond
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick outlined his plan espn.com to stop Kylian Mbappé before El Clásico, while Mourinho backed himself espn.com to deliver at Real Madrid. Gianni Infantino claimed the "vast majority" backs espn.com his FIFA re-election bid. Joe Scally scored and helped espn.com Gladbach avoid the worst-ever Bundesliga start. AC Milan condemned racist abuse espn.com directed at Mike Maignan after his red card against Bournemouth.
Coming Up
El Clásico takes place Sunday espn.com, with Barcelona and Real Madrid meeting at the top of the Spanish game. The Ballon d'Or will be presented Monday espn.com, with no consensus pick for the award.