Football/Soccer 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 31, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
Premier League
Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-1 bbc.co.uk at Stamford Bridge, with Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer scoring in the second half. Lisandro Martinez was sent off inside 83 seconds bbc.co.uk, a red card that Michael Carrick admitted had cost his side dearly. United now face relegation-zone talk espn.com, though Carrick pushed back espn.com on the suggestion that a stigma attaches to the club.
Brighton inflicted a second straight defeat espn.com on Manchester City, holding on for a 1-0 win after City had already lost to them in the Carabao Cup. Aston Villa face Fulham skysports.com with Goretzka in the starting line-up, while Bournemouth punished a Trafford error to sink Leeds. Brentford moved ahead skysports.com against Nottingham Forest courtesy of a Milenkovic own goal, and Forest fans booed their team skysports.com after another wasteful afternoon in front of goal.
Championship and Lower Leagues
Millwall eased past Derby 4-1 skysports.com, with Kyrell Lisbie scoring twice early on. Bristol City came from behind skysports.com to beat Bolton 3-2, and Norwich completed a stunning comeback skysports.com to beat Watford. Middlesbrough won 3-0 against Charlton skysports.com with Will Lankshear netting a brace, and Stoke saw off Preston 2-0 skysports.com. Birmingham bounced back skysports.com through a brace from August Priske, and Sheffield United ended a 44-year hoodoo skysports.com against Wrexham with a 1-0 win. Ipswich rescued a 2-2 draw skysports.com at Hull through a Julio Enciso stunner, and Coventry extended their lead skysports.com over struggling Sunderland.
Scotland
Motherwell ended a seven-game winless run skysports.com with a late Lukas Fadinger penalty against St Mirren. St Johnstone fought back skysports.com from a dismissal to draw 2-2 at Kilmarnock. In the Scottish League Cup semi-final, Rangers host Aberdeen skysports.com, with Stephen Robinson hoping to pull off bbc.co.uk a Hampden upset.
Europe
Hakimi claimed a first career hat trick espn.com and added two assists as Luis Enrique set a new PSG win record. Real Madrid edged past Barcelona espn.com after police identified the supporter who struck Eduardo Camavinga with a flag, and Mbappe reached 100 goals espn.com for Real Madrid faster than Ronaldo. Bayern will not involve Vincent Kompany espn.com in the Dortmund clash. Mourinho urged restraint bbc.co.uk over the Mbappe and Mao remarks row.
Awards and Governance
Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or espn.com by just 28 points over Kylian Mbappe, one of the narrowest margins in the award's history. FIFA is targeting espn.com a doubling of Women's World Cup prize money for 2027, though not equal pay. Pulisic extended his AC Milan contract espn.com to 2031, and Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso ruled out espn.com loan talks for Estevao.
Women's Football
England's Red Roses returned to winning ways skysports.com with a 55-12 thrashing of the USA in the WXV Global Series. In the NWSL, Decision Day espn.com will settle the Shield and playoff places, while U.S. Soccer and clubs are at odds espn.com over when USWNT players should be released.
Coming Up
The NWSL's Decision Day espn.com will decide the Shield and the final playoff places. Manchester United host Chelsea's rivals espn.com in a transfer-linked week, while AC Milan and Inter's San Siro clash bbc.co.uk is shown live on the BBC on Saturday.