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Manchester City move 11 points clear at the top after ending Manchester United’s 40 game unbeaten home run

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MAN UNITED 1, MAN CITY 2

The Premier League title race looks all but over following Manchester City’s win against neighbours United at Old Trafford.

It was a massive statement from Pep Guardiola’s side in this battle of the Premier League’s top two.

City made it 14 straight league wins – a Premier League record for one season and equal to Arsenal’s total over two seasons – to move 11 points clear.

And City also ended United’s remarkable run of 40 home games unbeaten – they were the last team to win at Old Trafford in September 2016.

Biggest win of the season as Oldham Athletic demolish Northampton Town 5-1

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OLDHAM ATHLETIC 5, NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 Oldham Athletic recorded their biggest win of the season with the 5-1 demolition of lowly Northampton Town at SportsDirect.com Park. Jack Byrne scored a brace while Tope Obadeyi, Gevaro Nepomuceno and Craig Davies also found the net in a dominant display. Manager Richie Wellens made three changes to the […]

Steve Mounie double fires Huddersfield Town above Brighton

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HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2, BRIGHTON 0

A Steve Mounie double in the first half put dominant Huddersfield Town on their way in a very confident win against Brighton.

The Terriers could afford to waste a hatful of chances in the second half before they secured an invaluable three points and leapfrogged their opponents Brighton to go 11th with 18 points after a richly deserved fifth Premier League win of the season and the first since the 1-0 against West Brom at the John Smith’s Stadium.

Town had endured a four game losing streak and hadn’t scored in six since Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre despatched Manchester United at the John Smith’s Stadium in October.

They looked a lot more fluent against Brighton who may have been feeling the effects of a midweek 5-1 home hammering at the hands of Liverpool and the Seagulls faded badly towards the end.

Makeshift Manchester City go down to first defeat of the season at Shakhtar Donetsk

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SHAKHTAR DONETSK 2, MANCHESTER CITY 1

Shakhtar Donetsk became the first club to beat Manchester City this season, winning 2-1 in Kharkiv to qualify for the knock-out stage of the Champions League after Napoli lost 2-1 at 10-man Feyenoord.

First half goals by Bernard and Ismaily set a motivated Shakhtar on their way to inflicting the first defeat on City since April 5 this year, and while Sergio Aguero’s injury time penalty gave City hope of another miracle, boss Pep Guardiola’s 100th Champions League game ended with the demise of City’s record 20 game winning run even though they had already qualified for the knock-out stage.

It was a night for City’s youngsters and fringe players to try and stake their claim for first team action but instead it was a night to forget for most of them.

Tope Obadeyi goal moves Oldham Athletic one step closer to Wembley

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BRADFORD CITY 0, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 It was all change as Oldham Athletic won at Bradford City to book their place in the third round of the Checkatade Trophy. Manager Richie Wellens shook up his side making six alterations to the one that lost at Southend United in the league three days earlier. And it […]