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⚽ GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Man City (61')

Nicolas Jackson again! Sub Ibrahim Mbaye's first touch is a surge down the right and a cutback, and Jackson whips it under Donnarumma for his second.

Villa back in front, leaders on the ropes.

#AVLMCI #PL

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🔴 LIVE THREAD: Aston Villa v Man City
Premier League · 12:30pm UK · Villa Park

Emery's Villa host Guardiola's City in the early kick-off. Lineups when confirmed, then every goal and key moment here.

#AVLMCI #AVFC #MCFC #PL

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⚽ GOAL! Aston Villa 1-1 Man City (52')

Erling Haaland levels it. A free-kick is worked wide to Iliman Ndiaye, who dinks it back across, and Haaland rises highest to head into the bottom corner. Quiet first half, one chance, one goal.

#AVLMCI #PL

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Vincent Kompany faces weeks out, not days, after collapsing at Bayern's training ground 🏥

He's stable in hospital as tests go on. Max Eberl says he needs "protecting from himself".

Bayern won't ask to postpone Sunday's game at Freiburg.

https://t.co/oqasXRMr8R

#FCBayern

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Forest are out of the drop zone after a 1-1 at Ipswich 🌳

Neco Williams scored, but Milenkovic's short backpass gifted Enciso a leveller.

VAR let Diop off with a yellow. Glasner: "It looks like the VAR was not from the East Midlands today."

https://t.co/2W91EiD2Bj

#NFFC #PL

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@SalamLFC Someone's a bit confused

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Middlesbrough are top of the Championship after a 5-1 thrashing of Bolton 🔴

31 shots, 12 on target. Will Lankshear grabbed two more and now has 11 in 12 league games, four clear at the top of the scoring charts.

https://t.co/1TY1FVuaVg

#UTB #EFL

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Middlesbrough are top of the Championship after a 5-1 thrashing of Bolton 🔴

31 shots, 12 on target. Will Lankshear grabbed two more and now has 11 in 12 league games, four clear at the top of the scoring charts.

https://t.co/1TY1FVuaVg

#UTB #EFL

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Southampton's Johannes Spors admits Spygate left him in a "difficult position", planning a season not knowing if Tonda Eckert would be banned.

He "only felt one choice": back Eckert. Saints sit eighth, unbeaten at home.

https://t.co/YWM9AtNFho

#SaintsFC #EFL

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Michael Carrick opened his Man Utd presser with a 5½-minute speech: "Entitlement cannot be at this football club."

Will he drop Bruno Fernandes after his Como criticism? "I'll always do what is best for the football club."

Bournemouth Sunday.

https://t.co/8mnwll9Iwa

#MUFC #PL

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@GrahamJunior99 Which world do you think Yamal isn't in the top 5?

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Harry Kane admits the Ballon d'Or wait is "very stressful" for his family 😅

He's odds-on favourite ahead of Lamine Yamal and Mbappé. The winner is revealed on Monday.

61 goals for Bayern last season, 16 already this term.

https://t.co/upP8WCUXoJ

#BallonDor #FCBayern

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@GrahamJunior99 Current odds

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Bayern boss Vincent Kompany has been taken to hospital after collapsing while watching the club's second team train.

He'd been ill with a virus this week. His staff take charge for now, with Freiburg on Sunday.

Get well soon, Vinnie 🙏

#FCBayern
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Bad news for Arsenal 🚑

Bukayo Saka could miss at least six weeks, maybe two months, with the quad injury he picked up at Bayern.

He has another MRI today. He'll miss Everton tomorrow and England's games v Croatia and Spain.

https://t.co/1BVrWaKuA6

#AFC #PL

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English football's new regulator will cost clubs £20.3m a year 💷

That's about double the original £8-10m estimate.

Top Premier League sides face bills of up to £1.8m, most pay £600k. League Two clubs pay around £6k.

It starts next season.

https://t.co/wS5nP2aSNG

#PL #EFL

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Ex-Arsenal director of football Edu has a new job 👀

He'll advise Northampton's new Brazilian owners, whose group includes Alexandre Pato, on "sporting questions", not day to day.

The Cobblers sit 23rd in League Two.

https://t.co/moGqWdK5sk

#Cobblers #EFL

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Big boost for Gianni Infantino's bid for a fourth term as Fifa president 🗳️

Asia's football chief Sheikh Salman pledged "full commitment", two months after slamming his failed World Cup sell-off plan.

No rival has filed yet. Deadline: 18 Nov.

https://t.co/rANHO48HPV

#FIFA