Manchester United's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea featured a Lisandro Martinez red card and conceded goals to Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer, leaving the club narrowly hovering above the bottom three. Meanwhile, Brighton & Hove Albion avenged their midweek League Cup exit by shutting out Manchester City 1-0 via an early Yasin Ayari strike. The defeat leaves City tied on 21 points with Arsenal, who can secure top spot if they avoid defeat against Liverpool. Elsewhere, Coventry City escaped the relegation zone with a 3-1 win, sending Sunderland to the bottom of the table.
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Manchester United have extended their winless streak to nine matches and remain at immine…: Manchester United have extended their winless streak to nine matches and remain at imminent risk of dropping into the relegation zone.
Manchester City face losing the Premier League summit to Arsenal following their home def…: Manchester City face losing the Premier League summit to Arsenal following their home defeat against third-placed Brighton.
Coventry City successfully escaped the relegation places by securing a 3-1 win that left…: Coventry City successfully escaped the relegation places by securing a 3-1 win that left Sunderland at the foot of the table.
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LONDON, Oct 31 : Manchester United's nightmare winless run reached nine games as they slid to a 2-0 loss at Chelsea and Manchester City also suffered a harrowing Halloween as the Premier League leaders went down 1-0 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
United were the better team before halftime at Stamford Bridge but paid heavily for not taking chances as a solo effort by Morgan Rogers and a Cole Palmer penalty after the break heaped more pressure on the visitors' manager Michael Carrick.
A horror start to the second half for Carrick's side was compounded by a red card for defender Lisandro Martinez in conceding the penalty that Palmer tucked away in the 64th minute.
United were spared dropping into the relegation zone by Nottingham Forest's 2-0 defeat at Brentford although they will fall into the bottom three should Crystal Palace earn at least a point at Tottenham Hotspur later.
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