BBC Sport predictions split on Aston Villa v Manchester City
BBC Sport's Premier League week-eight predictions included Aston Villa v Manchester City, with Chris Sutton and Waffle predicting Aston Villa 2-3 Manchester City.

BBC Sport's Premier League week-eight predictions included Aston Villa v Manchester City, with Chris Sutton and Waffle predicting Aston Villa 2-3 Manchester City.

Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 in the Champions League, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia went off injured and GOAL reported fears of a knee cruciate ligament tear.

BBC Sport reported that the Champions League is averaging 4.16 goals per game so far, the highest rate in the competition's history.

Uefa told Fifa to release key documents and answer 42 governance questions by 2 November, while Fifa said it “intends to reply”.

The 2026-27 FA Cup first-round draw has been made, with Leicester City away to Oxford City and Peterborough United drawn against Reading.

Bayern Munich v Arsenal, Liverpool v Villarreal and PSG v Barcelona are among the Champions League round 3 games, with UK coverage spread across BBC, TNT and Amazon.

Tony Pulis wrote about Tottenham's trip to Marbella and recalled similar methods he used to build morale during his own career.

Manchester City extended their Premier League winning run to seven, while Arsenal's 3-3 comeback at Bournemouth and several Lazio October results were revisited.
