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Archive photograph, for illustration. Rafael challenges for the ball while playing for Manchester United.

United held to 1-1 draw at Leeds as Brighton win 5-0

Archive photograph, for illustration. Rafael challenges for the ball while playing for Manchester United. · 2009 · Paul · CC BY 2.0
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Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Leeds left them 13th in the Premier League, with one win in seven matches, as Brighton surged to second with a 5-0 victory over Crystal Palace.

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Manchester United drew 1-1 away to Leeds United, extending a poor Premier League run in which the club has won only once this season, according to Nieuws.nl’s report of the match on 18 October [1].

Bryan Mbeumo put United ahead, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised. Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee remained on the visitors’ bench. United were 13th with seven points from seven matches, while Leeds stood seventh [1].

Brighton & Hove Albion moved up to second after a 5-0 home win over Crystal Palace, though Arsenal could overtake them later on Sunday. Brighton scored three times inside the opening ten minutes, through an own goal by Jaydee Canvot and strikes from Diego Gómez and Yasin Ayari; Charalampos Kostoulas and Jack Hinshelwood added two more. Quinten Timber was substituted after half-time [1].

Bournemouth beat Sunderland 2-0, with Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson scoring. Sunderland played much of the match with ten men after Kevin Danso was sent off [1].

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