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Gray and van Hecke give Tottenham victory over ten-man Palace
Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2–0 on 31 October after an early red card for Jean-Philippe Mateta.
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Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 2–0 on 31 October after an early red card for Jean-Philippe Mateta.



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A seven-goal Nice–Rennes match put Elye Wahi at the centre of the scoresheet; elsewhere, Marseille coach Bruno Genesio spoke about how he makes decisions on young players.

Two late-October stories had different levels of certainty: AC Milan announced Christian Pulisic’s new contract, while reports about Ronald Araújo’s longer-term Liverpool future remained unresolved.

Reports published before Saturday’s Serie A matches named Paulo Dybala and Lautaro Martínez as unavailable. The reasons and reporting dates differed, so the snapshot should be read as pre-kickoff information.

Orlando City recovered from two goals down to draw at Chicago on 28 October. Its club report said the point kept the Lions in an automatic qualification position, while MLS listed Charlotte and Philadelphia among the teams already through.

A comeback against Atlético, a shoot-out against Chelsea and a narrow defeat by Arsenal show three different ways a close match can turn. This is a review of three selected fixtures, not Liverpool’s complete autumn record.

A three-club retrospective of the Champions League fixtures recorded on 8–9 September: City won away, Arsenal prevailed late and Liverpool came from behind.

Arsenal generated a large volume of attempts and a high Opta expected-goals estimate in Naples, but needed a 75th-minute Ødegaard strike to win 1–0.

The 26 October ceremony named the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or winners alongside young-player, goalkeeper and humanitarian award recipients.