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No. 14Tuesday, 3 November 2026Late FinalPrice 20p

MONDAY NIGHT MISERY

BARRY POUNCES AS MAGPIES CRASH

Hornicek howler gifts Everton the points, Ramsey sees red and St James' Park boos them off

By Our Special Correspondent

NEWCASTLE 0 EVERTON 1 (Thierno Barry 49)

Newcastle don't like Mondays, and Mondays don't like Newcastle. Thierno Barry tapped in the softest goal of his career four minutes after half-time, and David Moyes's Everton made it two wins over the Magpies in five days.

It was a goalkeeping howler. Tyrique George hit a first-time shot, Lukas Hornicek let it squirm under his body, and Barry scored into an empty net from about six inches out. VAR looked at two offside calls and a claim that Barry had fouled Fabian Schar, and let it stand.

“It's a nasty challenge. He misses the ball and catches the man. To me that is a red card in itself, terrible tackle.”
Andy Hinchcliffe, former Everton defender, on Sky Sports

The visitors had the better of a dreary first half. Barry volleyed Will Osula's arm from eight yards, Jake O'Brien nodded a Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall cross past the post, and Harrison Armstrong, unmarked, screwed a cutback wide from 14 yards. Newcastle did not manage a shot on target in the half and went in to boos.

After the goal Hornicek kept it at one, palming over a Dewsbury-Hall curler and getting an arm to an O'Brien header.

Newcastle's best moment came on 66 minutes, when Anthony Elanga's shot hit Pickford and the post and spun along the line without crossing. Jacob Ramsey volleyed just wide from 20 yards, and Pickford saved with his feet from Yoane Wissa as eight minutes of stoppage time began.

Ramsey's night ended in disgrace. Booked for catching Hayden Hackney, he stood on Armstrong's leg 60 seconds later and walked.

Matthias Jaissle's side have now failed to keep a clean sheet in 14 home league games, the longest run in the club's history. The whistle was greeted with boos. "They could hear those boos back in Sunderland," wrote BBC Sport's Neil Johnston from the press box.

Jaissle did not hide. "In my eyes it is clearly a foul so a disallowed goal," the Newcastle head coach told Sky Sports, insisting Barry had fouled Schar. "After a performance like that I can understand," he said of the boos. "That's the reality and I am responsible for that."

Moyes was happy to talk up his side. "I think we deserved it overall. We were better and should have got a few more goals," the Everton manager told BBC Match of the Day. On his striker: "He has missed a few but thankfully tonight he was on the spot to get the goal."

"I think it was probably our best performance of the season," said Everton defender James Tarkowski. Newcastle's Dan Burn summed up the other dressing room: "Disappointed, frustrated. Much of the same in the last few games."

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE · OLD TRAFFORD

CUNHA'S CRAZY FOUR MINUTES SAVE CARRICK

Two down and booed off at half-time, United storm back to beat Roma, then their hero is sent off

By Our Special Correspondent

MANCHESTER UNITED 3 (Bruno Fernandes 58 pen, Matheus Cunha 83, 86) AS ROMA 2 (Matias Soule 11, Donyell Malen 17 pen)

For 45 minutes Old Trafford looked like the end of something. By the final whistle it had seen one of the great Champions League nights, and Michael Carrick was still standing.

Manchester United were two down to Roma inside 17 minutes. Matías Soulé finished an opener that, in Carrick's words, "came from nowhere", and Donyell Malen made it two from the penalty spot. United were booed off at half-time, and Sky Sports judged the setup "arguably even worse than against Como", with Diogo Dalot up the pitch and Ayden Heaven repeatedly exposed down the left.

It got worse before it got better. Carlos Baleba pulled up with a hamstring injury early in the second half. Then Matheus Cunha won a penalty, and Bruno Fernandes, made to take it twice, scored the retake on 58 minutes. "For Bruno to double take that penalty, to have the mentality and finish like that, he deserves a lot of credit," Carrick said.

Bryan Mbeumo hit both posts with a single shot, Roma cleared one off the line and United had two more penalty appeals as the side unbeaten in Serie A began to wobble. On 83 minutes Leonardo Balerdi's woeful clearance fell to Cunha, who slotted in the equaliser. Three minutes later the Brazilian finished at the near post from Shea Lacey's pass and tore off his shirt in front of the fans. That earned him a yellow card.

In stoppage time a late challenge on Balerdi brought a second, and Cunha was off. BBC Sport's figures make him the first United player to score and be sent off in the same Champions League game. At the final whistle he tried to join the celebrations, and the Manchester Evening News reports that Carrick steered him back towards the tunnel.

"I spoke at half-time about being positive. Anything can happen here. I've seen it many times over the years," Carrick told UEFA. "The boys were fantastic second half. They kept going, didn't get disappointed and got exactly what they deserved in the end."

He would not get carried away. "I don't have a crystal ball to know what happens next. We move on to the weekend. We've got a really important game here against Aston Villa." Of Lacey he said: "He has got that little glint in his eyes, he plays with a bit of mischief if you like."

Fernandes, who was benched against Bournemouth after criticising his manager, spoke about it. "We don't need to save anyone's job. The club needed that win, the players needed that win," he said. "The manager is the one who makes the decisions. It doesn't change the belief I have of the manager."

It was United's first win in ten games and 54 days, in front of 73,747. Villa are next on Sunday.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE · CAMP NOU

RAPHINHA ENDS VILLA'S PERFECT RUN

Yamal pounces on a seventh-minute gift, Raphinha strikes twice, and Emery's unhappy history in Barcelona goes on

By Our Special Correspondent

BARCELONA 3 (Lamine Yamal 7, Raphael Dias Belloli 52, 64) ASTON VILLA 0

Unai Emery spent his 55th birthday in the driving Catalan rain, watching Barcelona end Aston Villa's perfect Champions League start.

Villa had won three out of three and arrived on a club-record run of four straight wins in the competition. Seven minutes in, it went wrong. Zion Suzuki played the ball to João Gomes, Pedri pressed, and the slack pass went straight to Lamine Yamal, who curled in. UEFA says the goal made him the highest-scoring teenager in Champions League history.

Villa had chances to reply in the first half and took none of them, which their manager kept coming back to. Barcelona did not miss theirs. Seven minutes after the break Fermín López found Raphinha on the edge of the area, and his shot deflected off Pau Torres's heel and past Suzuki. Twelve minutes later João Cancelo got away from John McGinn and crossed for Raphinha to score from six yards.

Leon Goretzka sent a glancing header against the post, and Suzuki saved from Fermín after another loose pass. Yamal missed twice late on. PA's report notes that Emery has now lost 15 of his 16 trips to face Barcelona.

The win, in front of 52,662, took Hansi Flick's side level with Villa on nine points and above them into second.

Emery would not blame Gomes. "João Gomes started not very confidently with the ball, not only for the error he made but that was part of our style, so I'm not blaming him," he said. "We have worked over four years together and we've made those mistakes before and we will always overcome those mistakes."

"If we could score one goal with the chances we had in the first half, maybe it would have been different, but we were not clinical," he told TNT Sports. "Overall we are competing fantastically in the Champions League with nine points. The 3-0 is more than we suffered but we accept this defeat."

McGinn called it "a huge learning curve for us". "Barcelona made the right decisions at the right times and scored really good goals," the Villa captain said. "I think we are competitive against teams at this level, we have shown that whether it is Bayern Munich or PSG."

Premier League: the top eight

PGDPts
1Arsenal9+924
2Manchester City9+1021
3Brighton9+1719
4Chelsea9+416
5Liverpool9+215
6Brentford9+714
7Everton9013
8Bournemouth9+112

Table: Football Pink standings feed (API-Football), updated 08:24 UK.

European Nights: Champions League · page 2

PARIS HIT FOUR IN 17 MINUTES

Villarreal 0, Paris Saint Germain 6

Paris Saint-Germain scored four goals in the first 17 minutes, which AP says is the quickest any team has managed in the competition's history, and went on to win 6-0 in Villarreal.

João Neves, Désiré Doué and Senny Mayulu scored in a five-minute span, and Fabián Ruiz swept in the fourth. Ruiz added a fifth after the break with a clever run and finish. Then 17-year-old David Boly marked his Champions League debut with the sixth.

The reigning champions did it without Ousmane Dembélé or Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, CBS Sports noted. Four wins from four keeps Luis Enrique's side perfect. Ruiz was UEFA's player of the match.

Full report, page 2

Championship · page 4

NORWICH HIT FOUR AT PRIDE PARK

Derby 0, Norwich 4

Norwich City were out of sight by half-time at Pride Park and finished the job with room to spare, winning 4-0 to leave Derby County deeper in the mire.

Anthony Musaba opened the scoring after eight minutes, Paris Maghoma doubled it on 27 from Jack Stacey's pass and Darlin Yongwa made it three a minute before the break.

Jovon Makama added the fourth on 66 minutes with a right-footed drive from outside the box.

The numbers told the story as plainly as the scoreline. Norwich had 16 shots to Derby's four and seven on target to one, and the home side managed an expected-goals figure of just 0.24.

Derby have one win from 14 league games and stay 23rd on seven points. For Norwich, a third straight win lifts them to 12th on 18 points.

Derby host Bolton on Friday night, while Norwich go to Bristol City on Saturday lunchtime.

Full report, page 4

League One · page 6

TAYLOR CANCELS OUT CLARK AS LEADERS HELD

Huddersfield 1, Luton 1

Luton Town took a point off the League One leaders, but they were within 45 minutes of all three.

Jordan Clark put the Hatters ahead five minutes before half-time from Kasey Palmer's pass. Huddersfield hit back four minutes after the restart, Joe Taylor converting Sanches Fernandes' delivery.

Luton pushed for a winner late on, with Nahki Wells heading over from close range and Clark lifting another chance too high. A crowd of 15,906 saw Huddersfield's winning run end, though they stay top on 29 points. Luton, unbeaten in five, sit third on 24.

Luton boss Jack Wilshere was satisfied with the way his side handled the leaders. "We scored in the first half and we felt in the second half we could go and take the game to them. We knew they were going to start fast. The idea was to soak that up," he said.

Full report, page 6

League Two · page 7

NORBURN STUNNER SETTLES IT AT SIXFIELDS

Northampton 0, Oldham 1

Oliver Norburn's strike from outside the box won it for Oldham Athletic at Sixfields, a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner after 70 minutes and his first goal for the club.

Oldham were without Kai Payne and Kane Drummond, who are serving bans after their red cards against Crawley. Calum Kavanagh had already hit the bar for the visitors. Northampton kept pressing, with Matty Warhurst having several efforts, but Mathew Hudson held firm in the Oldham goal.

"I thought it was a low quality League Two game to be honest and we've come out on the wrong end of the result," Northampton boss Chris Hogg admitted. "We didn't do enough to win the game." He added: "But we didn't take our chances and then we got done with a poor goal at the other end. It's frustrating and disappointing but that's football."

Full report, page 7

The Rumour Mill

Today's transfer whispers, and who is whispering them

GUNNERS IN KROUPI SCRAP

Champions Arsenal want Bournemouth's 20-year-old French forward Eli Junior Kroupi in January, but Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain are in the queue too, says the Mirror.

ARTETA EYES YILDIZ TOO

Juventus' 21-year-old Turkish winger Kenan Yildiz is also on the Arsenal radar, though Mikel Arteta's first thoughts are on more firepower up front, says the Mirror.

UNITED SPIES RAID DORTMUND

Manchester United have run the rule over four Borussia Dortmund men: forward Serhou Guirassy, 30, midfielders Jobe Bellingham, 21, and Felix Nmecha, 26, and defender Daniel Svensson, 24, says Teamtalk.

VERBRUGGEN DREAMS OF MADRID

Brighton's 24-year-old Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen would jump at the chance to join Real Madrid, says Football Insider.

SEAGULLS WATCH TEEN ARNOLIN

Brighton are keeping tabs on Estoril's 18-year-old defender Jordan Arnolin, but Barcelona are sniffing around as well, says Record (via Sport Witness).

LE BRIS GETS JANUARY KITTY

Sunderland will hand manager Regis le Bris the funds to strengthen in the January window and turn their fortunes around, says the i.

Rumours as reported by the outlets named, collected by BBC Sport's gossip column. The Pink has not confirmed them.

A mockup of the printed edition. Every word set here comes from the night's reports, results and tables.