Nottingham Forest had their first win under new head coach Sean Dyche, defeating Porto 2-0 in an Europa League match at home.
In the Premier League, Sunderland had a shock 2-1 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and are now second on the ladder.
…and after all the garbage thrown at them by the useless UK gutter media, Manchester United are 4th!
Must admit, only invested in their performance thanks to the dude who is waiting for them to win five so he can cut his hair.
Well I’m more invested than that but hope he can cut his hair in a couple of weeks. 
Wins by Arsenal, Bournemouth and Tottenham have pushed Sunderland and Manchester United down to fourth and sixth respectively. The Gunners remain on top, one point above Bournemouth.
The Matildas lost 3-0 to England in a friendly at Derby. The Aussies were reduced to 10 players on the field after Alanna Kennedy was red carded in the 19th minute, and never recovered.
Liverpool have now lost six of their past seven games in all competitions. The Reds have also lost to Crystal Palace for the third time this season (FA Community Shield, EPL, and Carabao Cup).
Australia have lost 1-0 to Venezuela in a men’s friendly in Houston. That’s back to back losses for the Socceroos.
The OFC Professional League was officially launched in Auckland on October 30. Eight teams, including NZ clubs Auckland FC and South Island United, and Australia’s South Melbourne, will contest the competition when it starts in January, but Wellington Phoenix is not among them.
Travelling to the US looking good next summer. (Unless they decide to deport you.)
Iraq have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup intercontinental play-off, after beating United Arab Emirates 2-1 in Basra overnight.
12 European teams have qualified for the tournament proper next year after the completion of first round qualifiers this morning, Australian time. They are the winners of their respective groups: Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Belgium, England and Croatia. The second round (play-offs) will be contested by the twelve group runners-up and the best four Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League interim overall ranking, who finish outside the top two of their qualifying group.
Update: Curacao have qualified for the World Cup for the first time, alongside Panama and Haiti, following the completion of CONCACAF second round qualifiers today.
Colombia dominated Tuesday night’s friendly against the Socceroos in New York, winning 3-0, with the goals scored late in the second half.
The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup inter-confederation playoffs in Mexico were held overnight.
Path 1 semi-final: New Caledonia v Jamaica
Path 1 final: Congo DR v New Caledonia or Jamaica
Path 2 semi-final: Bolivia v Suriname
Path 2 final: Iraq v Bolivia or Suriname
The semi-finals are slated for 23 March and the finals for 31 March.
Damn straight you do.