Not all draws are created equally.
Manchester United and Manchester City faced off Sunday in the first Manchester derby of 2015-16. Over £500 million ($765 million) worth of talent was on display at Old Trafford, but neither side could cobble together an attacking sequence good enough to unlock the opponent. The game ended in a goal-less draw, meaning the race for the Premier League title remains as tight as can be a quarter of the way through the season.
Arsenal and Manchester City are tied for the league lead on points with 22 after 10 games. Manchester United and West Ham trail them by two points. Leicester City sits fifth in the standings with 19 points.
Premier League Round 10 results and reaction (home team listed first):
Saturday, Oct. 24
Aston Villa 1 – 2 Swansea City
The Swans’ win left Aston Villa at the bottom of the standings and marked the end of Tim Sherwood’s tenure as manager. Aston Villa hasn’t won since the opening weekend of the season, and a new manager will enter the frame hoping he can save the Villans from relegation.
Leicester City 1 – 0 Crystal Palace
Jame Vardy scored again to lead the high-flying Foxes past the Eagles. Vardy’s hot streak puts him among esteemed company, and he’s chasing one of the league’s hallowed records.
Norwich City 0 – 1 West Brom
Stoke City 0 – 2 Watford
West Ham 2 – 1 Chelsea
Jose Mourinho was dismissed during the Blues’ defeat and “The Special/Happy One” is on the brink of losing his job, according to numerous reports. Exactly why the defending champion has fallen so far, so fast is one of the great mysteries of the Premier League season.
Arsenal 2 – 1 Everton
The Gunners’ win over Everton followed the Champions League victory over Bayern Munich, completing a “perfect week” for manager Arsene Wenger.
Sunday, Oct. 25
Sunderland 3 – 0 Newcastle
Black Cats’ boss Sam Allardyce joins his immediate predecessors in beating his new team’s fiercest rival shortly after he took charge. Whether he suffers the same fate — relegation survival followed by an early sack-inducing slump the next season — remains to be see.
Bournemouth 1 – 5 Tottenham
Spurs’ win featured a hat-trick by Harry Kane, who appears to be heating up after his goal drought, and fast goal by Matt Ritchie that couldn’t keep the surging visitors at bay.
Manchester United 0 – 0 Manchester City
The featured game of the week didn’t live up to its billing. It happens.
Liverpool 1 – 1 Southampton
Review what happened in Jurgen Klopp’s first Premier League game at Anfield in our wrap and what the draw means for the Reds in our verdict.
Thumbnail photo via Jon Super/The Associated Press
