Odegaard extends Arsenal's lead as Forest stun Manchester City: Premier League Saturday round-up
Martin Odegaard's 72nd-minute winner against Hull City put Arsenal six points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, November 7, 2026, while Liam Delap scored twice as Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 for their first home win.
Arsenal moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City and Leeds United ended a winless run against Tottenham Hotspur. Results and details below are from BBC Sport's match reports.
Arsenal 1-0 Hull City
Captain Martin Odegaard scored the only goal at the Emirates Stadium in the 72nd minute. He reacted first to slot home a rebound after Hull goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis saved a shot from Noni Madueke. Arsenal nearly added a second late on, when a loose ball was cleared off the line by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
BBC Sport reported that it was Arsenal's fifth straight league win since a 3-0 defeat by Brighton in September, which remains the only time they have dropped points this season. The result left Arsenal on 27 points, six clear at the top.
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City
Forest earned their first home win of the season at the City Ground. Jair Cunha scored after six minutes and Liam Delap added a goal on 18 minutes, assisted by Xaver Schlager. Rayan Cherki pulled one back for City early in the second half (52'), but Delap scored again on 73 minutes from a Morgan Gibbs-White assist. The attendance was 30,762.
Leeds United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Substitute Noah Okafor scored 11 minutes from time, less than two minutes after coming on, combining with fellow substitute Harry Wilson. It was Leeds' first Premier League win since September and their first three points in six matches. It also ended Tottenham's three-game winning streak. Leeds moved up to eighth, while Spurs dropped to 10th after their first defeat in five matches.
Fulham 1-1 Newcastle United
The day's other top-flight fixture ended level at Craven Cottage.
Elsewhere: a Championship thriller
In the Championship, Cardiff City came from 4-1 down to beat Burnley 5-4, BBC Sport reported. Yousef Salech scored twice for Cardiff.
What it means
City's loss, their third straight league defeat, left them second and six points behind Arsenal. Forest climbed to 16th, two points above the relegation zone. BBC Sport noted that the result pushed Manchester United into the relegation zone. Arsenal will now go into the international break as leaders.
Sources
- BBC Sport, Arsenal 1-0 Hull City (Nov 7, 2026): https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c64g1dvlpjzkt
- BBC Sport, Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c5wyrmwlv8wvt
- BBC Sport, Leeds 1-0 Tottenham: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cq33x0rvmjret
- BBC Sport, Cardiff City 5-4 Burnley: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c6kg5dynmnmgt
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About this article: prepared by The Daily Context editorial desk using automated, source-based reporting from the publications linked above. No reporter was on the ground.