Premier League
After 6 games each · no games 13–14 OctBournemouth's next kick is in Europe. Thursday 15 October brings Sturm Graz to the Vitality Stadium in the Europa League (8pm UK), with the Cherries having opened that campaign with a 2–1 win at Real Sociedad on 17 September. In the Premier League they are 18th on 3 points after six games without a win (three draws, three defeats), the last a 5–1 loss at Chelsea on Saturday 10 October. Sunderland visit on Sunday 18 October at 2pm.
No Premier League matches were played on 13 or 14 October, so the table is unchanged since Monday night's 4–1 Coventry win over Newcastle. Manchester City are top with a perfect 18 points, three clear of Arsenal on 15, with Brighton third on 13. Tottenham are also on 3 points and Fulham are last on 2.
Midweek belonged to the Champions League: Arsenal beat Lille 3–0 on Tuesday, Manchester United lost 2–0 at Atlético Madrid, and on Wednesday City lost 4–2 at home to Paris Saint-Germain while Aston Villa and Liverpool won (see the Champions League card).
- AFC Bournemouth: 18th, 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws, 3 defeats); lost 5–1 at Chelsea on Sat 10 Oct
- Next: Europa League v Sturm Graz, Thu 15 Oct, 8pm UK; Premier League v Sunderland, Sun 18 Oct, 2pm
- Leaders: Manchester City 18, Arsenal 15, Brighton 13; no Premier League games 13–14 Oct
- Table last updated Mon 12 Oct, 21:52 UK
If you're new to this
The Premier League is England's top division, with 20 clubs. Each plays every other club twice, home and away, for 38 matches. A win earns 3 points, a draw 1 and a defeat 0. Ties in points are split by goal difference, then goals scored.
The bottom three clubs are relegated to the Championship, and three clubs promoted from there take their place. This promotion and relegation system runs through all of English football, down through League One, League Two and the non-league levels.
The top finishers qualify for European competition the following season, so the table matters at the top as well as the bottom. The season runs from August to May.
As of Wed 14 Oct 2026 · table unchanged since Mon 12 Oct, 21:52 UK · footballwebpages.co.uk, 101greatgoals, Sky Sports
Ligue 1
Matchday 7 starts Fri 16 OctLigue 1 took a midweek breath while its clubs went out in Europe, and the results were mixed. PSG, the champions' crown still on their heads, won 4–2 at Manchester City on Wednesday, Lens lost 0–2 at home to Sporting CP on Tuesday, and Lille went down 3–0 at Arsenal. Domestically nothing has changed: the table stands as it did after matchday 6, with Monaco on 14 points and Lille and Rennes on 13.
Matchday 7 runs from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October, led by Le Mans v Toulouse on the Friday, Strasbourg v PSG on Saturday at 17:15 French time, and Lyon v Nice on Sunday night.
- Leaders after matchday 6: Monaco 14, Lille 13, Rennes 13 (no Ligue 1 games 13–14 Oct)
- Champions League: PSG won 4–2 at Man City (Wed 14 Oct); Lens 0–2 Sporting CP; Arsenal 3–0 Lille (Tue 13 Oct)
- Next: Strasbourg v PSG, Sat 17 Oct, 17:15 (France time)
If you're new to this
Ligue 1 is France's top division, with 18 clubs playing 34 matches each. Scoring works like England: 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw.
The champion and runners-up reach the Champions League. Clubs in the bottom places face relegation or a play-off against clubs from Ligue 2.
Money is the main story. PSG's budget has dwarfed the others since Qatar's investment in 2011, which is why other clubs such as Monaco, Lille, Marseille and Lyon are watched as challengers.
As of 14 Oct 2026 · Eurosport and Orange Sports (read 12 Oct, no Ligue 1 games since), UEFA, psg.fr
Champions League: matchday 2
Matchday 2 done · City 2–4 PSGParis Saint-Germain won 4–2 at Manchester City on Wednesday night, a result that leaves the holders on 6 points and City, who lost at home, on 3. Aston Villa made the evening's other big English noise with a 6–0 win over Fenerbahçe, and Liverpool won 6–3 at LASK (the Wednesday scores come from a single results page, parisfans.fr, apart from City v PSG, which PSG's own site confirms).
Tuesday had been Arsenal's night: a 3–0 win over Lille, with Jurriën Timber breaking the deadlock and Bukayo Saka scoring and assisting off the bench, plus a goal from Eberechi Eze. Manchester United were beaten 2–0 at Atlético Madrid, Pablo Barrios scoring inside the first minute and Ademola Lookman sealing it after United's Leny Yoro was sent off. Lens lost 0–2 to Sporting CP.
Matchday 3 comes on 20 and 21 October, led by Liverpool v Villarreal, Manchester City v AEK Athens and PSG v Barcelona on the Tuesday, and Bayern Munich v Arsenal on the Wednesday.
- Tue 13 Oct: Arsenal 3–0 Lille; Atlético Madrid 2–0 Manchester United; Lens 0–2 Sporting CP
- Wed 14 Oct: Manchester City 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain; Aston Villa 6–0 Fenerbahçe; LASK 3–6 Liverpool (Wednesday scores other than City v PSG from one source)
- Next: matchday 3, 20–21 Oct (Bayern v Arsenal, PSG v Barcelona)
If you're new to this
The Champions League is Europe's top club competition. Since the 2024-25 season it has used a "league phase": 36 clubs sit in one big table, but each plays only eight different opponents, four at home and four away.
The top 8 in the table go straight to the round of 16. Teams in places 9 to 24 play a two-legged play-off for the remaining places. The bottom 12 are knocked out.
Below it are the Europa League and the Conference League, which use the same format, and clubs dropping out of the Champions League can fall into them. Finals are played in late May.
As of 14 Oct 2026 · UEFA, psg.fr, parisfans.fr (results page updated 14 Oct 23:09)
Lower leagues and the cups
Championship round 10 · Europa League tomorrowBournemouth's Europa League night is the one to watch: Sturm Graz at the Vitality Stadium on Thursday 15 October, kick-off 8pm UK, after the Cherries' 2–1 win at Real Sociedad on 17 September. Milan come on Thursday 22 October (also 8pm), and the EFL Cup tie at home to Aston Villa is on Wednesday 28 October.
In the Championship, Swansea City lead on 23 points from ten games, two clear of Middlesbrough on 21 (who won 3–2 at Stoke on Tuesday). West Ham moved up to third, on 19, with a 6–0 win at Lincoln City on Wednesday; Southampton, playing under a four-point deduction, won 1–0 at Norwich and are seventh on 16. Tuesday also brought Birmingham 4–0 Preston, Cardiff 5–1 Watford and Burnley 2–2 Charlton.
- Championship leaders (Wed 14 Oct): Swansea 23, Middlesbrough 21, West Ham 19
- Wed 14 Oct: Lincoln City 0–6 West Ham; Norwich 0–1 Southampton; Portsmouth 3–2 Sheffield United; QPR 4–1 Derby
- Bournemouth: Europa League v Sturm Graz, Thu 15 Oct, 8pm UK
If you're new to this
English football has a deep pyramid. The EFL runs the Championship, League One and League Two, with 24 clubs each, and below that sits the National League.
The FA Cup is open to the whole pyramid, from the Premier League to semi-professional clubs, which produces upsets. The EFL's own knockout is the Carabao Cup, which starts in August.
In France, the Coupe de France is also open to amateur clubs, and small teams routinely meet professional ones in early rounds.
As of 14 Oct 2026 · footballwebpages.co.uk (Championship table updated Wed 14 Oct, 21:53), 101greatgoals, Premier League