City stumble again in title race as Villa held

John WEAVER Wed, 7 January 2026 at 9:45 pm UTC·3 min read Manchester City missed out on the chance to make significant inroads into Arsenal's Premier League lead on Wednesday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton while Aston Villa also dropped points. Elsewhere on a busy night of action, Fulham beat 10-man Chelsea 2-1 in front of new Blues boss Liam Rosenior and managerless Manchester United travelled to lowly Burnley.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Erling Haaland scored his 150th City goal from the penalty spot to put Pep Guardiola's team ahead at the Etihad but Kaoru Mitoma levelled in the second half. Norway forward...