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Football: Manchester United drop to 14th after 0-0 draw against Aston Villa | News India

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Manchester United is without a win in its last five matches in the English Premier League as it had to play out a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa. The result of the draw puts manager Eric Ten Hague's future in jeopardy. United have lost three of their last six league matches and both teams have gained one point each.

United are ranked 14th in the 20-team league. Noni Madueke scored in the 57th minute as Chelsea drew 1-1 against Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge. Forest took the lead within eight minutes. Chris Wood scored but James Ward was shown a second yellow card in the 78th minute and was forced to play with 10 men. In other matches, Brighton beat Tottenham 3-2, Arsenal beat Southampton 3-1, Brentford beat Wolves 5-3. The match between Everton and Newcastle was a 0-0 draw. Brighton were two goals behind at one point but fought back to win against Tottenham.