LUTON, England, Oct 7, (AP): Tottenham moved to the top of the Premier League after a 1-0 win against Luton on Saturday, despite going down to 10 men. Micky van de Ven's 52nd-minute goal at Kenilworth Road extended Spurs' unbeaten league start to eight games, while Yves Bissouma was sent off in first-half added time.

The win saw Tottenham move two points clear of defending champions Manchester City, which play Arsenal on Sunday. James Maddison was the architect of Van de Ven's goal with a twisting run in the box before crossing for his teammate to score from close range.

For Luton, it was the sixth league loss of the season following its promotion to English soccer's top flight.
Richarlison could have put Tottenham ahead early on, but he twice failed to take advantage. First, he shot off target from a promising position and then Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski denied the Brazilian forward with his feet.

Pedro Porro also failed to take another opportunity and Kaminski produced an excellent fingertip save to deny Dejan Kulusevski. Bissouma was booked twice in quick succession by referee John Brooks, the second for simulation, which led to his sending off. Elijah Adebayo had the chance to put Luton ahead before Van de Ven's winner, which was his first goal in English soccer.

Maddison collected Kulusevski’s short corner and brilliantly spun away from Alfie Doughty before playing in Van de Ven to finish. Substitute Scott McTominay scored two goals in second-half stoppage time on Saturday as Manchester United rallied to beat Brentford 2-1. Erik ten Hag's struggling team looked set to lose a third straight game after Mathias Jensen's first-half goal. But McTominay came off the bench in the 87th to score in the third and seventh minutes of stoppage time and send Old Trafford wild. Ten Hag joined in the celebrations on the sidelines to reveal his own relief after avoiding a third straight defeat.

United was on the brink of losing for a seventh time in 11 games in all competitions in a troubled season as it struggled to find a way back after Jensen's goal in the 26th. Ten Hag threw on a host of substitutes to try to turn things around and finally called for McTominay. The midfielder, who has been out of favor this season, scored from close range after Diogo Dalot's initial shot was saved. But he wasn't finished there. Just four minutes later he rose to head in a winner that caused an eruption of noise from the home fans. Jude Bellingham extended his superb scoring run since joining Real Madrid after striking twice in a 4-0 win over Osasuna to help maintain their lead in the Spanish league on Saturday. Bellingham made it 10 goals in 10 games in all competitions since he arrived in Spain this summer with goals in the ninth and 54th minutes at the Santiago Bernabéu.

The 20-year-old England midfielder leads the league with eight goals. He has also scored in both of Madrid’s Champions League games, including a 3-2 win at Napoli this week. Vinícius Júnior and Joselu Mato scored the hosts’ third and fourth goals against Osasuna. Madrid remained two points ahead of Girona, which won 1-0 at Cadiz. Barcelona are four points behind Madrid before the defending champions visit Granada on Sunday. Aleix García’s goal in the 59th minute was enough to give Girona the win against a Cadiz team that played 80 minutes with a man down. The midfielder scored with a strike from the edge of the area after he was set up by right-back Yan Couto. Cadiz played with 10 men from the 10th minute after Darwin Machis saw a direct red card for a foul on Yangel Herrera. Cadiz is 12th after losing its first home game of the season. "It was going to be a tough game since they always press more at home, but the game was in our hands after the sending-off,” García said. "We knew that with 10 they would pack their area, and when Yan finally found me I was able to put it in.” Girona, a team from northeast Catalonia partly owned by Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi ownership, had entered the previous round as leaders after winning six games in a row before they lost 3-0 to Madrid last weekend.