London, November 07 (QNA) - Manchester City suffered their third consecutive Premier League defeat on Saturday, losing 3-1 away to Nottingham Forest in the 10th round of the competition, while Arsenal strengthened their position at the top with a 1-0 home victory over Hull City.
Nottingham Forest took the lead through Jair Cunha in the sixth minute before Liam Delap doubled their advantage in the 18th minute.
French midfielder Rayan Cherki pulled one back for Manchester City in the 52nd minute, but Delap struck again in the 73rd to seal the home side's victory.
The defeat left Manchester City on 21 points in second place, six behind leaders Arsenal. 
Nottingham Forest moved up to 16th with nine points, recording their second league victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Arsenal consolidated their lead with a narrow win over Hull City, courtesy of a 72nd-minute goal from their Norwegian captain, Martin Odegaard. The victory took Arsenal's tally to 27 points.
In another match, Leeds United beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at home through Swiss forward Noah Okafor's 79th-minute goal, ending Tottenham's run of three consecutive victories.
Fulham drew 1-1 with Newcastle United at home. Jacob Murphy put the visitors ahead in the 80th minute, before Brazilian substitute Rodrigo Muniz equalized for Fulham three minutes later.
Everton had opened the round on Friday with a 3-1 victory over Coventry City. (QNA)