12 October 1985 - Reading set a Football League record of winning their first 12 league games of the season, beating Newport County 2–0 at Somerton Park in the Third Division. On the First Division scene, the gap between the leaders and their nearest two rivals remains at 10 points after Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea all win today. Arsenal move up to fourth place with a goalless draw at West Ham, while Sheffield Wednesday go fifth after a 2–2 draw at home to Coventry City, while Everton's 2–1 defeat at Chelsea pushes them down to sixth. West Bromwich Albion are still looking for their first win of the season after being held to a 2–2 draw at Leicester.