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21st Sep 2025

Man United hair challenge man assaulted at Old Trafford

SportsJOE

Shocking behaviour.

Frank Ilett is currently doing the United Strand challenge, and refusing to cut his hair until Man United win five consecutive games.

However, he was attacked at Old Trafford yesterday when the Red Devils defeated Chelsea 2-0.

A fellow United fan grabbed his hair violently, before other supporters came to his rescue.

Below is a table of Premier League clubs and the amount of days since they last won five in a row.

Table in Order – Lowest to Highest

Liverpool – 20/09/2025 – 3 days

Manchester City – 26/06/2025 – 89 days. 

Chelsea – 08/05/2025 – 137 days. 

Burnley – 03/05/2025 – 142 days. 

Leeds United – 28/04/2025 – 148 days. 

Wolves – 20/04/2025 – 156 days. 

Newcastle United – 13/04/2025 – 163 days. 

Aston Villa – 30/03/2025 – 177 days. 

Crystal Palace – 29/03/2025 – 178 days. 

Nottingham Forest – 29/12/2024 – 268 days. 

Tottenham Hotspur – 03/10/2024 – 3456 days. 

Arsenal – 12/05/2024 – 499 days. 

Manchester United – 18/02/2024 – 583 days. 

Fulham – 12/01/2023 – 985 days. 

Bournemouth – 1,424 days. 

Sunderland – 17/03/2021 – 1,651 days. 

West Ham United – 23/01/2021 – 1,704 days. 

Everton – 26/09/2020 – 1,823 days. 

Brentford – 04/07/2020 – 1,907 days.

Brighton & Hove Albion – 17/04/2017 – 3,081 days.

“I started this hair challenge because we were going through a bit of a tough time, and I wanted to spread some humour and positivity to other Man Utd fans who were also having a tough time.

“The only thing is, I didn’t expect it go on as long as it has. All my family are a bit like: ‘Come on now.’

“I’ve come this far now. I think if I was going to quit, I would have quit a while ago!”