Ipswich returned to the top flight after 22 years. In the last two years, he managed to progress two levels higher and spent 1.5 billion crowns on reinforcements before the season. He resisted the favorite for exactly an hour before the Portuguese Diogo Jota scored.
Salah added the second goal after five minutes, breaking the record held by Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney. He also saddened singer Ed Sheeran, who came to watch the renewed league premiere of the club in which he recently acquired a minority stake.
Souček and Coufal kept their place in West Ham’s starting line-up even after the change of coach. The Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui surprisingly left only the German gunner Füllkrug on the bench, sending the new reinforcement from Borussia Dortmund onto the field only seventeen minutes before the end.
The guests took advantage of the first corner kick in the 4th minute. The Belgian Onana jumped into the center and after his transfer from Everton, he quickly became one of the scorers. Then the Brazilian Paquetá punished a foul on Souček, and he also safely converted the fifth penalty, which he kicked in the “Hammers” jersey, but the Colombian striker Duran had the last word.
Arsenal would like to finally break the hegemony of Manchester City after two second places. The first step in the form of a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton was successful mainly thanks to Saka, who scored a goal and an assist. German midfielder Havertz headed his cross into the net.
In the match with Southampton, Newcastle lost the expelled Swiss Schär in the 28th minute, who hit an opponent with his head during the interrupted game. The Brazilian Joelinton, even in a weakened state, gave the home team three points.
Bournemouth have not won eight games against Nottingham and this time at least they managed a draw in the end. The home team led thanks to New Zealander Wood, the equalizing goal for the visitors was canceled by the video referee due to offside. Ghanaian striker Semenyo saved a point until three minutes before the end. Fans expect him to replace Solanke, who left Tottenham with 19 league goals.
For Everton, the last season at Goodison Park before moving to the new stadium began with a 0-3 debacle against Brighton. The national team goalkeeper Pickford was first overcome by the Japanese Mitoma, who was out all spring with a back injury. The second goal was added by Welbeck after a solo action and a shot from the edge of the penalty area.
The attempt to equalize was thwarted by a red card for national team defender Young, who caught the escaping Mitoma by the arm. A convincing victory for the visitors was sealed in the end by Adingra from the Ivory Coast. Thirty-one-year-old German Fabian Hürzeler, as the youngest coach in the Premier League, experienced entering the cradle of football from the realm of dreams.
English Football League – Round 1: Ipswich – Liverpool 0:2 (60. Jota, 65. Salah) Arsenal – Wolverhampton 2:0 (25. Havertz, 74. Saka) Everton – Brighton 0:3 (26. Mitoma, 56 Welbeck, 87. Adingra) Newcastle – Southampton 1:0 (45. Joelinton) Nottingham – Bournemouth 1:1 (23. Wood – 87. Semenyo) West Ham – Aston Villa 1:2 (37. Paquetá z pen. – 4 . Onana, 79. Duran)
