Match of the Day’s new era: reassuring dad jokes and a lot of Wayne Rooney
Mark Chapman struck the right balance between fresh and familiar as he took the venerable show into a post-Lineker future
Wolves 0-4 Manchester City: Premier League – as it happened
Minute-by-minute report: Tijjani Reijnders announced himself to the Premier League with a goal, an assist, and a glorious dinked pass in the build-up to the opener. Not a bad debut, all told. Scott Murray was watching
Manchester City sweep Wolves aside with Haaland double and debut goals
Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki scored on their league debuts for Manchester City in a 4-0 thrashing of Wolves at Molineux
Sunderland 3-0 West Ham, Tottenham 3-0 Burnley, Brighton 1-1 Fulham – clockwatch as it happened
Richarlison scored twice, including a stunning volley, Fulham equalised in added time and Sunderland roared to victory
Mayenda sparks stunning Sunderland start to increase Potter’s West Ham pain
Goals from Eliezer Mayenda, Dan Ballard and Wilson Isidor secured a 3-0 win for promoted Sunderland on their Premier League return against West Ham
Rodrigo Muniz’s last-gasp strike rescues point for Fulham at Brighton
Matt O’Riley opened the scoring with a second-half penalty at the Amex before Rodrigo Muniz secured a 1-1 draw in the 95th minute
Thomas Frank off to perfect league start as Richarlison helps Spurs beat Burnley
Richarlison scored twice and Brennan Johnson the other as Spurs cruised to a 3-0 home win against Burnley in Thomas Frank’s first league match in charge
Aston Villa v Newcastle: Premier League – as it happened
Minute-by-minute report: Newcastle United missed the pick of the chances while Ezri Konsa took a red card for his team as the side played out a stalemate
Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa sees red as Newcastle draw blank without Isak
Ezri Konsa was sent off for Aston Villa but they held out for a 0-0 draw against Newcastle in the absence of the wantaway Alexander Isak
Manchester City top, West Ham bottom: my 2025-26 Premier League predictions
No one had Liverpool winning the title by March or Palace winning the FA Cup last season – this is all just pure guesswork
Buildup to Premier League, EFL, La Liga action and more – matchday live
All the reaction to Friday night’s Liverpool v Bournemouth opener, plus the buildup to Saturday’s five top-flight matches and more
Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth: Premier League season opener – as it happened
Minute-by-minute report: A heartfelt tribute to Diogo Jota, a wonderfully exciting topsy-turvy six-goal thriller between two front-foot teams … and some thoroughly depressing racial abuse directed at Antoine Semenyo. Scott Murray was watching
Chiesa and Salah’s late show earns Liverpool dramatic win against Bournemouth
Late goals from Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a 4-2 win over Bournemouth, who fought back from 2-0 down to level in the second half
Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the opening weekend
Thomas Frank takes charge of his first Spurs league match against Burnley while Arsenal travel to Manchester United
A new Premier League season rolls off the assembly line with subplots galore
In today’s Football Daily: the Premier League is back, Youri Tielemans gets his chat on, and a reader backs Wayne Rooney