Premier League LIVE: Matchweek 1 updates, scores, highlights, reaction

Three names sure to start Premier League games for West Ham appear on the sub sheet.

Coming in for the final 17 minutes plus stoppage are James Ward-Prowse, Niclas Fullkrug, and Crysencio Summerville.

Out go Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio, and goal scorer Lucas Paqueta.

West Ham target Jhon Duran was one of Villa’s subs, and probably could’ve put the Villans ahead a few moments ago.

West Ham winning a possession battle? In this economy?

Yes, it’s a new era in London under Julen Lopetegui, who has interest in holding onto the ball.

Aston Villa has definitely been the better side, however. That’s expected, but we imagine most of the home supporters prefer their Irons having the ball more than 38% of a game against a good opponent.

First-half shot attempts finish 8-5 to Villa, who had 49% of the ball and the only goal from the run of play. That and a conceded penalty means it’s 1-1.

xG, for those wondering? 1.11-1.00 to the Villa.

Matty Cash cuts down Tomas Soucek in the Villa box, and VAR is not coming to the Polish back’s aid. The hosts go to the spot in London.

Lucas Paqueta dispatches the penalty into the net. It’s 1-1 in the 37th minute, and it didn’t feel like we were heading there given the strength of Villa’s start.

Probably! But also definitely not if you happen to support a team named Brighton and Hove Albion.

Their 3-0 win at Everton means the Seagulls are top of the pops for at least a couple of hours and maybe even a week.

Here’s the table after the 10am ET games (not including Villa’s early lead).

Everton was a different team when Amadou Onana was healthy last year, and the Toffees did not enjoy their first Premier League game without him earlier today — a 3-0 loss to Brighton at Goodison Park.

Onana, however, is very much loving his Week 1. The new Villa man thumps a header past Alphonse Areola and the visitors lead 1-0 early in London.

Mikel Arteta, speaking to our partners in the UK at Sky Sports, assesses Arsenal’s 2-0 opening day win against Wolves.

“I am really happy. With the first game you have some uncertainty in how you will respond,” Arteta said.

“We had our moment after 1-0 when we were not in control but after Saka’s goal we were much more comfortable. The way the boys go about their job is unbelievable, so very happy.

“We knew Wolves could change the game and they did in the second half but with our changes we became a bit stronger. We certainly are. We had a really good pre-season. There are things to improve for sure, but overall very happy.

“The lack of control in the second half [we can improve], we gave so many simple balls away. We also had to finish situations better but overall very happy.”

West Ham United host Aston Villa at London Stadium to finish off the opening Saturday of the Premier League season.

Our own Nick Mendola will be taking over the live blog from here, as the Hammers and Villa both have high hopes for this season.

Watch live on NBC and stream here.

10-man Everton were humbled at home on the opening day, as Brighton were ruthless on the counter.

Mitoma, Welbeck and Adingra scored for the Seagulls, while Ashley Young was sent off for injury-hit Everton to compound a terrible opening day of the season for Sean Dyche’s side. The boos were plentiful at Goodison.

On the flip side Fabian Hurzeler, the youngest coach in Premier League history at 31, is off to a perfect start.

A late equalizer from Semenyo grabbed a point for Bournemouth after Nottingham Forest took the lead through Chris Wood.

The game was overshadowed by an awful injury in the first half to Forest’s Danilo, which resulted in a lengthy pause in the match.

Bournemouth will be very happy with that result, but Forest will be kicking themselves after conceding late on.

What a gutsy win from 10-man Newcastle and new boys Southampton will be gutted.

Fabian Schar was sent off in the first half and Saints were well on top, but a mistake from Alex McCarthy set up Joelinton to score the only goal of the game just before half time.

Saints had so many chances but Newcastle defended really well and the Premier League new boys will be gutted they didn’t grab at least a point as they played some great football between the boxes.

Arsenal beat Wolves fairly comfortably at the Emirates Stadium, as Havertz and Saka were on target.

Our own Nick Mendola has the recap and analysis, which he calls a ‘solid start’ and that sums it up perfectly.

Wolves had a couple of chances in the second half to equalize, but Arsenal were good value for their win and were never really out of control.

Antoine Semenyo smashes home as Bournemouth, out of nowhere, equalize late on.

The Cherries are now pushing for a second late on.

What a goal from Saka. Trademark from him.

A quick free kick finds Saka on the right and he cuts inside on his left and curls home at the near post.

Relief for Arsenal as they grab a crucial second goal.

Oh no. Ashley Young has been sent off.

A long ball over the top sees Young chest it down, but he gets it wrong and Mitoma nips in ahead of him and is in on goal.

Young then drags Mitoma back and makes no attempt to play the ball.

Red card for Young and he can’t complain about that.

Arsenal have been sloppy with the ball at the back and play it straight to Cunha.

He has a shot on goal but it is straight at Raya. Arsenal have got away with one there.

Danny Welbeck runs in on goal and curls a superb finish into the bottom corner.

Brighton have hit Everton on the counter twice and they’ve been clinical.

Dream start for Hurzeler.

After that lengthy delay in the first half due to the serious injury to Danilo, we are back underway for the second half at the City Ground.

That is at least 10 minutes later than the other games.

Nottingham Forest are pushing hard trying to score a second.

First Adam Armstrong has a shot cleared off the line, then Brereton Diaz has a shot deflected wide from the rebound.

Newcastle hanging on as Southampton push hard for an equalizer and playing some lovely stuff.

Seeing a replay, that was some clearance off the line from Lewis Hall. Wow.

Nick Pope then makes a fine save to deny Adam Armstrong. Newcastle hanging on big time.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin goes down in the box under a challenge from Lewis Dunk and the referee is called to the VAR monitor to take a look.

No penalty kick is given.

That is the correct call. Dunk didn’t make contact with Calvert-Lewin and the Everton goalkeeper trod on him and then went down. Good officiating.

Arsenal and Wolves are back in action, with Wolves trying to create a few chances.

Southampton made a half time sub with Sam Edozie on for Sugawara as Saints go to a more attacking lineup.

Edozie is playing on the left with Walker-Peters on the right.

It is half time in three of the four 10am ET kick offs.

Arsenal lead 1-0 as Kai Havertz put them ahead.

Brighton lead 1-0 at Everton with Mitoma scoring.

Newcastle, who are down to 10 men, lead 1-0 against Southampton with Joelinton slotting home after a bad mistake from Saints.

Nottingham Forest still lead Bournemouth 1-0 and they are in to 11 minutes of stoppage time.

A terrible mistake from goalkeeper Alex McCarthy as he he plays it right to Isak and he squares it to Joelinton who slots home.

Awful mistake from Southampton and 10-man Newcastle take full advantage.

What a time to score for the Magpies.

Lots going on ahead of the half time whistle.

Saints are pushing for the opener as Diaz heads over, while Forest are pushing for a second against Bournemouth but Williams smashes wide.

Oh wow. It is all kicking off at Newcastle.

Ben Brereton Diaz barges into Fabian Schar. The Newcastle defender reacts badly, pushing Diaz and then putting his head into the Saints players.

Diaz goes down like a sack of spuds, and the referee gives a red card.

There wasn’t much contact there but you can’t put your head in like that.

Advantage Southampton...

Dango Outtara has equalized for Bournemouth at Forest.

A cross comes into the box and is half cleared and Outtara sweeps home.

But VAR checks the goal and it was offside. Just.

That is a beautiful goal from Brighton on the counter.

Yakuna Minteh charges down the right flank and picks out Mitoma at the back post and he taps home.

Slick and direct from the Seagulls.

Arsenal lead against Wolves!

Kai Havertz climbs highest to nod home in front of Jose Sa, who had come rushing off his line, and the German wheels away in celebration.

After all of their early pressure, Arsenal take the lead.

Ryan Yates, on for the injured Murillo, has a low shot on goal which Neto parries and Chris Wood is there to tuck home the rebound.

Forest lead and the City Ground goes wild.

After Everton had plenty of the play early on and Jack Harrison thought he’d given the Toffees the lead, Brighton go close at the other end.

Then Everton go close on a counter.

Really open game at Goodison.

Very worrying scenes at Nottingham Forest.

Danilo is down and the medics are on for a lengthy period.

Towels have been held up around Danilo as he gets treatment on the pitch.

The City Ground has gone quiet and both sets of players are knocking balls around on the pitch to stay warm.

Horrible scenes, and our best wishes our with Danilo.

Decent start for Southampton at Newcastle and Will Smallbone plays the ball to the back post and captain Jack Stephens is there to tap home.

But Stephens was offside. Still, good stuff from Saints as Sugawara won a free kick just before that to start that move.

This is so much fun.

A reminder of how to watch all of the games going on right now.

Arsenal vs Wolves - Watch live on USA Network, stream here
Everton vs Brighton - Stream on Peacock here
Newcastle vs Southampton - Stream on Peacock here
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth - Stream on Peacock here

Whatever Arne Slot said to his Liverpool players at half time it worked a treat.

They had 0 shots on target in the first half but had five in the second and were rampant and should have probably scored four or five.

Below are the stats in full, as Ipswich were overrun in the end but proved they will scrap away all season long.

• Shots on target: Ipswich 2, Liverpool 5
• Total shots: Ipswich 7, Liverpool 18
• Big chances: Ipswich 0, Liverpool 6
• Possession: Ipswich 38, Liverpool 62
• Expected goals: Ipswich 0.47, Liverpool 2.72

Mohamed Salah scored one and set up the other as Liverpool cruised to victory after a classy second half display.

It wasn’t that straightforward in the first half though.

Premier League new boys Ipswich worked so hard but just ran out of energy in the second half and Salah, Jota, Diaz and Co. showed their class.

Arne Slot is off and running as Liverpool boss with a win on his Premier League debut, while Ipswich won’t be too downbeat about this defeat.

Meanwhile back in Suffolk, Liverpool are cruising as we enter eight minutes of stoppage time.

Arne Slot will be really happy with the second half display.

Mohamed Salah was superb, setting up Jota and scoring one himself, and that extra bit of quality in the final third has been the difference.

Ipswich have worked really hard on their return to the top-flight but this will underline just how tough their task is this season.

The Toffees have quite a few injury issues to contend with as Coleman, Garner, Branthwaite and Patterson are all missing.

Brighton also have some injury problems, with new head coach Hurzeler naming his first Premier League XI.

New signings Minteh and Wieffer make their debuts for Brighton, while Welbeck leads the line and the duo of Milner and Dunk provide incredible experience.

Nottingham Forest have a very settled lineup with Elanga, Hudson-Odoi and Gibbs-White starting in support of Wood up top.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side ended last season pretty well and will be hoping to make the most of their kind fixture list to start the season.

Bournemouth have new signing Huijsen starting, with new club record striker Evanilson not in the squad after his move from Porto was confirmed.

This is a big season for Iraola, who will be hoping his side cope with the loss of Dominic Solanke to Tottenham better than most expect.

The Magpies are the big favorites for this one and Gordon, Isak and Murphy should get a lot of space on the counter, while Bruno Guimaraes is the skipper in midfield.

New boys Southampton are back in the big time at the first time of asking and Russell Martin has a very distinct possession-based style of football.

New signings Sugawara and Brereton Diaz start, while Flynn Downes makes the Saints tick in midfield. It’s a very tough first game for them back int he Premier League but Newcastle fan Adam Armstrong is hoping he can lead them to safety this season.

Arsenal line up pretty much as expected, with new signing Calafiori on the bench plus Timber is also on the bench as he returns from his recent injury.

Saka and Martinelli start out wide with Havertz through the middle, while Partey, Rice and Odegaard are in midfield.

Wolves aim to plug midfield and have new signings Strand Larsen up top, who is massive and will look to hold up the ball.

Cunha, Podence and Guedes on the bench will provide real quality when needed in the second half. Can Wolves hang in the game until then?

There are four Premier League games kicking off at 10am ET today (full stream and tune-in information below) with Arsenal hosting Wolves, new boys Southampton heading to Newcastle, Nottingham Forest hosting Bournemouth and Everton and Brighton squaring off at Goodison Park.

10am ET: Arsenal vs Wolves - Watch live on USA Network, stream here
10am ET: Everton vs Brighton - Stream on Peacock here
10am ET: Newcastle vs Southampton - Stream on Peacock here
10am ET: Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth - Stream on Peacock here

Salah is in but hits his shot right at Walton, and before that Liverpool had rounded the Ipswich goalkeeper but couldn’t find Salah for a tap in.

Liverpool are pushing really hard for a third now and Ipswich have run out of steam.

The Tractor Boys just couldn’t keep ploughing into challenges like they were in the first half.

Whatever Arne Slot said at half time has worked a treat. Liverpool have been so dominant in this second period.

Liverpool carve Ipswich open again.

Salah is played in over the top, finds Szoboszlai who slots him in perfectly and Salah dinks home.

Salah gets the crossbow out for his celebration and fires an imaginary bow into the away end. Liverpool cruising. It’s all a bit flat at Ipswich now.

Diogo Jota strokes home and that goal was coming.

Jota, Diaz and Salah have gone close over the last few minutes and this time Liverpool finish off their big chance.

Salah is played in down the right and crosses for Jota to finish.

The Liverpool fans go wild.

Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah both have chances.

Liverpool well on top now.

Salah’s low shot is blocked and Jota can’t finish the loose ball.

Diaz then cuts inside and smashes a curler over the bar.

Half time sub for Liverpool, Quansah is off and Konate is on.

The young center back doesn’t look best pleased on the bench as the camera pans to him.

The stats are not kind for Liverpool so far.

Ipswich have had the only shots on target and Slot’s side are yet to really create a proper opening.

Nunez, Elliott and Gakpo are on the bench, so Liverpool have plenty of options to change it if they want to.

• Shots on target: Ipswich 2, Liverpool 0
• Expected Goals: Ipswich 0.3, Liverpool 0.1
• Possession: Ipswich 42.7, Liverpool 57.3

Ipswich are roared off at half time by their fans.

What a great display that was, full of energy and commitment.

Liverpool have struggled to get going and McKenna will be delighted with that performance.

Oh that is exactly what Liverpool want to do. That will give them plenty of hope of opening up this Ipswich defense.

The Tractor Boys are pushing so high and all it took was one long ball centrally to cut out their entire midfield and defense.

Mohamed Salah was in after timing his run perfectly but he couldn’t quite control the lofted ball and Walton came out to claim.

Still, that is what Liverpool want to do and they have so many ways they can hurt you.

Ed Sheeran was announced a minority owner in Ipswich Town, his hometown club, ahead of the season starting.

Sheeran already sponsors Ipswich’s jerseys, which is he wearing proudly in the stands, and he does his best to not miss a game despite his busy tour schedule.

He told TNT Sports in the UK that he is actually leaving this game at half time to fly to Serbia for a gig he’s playing there tonight.

Look at him. He’s delighted watching his ‘A-team’ with friends and family. Sorry...

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A rousing speech is given before kick off and Ipswich are flying into tackles early on.

Liverpool look a little rattle as Quansah makes a brilliant block with Hutchinson buzzing around.

The Reds have to settle a bit here as Ipswich have pressed so high early on. You can understand why. They are feeding off the energy of this fired up crowd.

There is an incredible buzz around Portman Road, a wonderful old English football ground, as they’re back in the big time for the first time in over two decades.

Kieran McKenna has guided the Tractor Boys (best nickname in the PL? quite possibly...) to back-to-back promotions as they were incredible in the Championship last season. But this is a huge step up.

McKenna starts with a solid 4-2-3-1 formation with Omari Hutchinson the man to watch in attack. There are seven Premier League debutants for Ipswich today, while new signings Szmodics, Phillips, Townsend and Johnson are all on the bench.

And it’s an exciting time for Liverpool too, as Arne Slot has replaced Jurgen Klopp and the Dutch coach is extremely likeable but also very demanding.

Slot’s first lineup as a Premier League boss is pretty much his strongest lineup, with perhaps Gakpo, Nunez and Konate coming into the lineup in the future but Salah, Diaz, Jota and Szoboszlai in attack is quite the quartet.

Ipswich starting lineup

Walton; Tuanzebe, Woolfenden, Greaves, David; Luongo, Morsy; Burns, Chaplin, Hutchinson; Delap

Liverpool starting lineup

Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota

Before the action begins, I’ll point you towards the predictions from the PST staff about how we think Matchweek 1 is going to play out in the new Premier League season.

Click here for the odds and score predictions for all 10 Premier League games this weekend.

And if it’s predictions you want, check out the video below as we reveal where we think teams will finish this season. Be kind to us. But also, we are very confident all of our picks will be 100 percent correct come May 25, 2025 on the final day of the season...

Good morning and welcome! The first Premier League Saturday of the season has arrived.

And good news, there are plenty more of them coming up in 2024-25.

The final day of this season is on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

That day, Championship Sunday as we like to call it here at NBC Sports, is 281 days from now.

That’s another 281 days of hope, pain and passion coming your way for the upcoming season. Excited? Good. Us too.

Now, let’s get cracking with the team news and updates from Portman Road as Ipswich prepare for their first Premier League game in 22 years.