Roundup of the opening weekend of 2022-23 Premier League season which saw Tottenham Hotspur sit top of the table.
Dejan Kulusevski provided a goal and assist apiece as Tottenham recovered from a 12th minute conceded opener to thrash Southampton 4-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Ryan Sessegnon and Eric Dier also scoring on top of Mohamed Salisu’s 61st minute own goal.
Bournemouth celebrated their top-flight return after a two-season absence with a 2-0 home win against Aston Villa, as goals from Jefferson Lerma and Kieffer Moore saw the Cherries climb to second.
Gabriel Martinelli scored the opening goal of the new season as Arsenal clinched a clinical 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Friday evening, with Marc Guehi’s late own goal ultimately putting Mikel Arteta’s Gunners third in the table.
Erling Haaland’s brace on his Premier League debut saw reigning champions – Manchester City defeat West Ham 2-0 at the London Stadium to go fourth
Nottingham Forest’s top-flight return after a 23-year absence ended in defeat at Newcastle, as Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson delivered second-half goals for the Magpies who went fifth.
Elsewhere, second-half goals from Darwin Nünez and Mohamed Salah saw Liverpool recover to snatch a 2-2 draw away at Fulham, after Aleksandar Mitrovic had scored for the Cottagers either side of their strikes.
Rayan Ait-Nouri deflected a 74th minute goal from Brenden Aaronson into his own net to gift Leeds a comeback 2-1 win at home to Wolves, after Rodrigo had cancelled out Daniel Podence’s sixth minute opener.
Pascal Gross’ first-half brace saw Brighton snatch their first Premier League away win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in a 2-1 win, despite Alexis Mac Allister scoring an 68th minute own goal.
Comeback goals from Ivan Toney and Josh Dasilva saw Brentford fight back to snatch a 2-2 draw away at Leicester, with the Foxes having led through goals from Timothy Castagne and Kieran Dewsbury-Hall.
Finally, Jorginho’s penalty in first-half injury-time saw Chelsea scrape victory away at Everton to end the Toffees’ unbeaten opening weekend run, which has lasted since 2012 after Everton’s 2011-12 opener at Tottenham was postponed due to London riots in August 2011.
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