Arsenal welcomed former Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou back to Premier League football with a 3-0 drubbing of his new team Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Martin Zubimendi notched a brace while Viktor Gyokeres was also on the scoresheet for the Gunners.
In the late kick-off, Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw at Brentford as Fabio Carvalho scored in the third minute of added time for a dramatic point.
Elsewhere, Newcastle United fans found a new hero after the sale of former star Alexander Isak. Their new signing Nick Woltemade headed in the only goal of the game for a dream debut as Newcastle edged Wolves 1-0 at home.
Other Premier League results on Saturday saw Antoine Semenyo keep up his fine start to the season by scoring one goal and setting up the other as Bournemouth beat Brighton 2-1 at home while there were goalless draws at Crystal Palace and Everton. Gabriel Gudmundsson’s 94th-minute own goal was enough for Fulham to clinch a 1-0 victory over Leeds.
And finally, Graham Potter’s position at West Ham United remains under a huge cloud as Tottenham eased to a 3-0 away win in a London derby. Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and Micky van de Ven got the goals for Spurs.
Saturday’s Match Reports
Saturday’s Match Reaction
Arsenal’s depth is fearsome after dramatic summer but will it be enough?
Martin Odegaard injury: Mikel Arteta issues update on Arsenal captain after new blow
Mikel Arteta lauds revolutionary impact of Arsenal signings as new stars dazzle in Forest win
Three things we learned from Chelsea draw as defence struggles but Moises Caicedo scores again
Enzo Maresca reveals Joao Pedro ‘not fully fit’ as Chelsea brace for Champions League opener
Keith Andrews issues verdict on Brentford hero Fabio Carvalho after late Chelsea equaliser
Potter ‘understands’ anger from West Ham supporters but reveals positives from Tottenham defeat
September: Key Premier League fixtures
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Burnley v Liverpool (14 Sept)
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Man City v Man United (14 Sept)
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Liverpool v Everton (20 Sept)
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Brighton v Tottenham (20 Sept)
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Man United v Chelsea (20 Sept)
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Bournemouth v Newcastle (21 Sept)
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Arsenal v Man City (21 Sept)
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Brentford v Man United (27 Sept)
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Chelsea v Brighton (27 Sept)
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Crystal Palace v Liverpool (27 Sept)
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Man City v Burnley (27 Sept)
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Tottenham v Wolves (27 Sept)
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Newcastle v Arsenal (28 Sept)
Premier League Hall of Fame voting opens
The Premier League have opened up public voting to help pick the next two legends to be inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2025.
You can vote here from the shortlist of 15 contenders until 15 September (12am BST / 7am SGT). The results of the poll will be handed to current Premier League Hall of Famers – including the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Thierry Henry – who will then add their votes to make a final decision.
Only two new inductees will be announced at the official Premier League Hall of Fame 2025 event on 4 November, according to the Premier League.
2025 Hall of Fame shortlist:
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Sol Campbell (503 appearances, 20 goals, 153 clean sheets, 2 EPL titles)
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Michael Carrick (481 appearances, 24 goals, 40 assists, 5 EPL titles)
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Jermain Defoe (496 appearances, 162 goals, 33 assists)
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Patrice Evra (278 appearances, 21 assists, 98 clean sheets, 5 EPL titles)
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Cesc Fabregas (350 appearances, 50 goals, 111 assists, 2 EPL titles)
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Les Ferdinand (351 appearances, 149 goals, 49 assists)
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Robbie Fowler (379 appearances, 163 goals, 39 assists)
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Eden Hazard (245 appearances, 85 goals, 54 assists, 2 EPL titles)
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Gary Neville (400 appearances, 35 assists, 148 clean sheets, 8 EPL titles)
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Michael Owen (326 appearances, 150 goals, 31 assists, 1 EPL title)
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Teddy Sheringham (418 appearances, 146 goals, 76 assists, 3 EPL titles)
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David Silva (309 appearances, 60 goals, 93 assists, 4 EPL titles)
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Yaya Toure (230 appearances, 62 goals, 32 assists, 3 EPL titles)
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Edwin van der Sar (313 appearances, 132 clean sheets, 4 EPL titles)
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Nemanja Vidic (211 appearances, 15 goals, 5 EPL titles)
The shortlist includes former players who have featured in the last four decades (1990s to 2020s).
Who are the biggest transfers between EPL clubs?
With the international break upon us, the Premier League has decided to pay homage to Alexander Isak’s record move from Newcastle United to Liverpool by compiling a list of the biggest transfers between EPL clubs.
We’ve picked five of the more juicier and older mentions from the Premier League’s list, and included a one-line description to help jog your memory.
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Fernando Torres (Liverpool to Chelsea, Jan 2011): Scored THAT Champions League goal.
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Ashley Cole (Arsenal to Chelsea, Aug 2006): Simply England’s greatest ever left-back.
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Robin van Persie (Arsenal to Man Utd, Aug 2012): The little boy who made his title dream come true.
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Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal to Man City, July 2009): Who can forget that knee slide?
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Sol Campbell (Spurs to Arsenal, July 2001): Still the most controversial ever?
You can read the full list as well as details of the transfers in the Premier League’s article, here.
Player of Matchweek 3: Dominik Szoboszlai
Premier League fans have acknowledged the brilliance of Dominik Szoboszlai in Liverpool’s vital 1-0 win against Arsenal in Matchweek 3. The Hungarian topped the Premier League’s official fan poll to be named the best player from round three action.
Szoboszlai, who scored Liverpool’s winner from a delightful free-kick, received 37 per cent of the vote while his closest challenger was Chelsea’s Joao Pedro with 18 per cent.
The other nominees included Everton’s new star Jack Grealish (16 per cent), Manchester United summer signing Bryan Mbeumo (13 per cent), Crystal Palace defensive rock Marc Guehi (6 per cent), Sunderland’s Enzo Le Fee (6 per cent), West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen (3 per cent) and Bournemouth’s Marcos Senesi (1 per cent).
What happened in Matchweek 3?
Player of Matchweek 2: Joao Palhinha
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Joao Palhinha has been voted the Premier League Player of the Matchweek for Matchweek 2. The summer loan signing from Bayern Munich follows in the footsteps of his new Spurs team-mate Richarlison who won the honour for Matchweek 1.
Palhinha secured 33 per cent of the vote in the official Premier League poll which put him ahead of Liverpool’s 16-year-old sensation Rio Ngumoha, who received 22 per cent.
Palhinha won more duels and made more tackles than any Spurs player in their impressive 2-0 win at Manchester City last weekend. He also capped the fine performance with the second goal in the victory over the Premier League title contenders.
The other six nominees in the Premier League poll for Matchweek 2 were Jurrien Timber (17 per cent), Joao Pedro (12 per cent), Viktor Gyokeres (eight per cent), Jack Grealish (six per cent), Jaidon Anthony and Dango Ouattara (both 1 per cent).
Premier League: What happened in Matchweek 2?
Player of Matchweek 1: Richarlison
Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison was voted the best player from the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season, according to an official fan poll.
The Brazilian’s two goals – including a spectacular scissor-kick – helped Spurs to a 3-0 win over Burnley at Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
Results from the Premier League’s fan poll for Matchweek 1 had Richarlison top with 27 per cent of the votes, followed by Sunderland’s Dan Ballard (20%), Manchester City’s Tijjani Reijnders (18%), Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike (12%), Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo (9%), Arsenal’s David Raya (6%), Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (5%) and Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood (3%).
Premier League: What happened in Matchweek 1?
Mohamed Salah wins PFA Players’ Player of the Year for 2024-25
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah was voted the 2024-25 Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year. The 33-year-old Egyptian is the first player to win the prestigious award, which is voted by his peers, three times.
Salah was a worthy winner, after scoring 29 goals and creating 18 assists to lead Liverpool to the 2024-25 Premier League title.
“I look at myself now, a guy coming from Egypt and making it to the top level, making history today, it’s something that makes me so proud,” Salah said as he was presented with the award.
He previously won the award for the 2017-18 and 2021-22 Premier League campaigns.
Dean Henderson was the hero as he saved multiple Liverpool penalties to lift Crystal Palace to a shootout win in the 2025 FA Community Shield at Wembley on 10 August.
Palace fought back twice against Liverpool to force a 2-2 draw and send the match to penalties where Henderson kept out spot-kicks from Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott.
Justin Devenny then wrapped up a 3-2 victory for the Eagles in the penalty shootout.
Before kick-off, tributes were paid to former Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, following their deaths in a tragic car crash in Spain last month.
However, the minute’s silence was cut short after a small number of Palace fans were heard shouting during the ceremony.
Who won the Premier League last season?
The 2024-25 Premier League season was one to savour for the red half of Merseyside as Liverpool were crowned champions. The Reds clinched a record-equalling 20th top flight title – but only their second in the Premier League era – with a convincing 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield back in April.
Liverpool’s success was a dream debut campaign for coach Arne Slot who replaced the legendary German Jurgen Klopp at the helm. Liverpool’s only other Premier League title win came in 2019-20 under Klopp during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Which Premier League teams are playing in Europe this season?
A record nine top-flight clubs qualified for UEFA competitions for the 2025-26 campaign.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham will be playing in the Champions League next season.
Aston Villa and Crystal Palace qualified for the Europa League, while Nottingham Forest will be playing in the Conference League.
However, Palace were demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League on 11 July due to club ownership issues raised by UEFA.
Separately, fans have been warned by the Premier League that this season fixtures could be moved at “relatively short notice” because of the number of English teams playing in Europe.
Who are the new teams in the Premier League?
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Leeds United: Secured automatic promotion as winners of the 2024-25 Championship season.
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Burnley: Secured automatic promotion as runners up of the 2024-25 Championship season.
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Sunderland: Promoted to Premier League after winning the 2024-25 Championship play-off final.
Are there any new Premier League rules this season?
Yes. There’s a number of a key law changes for the Premier League this season. You can read the full list and explanations outlined by the English Football Association (FA), here.
Below are some of the key changes fans will likely pay more attention to:
Law 3 – The Players
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Only captains will be allowed to talk to referees about key decisions.
Law 5 – The Referee
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Goalkeepers will now concede a corner if they hold onto the ball for more than eight seconds.
Video assistant referee (VAR) protocol
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Competitions have the option for the referee to make an announcement after a VAR ‘review’ or lengthy VAR ‘check’.
The VAR explanation is sure to generate lots of media headlines and social media debates. Buckle up.
What happened in pre-season?
Fans in Singapore were able to witness Premier League teams live in action during pre-season with both Arsenal and Newcastle United participating in this year’s Singapore Festival of Football – a five-year partnership between promoters TEG Sport and the Singapore Tourism Board.
Manchester City and Chelsea, who both participated in the Club World Cup, have just begun their pre-season after a short break.
Here’s a look at latest pre-season results from selected Premier League clubs:
Arsenal
Chelsea
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur
