Premier League today: Results and highlights from EPL opening weekend

Jamila St. Ann

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The wait is finally over. The 2019-20 English Premier League season has arrived. Here is a quick summary of this weekend's action...

On Friday, 2018-19 Premier League runners-up and 2018 Champions League winners Liverpool opened their season in emphatic fashion with a 4-1 victory over Norwich City.

Day 1 also featured a nil-nil draw between Everton and Crystal Palace. Sheffield United returned to EPL play for the first time since the 2006-07 season to draw 1-1 with Bournemouth. Burnley and Southampton squared off with Burnley running away with a 3-0 win. And Brighton, spared relegation last season by just two points, topped Watford.

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Two-time defending EPL champion Manchester City then followed with a 5-0 victory over West Ham on Saturday. Tottenham's Harry Kane made his case with brace in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa.  

On Sunday, Leicester City played to a nil-nil draw with Wolverhampton, Newcastle was edged by Arsenal and Manchester United routed Chelsea by a final of 4-0.

Sporting News tracked scoring updates and highlights from every match as the Premier League kicked off its 2019-20 season. See what you may have missed below.

Premier League today: Full schedule, scores, results

Friday, Aug. 9

Liverpool 4, Norwich City 1

Saturday, Aug. 10

Manchester City 5, West Ham 0
Crystal Palace 0, Everton 0
Burnley FC 3, Southampton 0
Watford 0, Brighton 3
Bournemouth 1, Sheffield United 1
Tottenham 3, Aston Villa 1

Sunday, Aug. 11

Leicester City 0, Wolverhampton 0
Newcastle United 0, Arsenal 1
Manchester United 4, Chelsea 0

EPL results, updates, highlights from Matchday 1

(All times Eastern)

Man United vs. Chelsea

1:23 p.m: FINAL. Chelsea 0, Manchester United 4.

1:09 p.m.: IT'S A ROUT. Daniel James makes it 4-nil to the Red Devils in his debut!

12:55 p.m.: GOAL. RASHFORD. I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO FINISH TYPING THAT WHEN UNITED MADE IT 3-0.

12:53 p.m.: GOAL. MARTIAL! Against the run of play, and with better position on his defender, he slots home Andreas Pereira's cross.

12:46 p.m.: He's in. Christian Pulisic was just subbed in for his EPL debut for Ross Barkely.

12:35 p.m.: We're back in action.

12:18 p.m.: Halftime. United 1, Chelsea 0.

12:11 p.m.: WOODWORK AGAIN. Chelsea's Emerson smashes the post as the Blues are denied again.

11:46 a.m.: PENALTY TO THE REDS. Marcus Rashford is dragged down in the box and he goes on to convert! 1-0 to Manchester United.

11:35 a.m.: OFF THE POST. Abraham ready to get Chelsea's account open early!

11:30 a.m.: THE ONE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR IS OFF.

10:49 a.m.: American sensation Christian Pulisic starts on the bench for the Blues.

Newcastle United vs. Arsenal

10:53 a.m.: Final. Arsenal take down Newcastle United 1-0.

10:16 a.m: GOAL! ARSENAL. Aubameyang with time and space and in front of a messy Newcastle defense!

10:02 a.m.: WE'RE BACK. Please score a goal.

9:48 a.m.: Halftime. Nothing to separate these two sides.

9:18 a.m.: Miguel Almiron, Newcastle's new signing from MLS side Atlanta United, gets a yellow card for diving in the box. 

9:00 a.m.: WE'RE OFF!

Leicester City vs. Wolverhampton

10:51 a.m.: Final. VAR the difference maker today. The match ends with a 0-0 draw. 

10:10 a.m.: VAR STEPS IN AND THE GOAL IS DISALLOWED HAVING COME OFF A WOLVES PLAYERS HAND. We're still 0-0!

10:07 a.m.: GOAL. WOLVES! They've been on the front foot since the half started. Of a corner, Leicester can't get it clear and Leander Dendoncker gets two bites at it.

10:02 a.m.: WE'RE BACK. Please score a goal.

9:47 a.m.: Halftime. Zeroes across the board. No real advantage for either side.

9:23 a.m.: Leicester is obviously the more dominant side, with 74% of the possession and four shots to Wolves' one.

9:00 a.m.: WE'RE OFF!

Tottenham vs. Aston Villa

2:20 p.m.: FINAL! Tottenham beat Villa 3-1 with a brace from Harry Kane.

2:16 p.m.: HARRY KANE WITH HIS BRACE. Eighteen yards out, he wasn't going to miss from there!

2:12 p.m.: GOAL. HARRY KANE. The ball ricochets and falls favorably for the Spurs striker and he beats two defenders to put Tottenham up 2-1.

2:08 p.m.: This SAVE from Heaton to keep things level! Wow!

1:59 p.m.: GOAL. Spurs! Toby Alderweireld's shot is saved off the line, Lucas Moura lays it off to Tanguy Ndombele who BLASTS IT FROM OUTSIDE.

1:56 p.m.: Looks like Spurs can't even buy a goal right now ...

1:31 p.m.: Second 45 is live!

1:16 p.m.: Halftime. Aston Villa lead Tottenham 1-0 at the break.

1:14 p.m.: HUGE MISS BY KANE. Woof. Spurs are hunting for an equalizer.

12:42 p.m.: Welcome back to the EPL, Villa.

12:38 p.m.: GOAL! ASTON VILLA WITH THE SHOCK LEAD! John McGinn goes it ALONE and unmarked to score!

12:33 p.m.: Spurs fans are in full voice for the start of the season.

12:30 p.m.: We're live for our sixth match of the day!

Burnley FC vs. Southampton

11:52 a.m.: Burnley the runaway winners with 3-0 win!

11:35 a.m.: BURNLEY HAS MADE IT 3-NIL. Johann Gudmundsson gets in on the action with a little VAR help and Southampton are surely in trouble now.

11:30 a.m.: GOAL. BURNLEY AGAIN. ASHLEY BARNES AGAIN!

11:27 a.m.: GOAL. BURNLEY. Ashley Barnes with a right footed shot with an assist from Erik Peters! 

11:04 a.m.: Second half is on!

10:47 a.m.: Halftime. These games could not be more ... nothing. 

10:21 a.m.: Still 0-0. Southampton are pressing the affair, with five shot, one on target to Burnley's zero.

10:00 a.m.: WE'RE OFF

Watford vs. Brighton

11:52 a.m.: Final! Brighton snatch all three points on three goals!

11:34 a.m.: GOAL. 3-NIL TO BRIGHTON! Neal Maupay off Lewis Dunk's perfect through ball to bury Watford!

11:27 a.m.: GOAL! BRIGHTON UP 2-0. Florin Andone with a right footer past Watford's Foster.

11:04 a.m.: Back for the second half. Brighton leads off a Watford own goal.

10:47 a.m.: Halftime. Our only game with the goal, Brighton lead Watford 1-0 at the break.

10:28 a.m.: GOAL! BRIGHTON! An own goal by Watford's Abdoulaye Doucouré, unlucky.

10:21 a.m.: Still 0-0 for both sides. We've had seven fouls between both team. I'm doing my best to keep up here people, there are four games on at once!

10:00 a.m.: WE'RE OFF

Bournemouth vs. Sheffield United

11:52 a.m.: Final! The teams will share the spoils with a 1-1 draw!

11:45 a.m.: GOAL! SHEFFIELD UNITED'S FIRST GOAL BACK IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE! Billy Sharp with the tap in after some bobbling around in the box!

11:19 a.m.: GOAL. BOURNEMOUTH! THREE QUICK SHOTS. First, Nathan Ake hops on his bike and is denied! Then Callum Wilson with a follow up shot is also denied. AND THEN IT'S CHRIS MEPHAM WHO HAMMERS HOME THAT REBOUND! 1-0 Bournemouth!

11:03 a.m.: Our first game to kick back off. WE BACK.

10:47 a.m.: Halftime. Sheffield's return to the EPL is slow going thus far with a 0-0 scoreline.

10:21 a.m.: Zeroes across the board. Sheffield United has out fouled Bournemouth 6-1, which can't be good ...

10:00 a.m.: WE'RE OFF

Crystal Palace vs. Everton

11:53 a.m.: Final. No score for either side as CP and Everton finish 0-0.

11:37 a.m.: RED CARD. Everton's Morgan Schneiderlin sees his second yellow and the Toffees are down to 10 men!

11:11 a.m.: OFF THE LINE! Patrick van Aanholt denies Everton with a goaline clearance to stay in this one.

11:04 a.m.: Back live for the second 45. Can I just say: I hope Yerry Mina scores because I think he's great.

10:47 a.m.: Halftime. Nothing to be said about that first 45.

10:21 a.m.: Still nil-nil for these two. The Toffees have had MOST of the possession 68% to Palace's 32. 

10:00 a.m.: WE'RE OFF

West Ham vs. Manchester City

9:22 a.m. And that's a wrap for the opening match of Saturday, with Manchester City dominating the second half to beat West Ham 5-0.

9:18 a.m.: GOAL! Sterling gets his hat trick. Mahrez hits Sterling's run in perfect stride, and Sterling is able to slide the ball past Fabianski once again. Man City 5, West Ham 0.

9:12 a.m.: GOAL! Sergio Aguero scores on a penalty kick, leaving no doubt after his first attempt was saved. Aguero was awareded a retake after it was ruled that Declan Rice encroached into the box. Man City 4, West Ham 0.

9:01 a.m.: GOAL! Riyad Mahrez sent a ball to a streaking Sterling, who cleverly put the ball over West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański. The play was reviewed again, but this time the goal stands, with Sterling just onside. Two minutes earlier, West Ham was close on two chances, but it's all City now. Man City 3, West Ham 0. 

8:42 a.m.: Goal ... then no goal! Sterling set up Jesus, who was wide open in the box for a tap-in goal. But VAR determined Sterling was offside — the first time in Premier League history the use of VAR has overtuned a goal.

8:38 a.m.: GOAL! It didn't take long for City to get on the board in the second half. Kevin De Bruyne took on the West Ham defense straight on with a run down the middle, then passed to Raheem Sterling, who was ready on the left side for the cool, calm finish in the 51st minute. Man City 2, West Ham 0.

8:32 a.m.: The second half is underway. West Ham has made a change, bringing in Pablo Fornals for Michail Antonio. Man City hasn't been at their best but still have the one-goal lead. Will they be able to break things open in the second half?

8:16 a.m.: And we've reached halftime. The latter stages of the half went through some quiet moments. West Ham managed only one shot on target during the first half, but they're only a goal down.

7:55: a.m.: Our first goal of the day! Kyle Walker had a great run down the right side, and crossed the ball just before reaching the end line, and Gabriel Jesus put a brilliant finishing touch on the ball in traffic for Manchester City's first goal of the season. Man City 1, West Ham 0.

7:42: a.m. Manchester City are starting to pick it up, but overall it's been a slow start for the champs, who are still looking to find their form.

7:38 a.m.: Our first VAR of the day. West Ham was hoping for a penalty kick when Manuel Lanzini went to the ground after some contact, but it was correctly ruled that he was already off balance and falling. No penalty awarded.

7:31 a.m.: And we're underway! Manchester City begins its defense of its Premier League title from last season. Will we see as many goal's as Liverpool's 4-1 rout of Norwich City on Friday?

7:15 a.m.: We're almost set for the first match of Saturday. The lineups for West Ham vs. Manchester City are in. 

Jamila St. Ann