Man United goalkeeping blunder hands Arsenal victory

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A new Premier League season but the same old goalkeeping problems persist for Manchester United as a blunder by Altay Bayindir handed Arsenal a 1-0 victory in Sunday’s big clash. Bayindir’s first-half flap was capitalised on by Riccardo Calafiori who scored the only goal of the game.

Chelsea made an underwhelming start to the Premier League season as they were held to a goalless draw by FA Cup and FA Community Shield holders Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. The match may have been the last in a Palace shirt for Eberechi Eze who was given a standing ovation late on.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s pre-match worries were unfounded as his Nottingham Forest side crushed Brentford with a three-goal first half blitz which saw them secure a 3-1 win on Sunday. Chris Wood scored twice for Forest in the win.

In Monday’s only game, Lukas Nmecha converted a controversial 84th minute penalty on his debut to secure a winning return to the Premier League for Leeds United who beat Everton 1-0 at Elland Road.

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Liverpool and Bournemouth served up a six-goal classic as the 2025-26 Premier League season got underway with the Reds defeating the Cherries 4-2 at Anfield on 15 August.

New signing Hugo Ekitike enjoyed a dream Premier League debut for Liverpool with the opening goal before he assisted for Cody Gakpo to make it 2-0 shortly after half-time. Bournemouth hit back with two goals from Antoine Semenyo – in the 64th and 76th minute.

Forgotten man Federico Chiesa then fired Arne Slot’s men back in front with a late 88th minute strike while Mo Salah secured the 4-2 win with an injury-time goal

The thrilling game was soured by alleged racist abuse directed at Bournemouth’s Semenyo.

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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.

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.

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

Yes. All fixtures for the 380 matches in the 2025-26 Premier League season were announced in June. Fixtures are subject to change due to a number of factors such as a club’s participation in European and domestic cup competitions.

Key matches to look out for in the first month of the new season include Manchester United hosting Arsenal (17 Aug), Liverpool travelling to Newcastle United (25 Aug), and title contenders Arsenal playing the champions Liverpool at Anfield (31 Aug).

Arsenal

Man United 0-1 Arsenal (17 Aug)

Arsenal v Leeds (23 Aug)

Liverpool v Arsenal (31 Aug)

Chelsea

Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace (17 Aug)

West Ham v Chelsea (22 Aug)

Chelsea v Fulham (30 Aug)

Liverpool

Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth (15 Aug)

Newcastle v Liverpool (25 Aug)

Liverpool v Arsenal (31 Aug)

Man City

Wolves 0-4 Man City (16 Aug)

Man City v Tottenham (23 Aug)

Brighton v Man City (31 Aug)

Man United

Man United 0-1 Arsenal (17 Aug)

Fulham v Man United (24 Aug)

Man United v Burnley (30 Aug)

Newcastle United

Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle (16 Aug)

Newcastle v Liverpool (25 Aug)

Leeds v Newcastle (30 Aug)

Tottenham

Tottenham 3-0 Burnley (16 Aug)

Man City v Tottenham (23 Aug)

Tottenham v Bournemouth (30 Aug)

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.

  • Leeds United: Secured automatic promotion as winners of the 2024-25 Championship season.

  • Burnley: Secured automatic promotion as runners up of the 2024-25 Championship season.

  • Sunderland: Promoted to Premier League after winning the 2024-25 Championship play-off final.

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

Law 5 – The Referee

Video assistant referee (VAR) protocol

The VAR explanation is sure to generate lots of media headlines and social media debates. Buckle up.


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