{"id":43871,"date":"2025-08-18T10:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=43871"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:54:24","slug":"premier-league-2025-matchday-1-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/premier-league\/premier-league-2025-matchday-1-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League Matchday 1 Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The 2025\/26 Premier League season is underway, with Liverpool aiming to defend their crown, though several teams have shown they\u2019re ready to challenge.
The opening round took place this past weekend with few surprises, as the \u2018Reds\u2019 kicked things off with a 4-2 win over Bournemouth.
On Sunday, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 0-1 at Old Trafford, while Manchester City crushed Wolves 0-4. Two clashes between top-half contenders ended scoreless: Aston Villa vs. Newcastle and Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace.
Perhaps the biggest surprise came from newly promoted Sunderland, who stunned West Ham with a 3-0 victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Premier League Matchday 1 Games <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Sunderland 3-0 West Ham<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Brighton 1-1 Fulham <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Tottenham 3-0 Burnley<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Wolves 0-4 Manchester City<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Forest 3-1 Brentford<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Leeds vs. Everton TBD<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Premier League Matchday 1: Liverpool vs. Bournemouth <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In a great and entertaining match, Liverpool opened their league campaign with a 4-2 victory over Bournemouth, thanks to two late goals.
The \u2018Reds\u2019, who had just lost the Community Shield on penalties, switched gears and wanted to give their fans a win at home. The one to open the scoring was Hugo Ekitik\u00e9 in the 37th minute, taking advantage of a lucky rebound that left him one-on-one with the goalkeeper, finishing well into the corner for his second goal in two games with his new shirt.
In the second half, at the 49th minute, Cody Gakpo received a pass from Ekitik\u00e9, feinted twice, and struck a low shot into the corner to make it 2-0, seemingly setting up an easy win.
But that wasn\u2019t the case, as in just 10 minutes, a storm named Antoine Semenyo appeared. The Ghanaian midfielder first struck a first-time finish from a David Brooks cross to make it 2-1 in the 64th minute, and then at the 76th minute, he scored the equalizer with a brilliant individual move and a fine strike.
Liverpool began pressing, not wanting to let another win slip away, and in the 88th minute, Federico Chiesa delivered. The Italian, who had come on just six minutes earlier for Florian Wirtz, capitalized on a poor clearance inside the box and fired home his first Premier League goal and third since joining the team last year.
Finally, in stoppage time at 90+4\u2019, Wataru Endo cleared long, Bournemouth\u2019s defense switched off, and Mohamed Salah burst through like a train, seized the ball, made an individual run, and sealed the match with a clinical finish across goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Premier League Matchday 1: Wolves vs. Manchester City <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Manchester City showed no mercy to Wolverhampton, crushing them 0-4 at Molineux Stadium with a brilliant performance from Tijjani Reijnders.
It was undoubtedly a new-look City, though with many changes due to injuries: James Trafford in goal, Rico Lewis and Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri at fullback, Reijnders and Nico Gonz\u00e1lez in midfield, and Oscar Bobb back in action up front.
The \u2018Citizens\u2019 dominated possession and finally opened the scoring in the 34th minute after Reijnders produced a fantastic solo run and delivered a superb pass to Lewis, who sent a cutback into the box for Erling Haaland to tap in for 1-0.
Just three minutes later, Bobb won the ball back in midfield, carried it forward, and played it wide to Reijnders, who struck a first-time, low drive across goal to score his first for the club.
In the second half, in the 61st minute, the former AC Milan man was at it again, this time laying off a pass to Haaland, who blasted a powerful shot past Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1 to make it 3-0.
Finally, in the 81st minute, Rayan Cherki, who had come on a few minutes earlier, showed his flair for jogo bonito <\/em>with a couple of tricks on the ball before firing a curling shot from outside the box to seal the 4-0 win and register his first Premier League<\/a> goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n