Summary

  • Man Utd begin season with 1-0 win over Spurs

  • Ranieri's Leicester beat Sunderland 4-2

  • Villa score late to beat Bournemouth

  • Everton draw 2-2 with Watford

  • Crystal Palace see off promoted Norwich

Live Reporting

Gary Rose and Neil Johnston

  1. 'United can't win league'

    Man United v Tottenham (12:45 BST)

    Alan Shearer
    BBC Sport

    On that subject, Alan Shearer can tell you who will definitely not be winning the Premier League this season. 

    It's not, not Newcastle. 

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    I don't think United can win the Premier League. They have made some good signings, but I look at the defence and the problems they are having with David De Gea and they just lack the solidity required. Last season was a free bite of the cherry for Louis van Gaal, but this is his team now. There are no more excuses and he cannot afford to go through the season without silverware."

  2. Man Utd v Tottenham (12:45 BST)

    What a scene it is at Old Trafford. Absolutely glorious weather this morning. 100 minutes to go until kick-off.

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    1 Who will be your team's star man? 2 Who will be your team's biggest let down? 3 Where will your team finish?

  4. Lacazette extends Lyon contract

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    Here's a bit of transfer news (sort of). Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette has signed a new contract at the French club - it'll run until 2019. 

    Unless Arsenal come in for him before the end of the window that is. Because he's French you see, in case you were wondering what the logic behind it all is. 

    And he scores goals - 27 of them in 33 Ligue 1 matches last year. 

    Still, he says he's staying put, and anyway, Karim Benzema is supposed to be the striker they need to win the league, right?

  5. BBC TV coverage

    Football Focus

    The new season of Football Focus kicks off at 12:10 BST on BBC One, live from newly promoted Bournemouth.

    Presenter Dan Walker will joined by former Premier League players Kevin Kilbane and Trevor Sinclair.

    There will be interviews with Cherries boss Eddie Howe, Chelsea defender John Terry, Stoke striker Peter Crouch, Stevenage manager Teddy Sheringham and Premier League chief Richard Scudamore.

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    We're asking you:

    1 Who will be your team's star man? 2 Who will be your team's biggest let down? 3 Where will your team finish?

  7. De Gea to Real, then?

    The first question should be: do Real Madrid still want him? The fans certainly seem to. An online poll by newspaper Marca saw over 80% back the potential move.  

    Iker Casillas has moved on to FC Porto, leaving Keylor Navas as Rafael Benitez's number one at Madrid.

    Today Sergio Romero, 28, Anders Lindegaard, 31, or Sam Johnstone, 22, will be replacing the Spaniard at Old Trafford. 

    For now, at least.

  8. Van Gaal right to drop De Gea

    Man Utd v Tottenham (12:45 BST)

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder, BBC Sport

    Former England and Spurs midfielder Jermaine Jenas has backed Van Gaal's decision though. 

    When it’s your keeper, I think it's the right thing to leave David De Gea out if his mind isn’t right. Even if they get him to stay one more year, they have no cast iron replacement now, they can spend the next 12 months looking for someone else."

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  9. De Gea situation 'a huge gamble'

    Man United v Tottenham (12:45 BST)

    Alan Shearer
    BBC Sport

    And as to whether that's a wise thing to do, well opinion seems to be divided.

    First up here's what former England captain Alan Shearer makes of it: 

    "It is a huge gamble for Manchester United to have let the David De Gea issue rumble on as long as it has. If he wants to go to Real Madrid, he will get there, whether it is this summer, in the transfer window or when his contract expires at the end of the season. Even Manchester United cannot afford to let his contract run down. The owners will not be happy to let him leave for free and miss out on £30m. It just doesn't make business sense.

  10. Manchester United v Tottenham (12:45 BST)

    David De GeaAP

    When can your goalkeeper being ridiculously good become a problem? When Real Madrid want to sign him and the new season is just about to get under way.  

    David De Gea will not be lining up for Manchester United against Tottenham in just over two hours' time - with manager Louis van Gaal saying he didn't think the Spaniard could focus on the match...

  11. Get Involved

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    So, we want to know:

    1 Who will be your team's star man? 2 Who will be your team's biggest let down? 3 Where will your team finish?

  12. How to become a Fantasy Football champion

    Troy DeeneyPA

    Still pouring over the stats trying to shoehorn a striker into your Fantasy Football team? 

    Take a last-minute gander at Fantasy Premier League champion Simon March's guide to success: 

    Worth a look: Callum Wilson, Troy Deeney, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Patrick Bamford, Matt Ritchie, Memphis Depay, Dimitri Payet, Mesut Ozil, Yaya Toure, Juan Mata, Diafra Sakho

    "There is plenty of potential value among the players new to the Premier League this season, especially in the forward positions.

    "Bournemouth's Callum Wilson and Watford's Troy Deeney (both Championship) and Newcastle's Aleksandar Mitrovic (Belgian top flight) are arriving off the back of prolific goalscoring seasons in their respective divisions.

    "Chelsea loanee and Championship Player of the Season Patrick Bamford will gain lots of attention if he can cement a spot up front in Alan Pardew's increasingly attacking Crystal Palace team."

  13. 'Kane can have another successful season'

    Man Utd v Tottenham (12:45 BST)

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfieder, BBC Sport

    Harry KaneGetty Images

    What about Tottenham? How will they do this season? Will Harry Kane be able to replicate the brilliant form he showed last year?

    Jermaine Jenas reckons so: 

    Clubs are going to be aware of Harry Kane this season. The second season is always going to be hard but I believe he can do it."

  14. BBC radio coverage

    Two live commentaries

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    BBC Radio 5 live's new season of Premier League commentaries begins with a bang - Manchester United v Tottenham at 12:45 BST. Commentator John Murray is joined by former England midfielder Chris Waddle.

    And from 15:00 it's league new boys Bournemouth v Aston Villa, with commentator Ian Dennis and former QPR midfielder Joey Barton. 

    As usual, there'll also be coverage of all the goals as they go in across the English and Scottish Leagues.

    At 17:00, Sports Report will provide a full round-up of the day's action.

    Then at 18:06, phone-in show 606 returns with Darren Fletcher and Robbie Savage.

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    1 Who will be your team's star man? 2 Who will be your team's biggest let down? 3 Where will your team finish?

  16. Pat Nevin
    Ex-Scotland international

    For the record, of those 30 BBC TV and radio pundits asked, four went for Arsenal as Premier League winners. No prizes if you guessed Ian Wright was one of them, but that makes them the second most-fancied (after Chelsea's total of 19).

    Manchesters United and City had two apiece. Nobody said Liverpool, and they only featured once in the pundits' take on a potential top four - Dion Dublin is the man to thank for that.

    Why so few for City? Pat Nevin has this:

    Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure are massively important to the City team and I just don't know if they are going to be as good as they were again. If they aren't, I don't think City have a good enough squad to win the league."

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  17. Opening day quiz

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    How well do you remember some of the great Premier League opening-day moments?  

    From Jurgen Klinsmann's dive to David Beckham's lob and Alan Hansen's 'you can't win anything with kids' gem, see if you can get the perfect 10 in our opening-day quiz.

  18. 'Being at Chelsea might help Falcao'

    Chelsea v Swansea (17:30 BST)

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder, BBC Sport

    Radamel FalcaoPA

    How Radamel Falcao fares at Chelsea is going to be one of the more intriguing sub-plots of the season. 

    You just don't forget how to be a goalscorer in one season, do you? Some of you might suggest asking Andriy Shevchenko, or Fernando Torres, but here's what Jermaine Jenas makes of his chances:

    In the couple of games Radamel Falcao has played, he hasn’t really looked like scoring. When you watch Falcao up close his movement is exceptional. I feel last season he was in a struggling Manchester United side. At Chelsea he has a few more South American players around him, he's in London, feeling a bit more loved, it might help him."

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    1 Who will be your team's star man? 2 Who will be your team's biggest let down? 3 Where will your team finish?

  20. But surely there's a case to be made against Chelsea  having such an easy time of it?

    The Blues have not done an awful lot in the transfer window in my humble opinion. Loan signing Radamel Falcao could go either way, but there are plenty of Manchester United fans who'd tell you otherwise. 

    Manchester City  don't look much stronger than they did last year either - Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph to make the difference, anyone? - but United,  Liverpool and Arsenal, certainly do. 

    Petr Cech the signing of the summer so far?