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Mark Cunningham: I am optimistic that Leicester City will flourish under Brendan Rodgers. Ayoze Perez looks a class act to me. Vying to break in to the top six is a tall order but not impossible. The first five games will tell us more.

finediningmatt: I fancy LCFC for top 4 under Rodgers but fear for Man United. They could finish bottom half of the table with Ole at the wheel and the Pogba club still running! Some fans think Greenwood will make a difference - you don't win things with kids

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BBC Sport at St James' Park

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It's pelting it down at St James' but these hardy few kept their word and met to protest against Mike Ashley's Newcastle ownership.

It's been a familiar sight for more than a decade but they seem really riled this year following the departure of manager Rafael Benitez.

They won't be attending, but it will be interesting to see how many in total don't turn up to watch their beloved Magpies.

Is that Gene Kelly?

VAR has arrived in the Premier League and, as expected, it is already dividing opinion.

After a quiet debut in England's top flight on Friday, with no high-profile reviews required inLiverpool's opening-day win over Norwich,it took centre stage on Saturday.

Here is the low down of how it works...

And you read more here.

Karen Carney
England women's winger on BBC 5Live

On David Luiz at Arsenal: "He is fun but then there is a very serious side to him. He is very mentally strong. He will go to Arsenal and have a point to prove, he will go to Arsenal with a bit of a chip on his shoulder. He is very fun, he is a massive character, but he can be serious and when he has a job to do he will go and do it. I will be really intrigued to see how he gets on. He has worked with the manager before so obviously that is a massive pull as well."

On Luiz helping Carney through injury: "He will be good for the younger players as well. When I was out injured he came and spoke to me quite a lot, talked to me about his experiences of injuries and various things. I was really low, I was thinking that I had ruined my season because Chelsea (Women) were flying. He came out of his way – he wasn’t even training – and then kept that report with me ever since. He then took the team out when we won the double, paid for it all. He was very keen to get the women integrated because he really cared. He will do the same at Arsenal, he’s going to be a good addition."

One of the eye-catching bits of team news is Reiss Nelson and Joe Willock both starting for Arsenal today. Anyone remember the last time the Gunners did that in a Premier League game? No cheating.

*Clue: Neither Nelson or Willock were born when it last happened...

Steve Long: Newcastle will obviously struggle this season, too few Premier League quality players, especially in their squad outside the first team, one long term injury, for their first team and that could be it for Newcastle, for some time.

Johnny Magrinho: Weak Arsenal squad? Looks good to me. Mix of youth and experience. Only weakness in the context of this game is Maitland-Niles. That's where Newcastle will be putting every ball. Could be an upset but Newcastle are Newcastle after all. Routine away win for me. 1-3.

Imti Jamir: Emery's first 11 team sheet always look like ready to concede goals and today is no different.

And here's the reasoning of the unhappy Mags, who released a statement to encourage other fans not to turn up today.

"We would like to place on record our best wishes to Steve Bruce, his staff and our squad for the forthcoming season ahead of Sunday’s game against Arsenal.

"‘We will continue to support our club, however, like thousands of other fans, will not be entering St James’s Park on Sunday.

"By boycotting the game tomorrow, we are demonstrating to a worldwide television audience that we are taking a stand against Mike Ashley’s continued mismanagement of Newcastle United football club."

The rain hasn't put off the Newcastle fans who are protesting against owner Mike Ashley. Ten supporter groups have joined forces to urge fans to stay away from this afternoon’s game , externalat St James’s Park as they continue to be unhappy with Ashley’s running of the club.

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Ahhh, without even seeing Steve Bruce's face you just know he's got a twinkle in his eye.

On a human level, no matter what you think about Mike Ashley and the political situation at Newcastle, it is hard not to hope it doesn't turn into a nightmare for Steve Bruce.

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Newcastle manager Steve Bruce, speaking to Sky Sports: "You get to my age and you don't get excited very often. If you are born here, to get the opportunity to manage the club is something that is right up there. A highlight of a very long career.

On Joelinton: "He is your typical big number nine with pace and power. Like all the new players, can you adapt? We hope so. He has all the attributes to be a big fan favourite."

On the difficult situation at Newcastle: "Every manager, a result helps a situation. It has been a difficult summer but a result will go some way to putting that right and help."

Looks like the Ashley Out brigade have wandered up from their meeting point outside Sports Direct to the Strawberry pub in the shadow of the Gallowgate.

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David Luiz not being thrown straight into the Arsenal team makes sense. Right? Defensive partnerships needs time to gel so Unai Emery has gone safe with a pair in Sokratis and Calum Chambers who have played alongside each other in pre-season.

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Karen Carney
England women's winger on BBC 5Live

From a Newcastle perspective, I would be looking at this squad and thinking happy days. They are at home, they have not had to travel and they have some exciting players. They should look at this team and think why not, why can we not go out there and win. No-one was expecting this Arsenal squad. It could be a shock result here.

Chris Lord: Most English players starting for Arsenal since how long? Chambers under-rated, Willock & Nelson been impressive in pre-season!

Sulaimon Adelekan: New Season New Hope for the Gunners. The next nine months are going to be full of expectations and pressure. Finger Crossed!!!

Rezza Sait: Newcastle should take advantage of this weak Arsenal side before Emery brings on Laca and Pepe

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Ayoze Perez, a £30m summer signing from Newcastle, makes his competitive debut for Leicester, while deadline day addition Dennis Praet is among the substitutes.

Turkish defender Caglar Soyuncu, who started only four Premier League games last season, including only one so far in 2019, is the man who replaces Harry Maguire after the England international's £80m move to Manchester United.

Leicester: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Ndidi, Perez, Tielemans, Choudhury, Maddison, Vardy.

Substitutes: Justin, Morgan, Albrighton, Ward, Iheanacho, Barnes, Praet.

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Wolves have already played three Europa League games this season and Nuno Espirito Santo makes two changes from the 11 that began the 4-0 win over Pyunik in Armenia on Thursday.

Ruben Neves and Jonny move up from the bench, with Romain Saiss and Ruben Vinagre dropping down.

Wolves: Rui Patricio, Coady, Bennett, Boly, Doherty, Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Jota, Jimenez.

Substitutes: Pedro Neto, Cutrone, Gibbs-White, Ruddy, Saiss, Ruben Vinagre, Traore.

Thoughts Arsenal fans? Former Republic of Ireland striker Clinton Morrison, speaking on 5 live, says he fancies Newcastle today after seeing that Gunners line-up...

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Club record signing Joelinton starts for Newcastle - one of four changes from the side that started the 4-0 win at Fulham on the final day of last season.

Steve Bruce throws the £40m Brazilian in while 21-year-old midfielder Sean Longstaff, a target for Manchester United this summer, also start.

New signings Allan Saint-Maximin and Emil Krafth are on the bench, while Andy Carroll is not deemed match-fit.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Schar, Lascelles, Dummett, Manquillo, Shelvey, Hayden, Longstaff, Ritchie, Almiron, Joelinton.

Subs: Clark, Saint-Maximin, Muto, Willems, Krafth, Fernandez, Darlow.

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David Luiz starts his Arsenal career on the bench but there is a place in the starting line up for 19-year-old forward Reiss Nelson, who impressed on loan at Hoffenheim last season.

Unai Emery also gives a start to 19-year-old midfielder Joe Willock while new signings Gabriel Martinelli, Dani Ceballos and Nicolas Pepe are also on the bench.

As reported, forward Mesut Ozil and defender Sead Kolasinac will not feature because of security concerns.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Papastathopoulos, Monreal, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Willock, Nelson, Aubameyang.

Subs: Ceballos, Lacazette, Torreira, Pepe, Luiz, Martinez, Gabriel Martinelli.

Newcastle is grey. And I'm not just talking about the St James' Park seats. Pounding rain.

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