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The players stride out in to the empty Craven Cottage - the new normal is still weird.
All set everyone?
Summary
Wilson pokes in & Hendrick's rocket as both debutants give Newcastle win
Liverpool 4-3 Leeds - Salah hat-trick after Leeds come back three times
Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton: Zaha's controlled volley the difference
Fulham 0-3 Arsenal: Lacazette tap-in, debut Gabriel goal & Aubameyang finish - Willian central to all three goals
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'System change has Arsenal looking solid'published at 12:25 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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Alan Shearer
Former Newcastle captain on BBC Radio 5 LiveArsenal looked impressive [after moving to three in defence].
It looks like Mikel Arteta has a formula that works for his players and they look comfortable doing it.
They look soild and tough to beat, which are words we haven't often used about Arsenal for a while now - and that's why he's sticking with it.
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Didn't Mitrovic first come to wider attention with a goal against Arsenal?
Here they come!
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Deep State: Gabriel will score today on his debut
Paul: As an arsenal fan I'm glad mitrovic is on bench. sort of. He's good in the air and physical and it's well known our defence usually struggle. I'd be a lot more worried if he had started. That said, I needed him playing for my bet
Neil Moriarty: Here we go, me and every other Gooner thinking we know a better line up than Arteta, as we did Wenger and Emery before him....
Early goal?published at 12:24 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
The opening Premier League goal of the season has come within the opening 10 minutes in each of the last three seasons: Alexandre Lacazette (2') in 2017-18, Paul Pogba (3') in 2018-19 and Grant Hanley (7', own goal) in 2019-20.
Fulham's new players not ready yetpublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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FulhamFulham manager Scott Parker to BT Sport: "At this moment in time a lot of the players we brought in are not ready.
"We're trying to set a culture around this club that if you train hard and work hard you get rewarded. These boys I fully trust."
'We have a special situation in goal'published at 12:22 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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ArsenalArsenal manager Mikel Arteta to BT Sport: "We have a special situation in goal. The transfer market is open. We know rumours [about Emiliano Martinez leaving]. We made the decision to play Bernd today."
On starting Gabriel: "Everyone says we have a lot of centre-backs. But we have a lot of issues in recent weeks. He needs to start today. He's been preparing really well. Hopefully he will be fine."
On Willian: "We play slightly differently to Chelsea. He’s a tremendous player, high quality, knows the league really well, so hopefully he can start performing today."
'Lack of fans will hurt smaller clubs'published at 12:20 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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Alan Shearer
Former Newcastle captain on BBC Radio 5 LiveYou can imagine what it would have been like for the fans of these [promoted] clubs. Playing at Elland Road, Fulham and West Brom - they'll miss the fans there.
As a player, you feed off what the fans are giving you from the touchline and the terraces and they're not going to have that.
There's no doubt about it that the smaller clubs will be at a bit of disadvantage at home.
The Champ is go!published at 12:20 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Watford won last night as the EFL season got back under way - and there's some Championship games about to kick off too.
Follow that live here.
Where are the goals coming from?published at 12:15 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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FulhamWith Aleksandar Mitrovic only on the bench today, where are Fulham's goals going to come from?
Well, of today's starting XI, Aboubakar Kamara got four in the league last season, Ivan Cavaleiro six, Neeskens Kebano three and Tom Cairney eight.
Spread them around...
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Who knew Mo Elneny was still an Arsenal player? Not me.
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Paul Emeka Kalu: Elneny in our midfield? No Pepe or Saka. Hope we are not going backwards?
Afayokha Isaac: Pepe on the bench £72m well spent by arsenal
Why Liverpool's title defence won't be easypublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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Image source, Getty ImagesIt took Liverpool 30 long, painful years to win a 19th top-flight league title. They now face a tough eight-month examination to see if they can defend it.
There are a number of reasons why the Reds' attempt to win back-to-back Premier League crowns is fraught with difficulty.
Anyone can win it!published at 12:07 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Not really.
BUT this Premier League season features 15 clubs who have been top flight champions, the highest number of former champions in a top flight season since 1969-70 (also 15).
The top flight record is 16 former champions in 1954-55 and 1955-56.
Tune in!published at 12:06 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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End of twitter postDisappointingpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Image source, SNS Group/SFA Rob CaseyYou were hoping they'd have to play a defender in goal as well weren't you?
Turns out Bobby Zlamal will be in goal for St Mirren's Scottish Premiership game with Hibernian after all three of the club's goalkeepers were ruled out due to coronavirus.
St Mirren sign Zlamal with trio missing
Zdenek Zlamal will be in goal for St Mirren's Scottish Premiership game with Hibernian on Saturday after all three of the club's goalkeepers were ruled out because of coronavirus.
Read MoreMitro's on holdpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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Aleksandar Mitrovic is on the bench for Fulham - none of his 40 Championship appearances last season or 37 Premier League matches in 2018-19 were as a sub. Indeed, his last sub appearance in the Premier League was with Newcastle against Leicester in December 2017.
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Two years ago Fulham lost their opening game 2-0 at home to Palace and were relegated with just 26 points.
Do we think they will fare better this time around?
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Here comes Willian out to warm up in the dusky pink of Arsenal. Always odd when a stalwart changes PL sides at this stage of his career.
Gabriel and Willian are the 10th and 11th Brazilians to appear in the Premier League for Arsenal - only Chelsea and Manchester City (both 12) have had more Brazilian players in the competition.
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Daniel Cheng: Interesting team selection by Arteta. Pepe should be starting ahead of Willian I reckon and also Ceballos should be in the midfield