Summary

  • Brighton beat Watford in day's late game - Duffy & Maupay

  • Result: Man City 5-0 Norwich - Krul OG, Grealish's first goal since £100m move, Laporte, Sterling & Mahrez

  • Result: Leeds 2-2 Everton - Calvert-Lewin & Gray for Toffees, Klich & Raphinha for Leeds

  • Result: Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle - Ings bicycle kick, El Ghazi pen

  • Result: Palace 0-0 Brentford - Bees hoping to extend winning start

  • Result: Liverpool 2-0 Burnley - Jota and Mane

  1. 'Overall we're delighted'published at 16:01 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Liverpool 2-0 Burnley

    Liverpool

    Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, speaking to BT Sport: "It was the result we wanted. The performance was good at times. There are still places we can improve of course, but overall we’re delighted. The fans are back, we’re delighted to have them and it’s important we got the result.

    "[The fans] keep you going at times. Burnley are a good side, we knew that before the game. They made it difficult with set-pieces in behind but I thought we dealt with that quite well and scored some good goals.

    "I think the second goal is important. If it’s 1-0 in the last 10 minutes they could go long and it can be really difficult. The second goal was important for us to kill the game a little bit.

    "Without the crowd it’s different. Football was totally different last season, not only at Anfield but in general. Now we have the fans back it’s a different ball game. Hopefully we can make it a fortress."

    On Diogo Jota: "He has the magic touch. Around the box he’s lively. He’s been outstanding since he’s come in and hopefully he can continue."

  2. 'We have to protect the players'published at 15:59 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Liverpool 2-0 Burnley

    Liverpool

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, speaking to BT Sport: "We always had to be ready for a proper fight and we were today. You saw these challenges with Barnes and Wood and Virgil and Joel. I’m not 100 per cent sure if [officials] are going in the right direction with these decisions. It’s like we’re going 10 to 15 years backwards. The rules are like they are, but you cannot defend these situations. That’s how it makes the game really tricky.

    "I don’t think it’s right, but I cannot decide these things. I heard about leaving the game flow, but now we have these situations. The second goal from Brentford [against Arsenal on the opening day] must be a foul – you cannot clip the arm of the goalkeeper and say, ‘that’s football’. I think maybe we have to think about it a second or a third time.

    "The message now is let the game flow, but nobody exactly knows what that means. I like decisions that favour the offensive team, that’s fine. But we have to stick to protecting the players. We cannot deny that. If you like that sort of thing, watch wrestling.

    "In a lot of moments, we played a brilliant game without scoring. In all the other moments we had to fight incredibly hard. We won it and nobody got injured."

  3. 'Picked off a couple of times by a top side'published at 15:57 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    FT: Liverpool 2-0 Burnley

    Burnley

    Burnley boss Sean Dyche to BBC Match of the Day: “I think the way we affected the game was good, particularly in the first half. I was pleased with that. We should have had a penalty in my opinion.

    “In the middle of the pitch it’s a foul but for some reason when it’s Burnley we don’t get them when they are in the box. We’ll see if that balances itself out – but it’s been six years and it hasn’t.

    “Joking apart, we came here on a tough day and I thought our performance was at least decent. We still know we’ve got to add to it, we still know we are working with a very limited group at the moment but a group that is definitely ready to compete on a weekly basis in the Premier League.

    “They turned into the Liverpool you know for 20 minutes in the second half and they scored the second goal – but we kept going and our mentality was firm today and at the end we had a couple of chances.

    “I trust these players implicitly, what they give us, it wasn’t a lack of effort today or commitment. The organisation was good. We just got picked off a couple of times by a top side."

  4. 'Nothing better'published at 15:54 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    FT: Liverpool 2-0 Burnley

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  5. 'Absolutely phenomenal'published at 15:53 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle

    Jermaine Beckford
    Ex-Everton striker on BBC Final Score

    What have I just seen?!

    This is a beautiful goal!

    An overhead kick and it's absolutely phenomenal from the long throw.

    It's unbelievable skill from Danny Ings, he's just been so athletic with it as he launched it into the bottom of the net.

    Under pressure as well? That reminds me of Wayne Rooney's but better and on his home debut!

  6. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Leeds 1-1 Everton

    All square at Elland Road. A very entertaining first half.

  7. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle

    And that's the break.

    Little in it before Danny Ings' superb overhead kick opened the scoring on the brink of half-time.

  8. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Crystal Palace 0-0 Brentford

    Goalless at Selhurst.

  9. CLOSE!published at 15:49 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Crystal Palace 0-0 Brentford

    It is all Brentford but it is catching practice for Vicente Guaita, grabbing Frank Onyeka's shot from range.

  10. goal

    GOAL - Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastlepublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Danny Ings (45+3 mins)

    Wow!

    What a goal that is. Matty Cash launches a long throw into the area, Tyrone Mings flicks it on and Danny Ings rises high into the Villa Park sky to acrobatically scissor-kick the ball beyond Freddy Woodman in the Newcastle goal.

    Sensational finish from the Villa forward. Think I've put my back out just watching that. Brilliant.

    Danny IngsImage source, Getty Images
  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    #bbcfootball

    Daniel Farke has been gifting Pep compliments all week. Looks like he will be gifting him 3 points too! Very naïve performance thus far from the canaries.

    Billy Greedham, Hammersmith

  12. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Man City 2-0 Norwich

    The champions in total control.

    Jack grealishImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Leeds 1-1 Everton

    Jermaine Beckford
    Ex-Everton striker on BBC Final Score

    First touch was fantastic, second touch was in the bottom corner and Jordan Pickford had no chance of saving it.

    Leeds are really pressing high.

  14. CLOSE!published at 15:46 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Crystal Palace 0-0 Brentford

    Brentford look decent up until the final third, this time Ivan Toney dribbles a shot into the hands of Vicente Guaita.

  15. YELLOW CARDSpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle

    Isaac Hayden the latest player to find his way into the book for pulling back John McGinn in midfield. But Douglas Luiz might follow as he brings the lively Joe Willock down on the right. Yep, a yellow for the Villa man.

  16. Postpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Leeds 1-1 Everton

    Jermaine Beckford
    Ex-Everton striker on BBC Final Score

    I think it was a little bit of an overreaction from Yerry Mina, as he was being closed down, maybe pestered by Bamford.

    The ball went into the channel and Bamford left it a little bit on him, not too much but enough to Mina riled up. I think he tried to kick out a little bit, it was borderline something more serious.

  17. Postpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Man City 2-0 Norwich

    A let-off for Tim Krul, coming for a cross but not getting there and Aymeric Laporte almost heads in the third.

  18. Postpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Jack Grealish 🤝Conor Gallagher

    Taken a trip to Claire's Accessories.

  19. Postpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Leeds 1-1 Everton

    Phil Dawkes
    BBC Sport at Elland Road

    Leeds fans have waited a long time for this.

    They lift the roof off Elland Road as Mateusz Klich runs through to collect Patrick Bamford's poked through-ball before chipping neatly past Jordan Pickford.

    The perfect response to falling behind. There are flares going off in the south stand. Boy did the locals enjoy that.

  20. goal

    GOAL - Leeds 1-1 Evertonpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 21 August 2021

    Mateusz Klich (40 mins)

    Leeds are level before the break!

    Everton the masters of their own downfall there... giving it away just inside their own half and allowing Patrick Bamford to pinch the ball from Michael Keane.

    The forward looks up, sees Mateusz Klich in the middle and his well-weighted pass allows the Leeds man to just clip the ball past the onrushing Jordan Pickford.

    Leeds celebrateImage source, Getty Images