There's an applause all around Kenilworth Road in the fourth minute as a show of support for their number four, Tom Lockyer.

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First card of the game and it is for one of Nuno's former players at Wolves Willy Boly.

Dominic Solanke turns on the half way and Boly cynically trips him.

Mark Schwarzer
Former Chelsea and Fulham keeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

Everton have started very well and haven't allowed Tottenham to settle.

They are on the front foot and are really up for this game.

A really bright start by Luton. Elijah Adebayo tries to keep it in play on the left but doesn't. The Newcastle players had stopped when Jacob Brown's strike hit the post. He has another go a few moments later but it's held by Martin Dubravka.

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Vitalii Mykolenko picks up a loose ball in the box from an Everton corner but his effort is straight down the middle. A chance though.

Michael Brown
Former Tottenham midfielder on Final Score

Burnley will need quite the turn of form to turn things around.

You look at the type of point turnaround they are going to need, you are talking about top ten form.

You look at the table and think 'six points away, we've got a chance'. But they are going to need to find incredible form to surive.

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Oooh. Andros Townsend cuts back onto his left foot and bends a dangerous ball in from the right.

Jamaal Lascelles has to hook it out for a corner.

An early corner for Bournemouth but it is headed clear at the near post by Forest.

A first tick for Nuno.

Straight on the attack by Spurs. Dejan Kulusevski whips in a cross from the left, it comes to Pape Matar Sarr on the edge of the box but his volley bounces kindly into the keeper's hands.

Manchester United

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I think it was a decent 72 minutes where we didn't take our chances. We should've gone in the lead but we didn't and then it was one moment of switching off."

On Alejandro Garnacho's miss: "I think he is confident, he's in good form at the moment. He was one on one with the keeper and he could've taken it but we didn't."

On how disappointed he was with the lack of a comeback: "We tried. West Ham weren't running behind us for a long period in the game and then they got the goal and then of course you encourage the team. From that they were very aggressive defending the box and from that moment it's difficult to create a chance."

On United's poor record against top opposition: "At this moment we are not top, but we have seen last week against the top of this league we were head-to-head. We didn't score, we had the best opportunities of the game. There we defended very well for 90 minutes, that has to be always our standard like what we did there. You have to bring that to every game on the pitch."

On what he could change from this year going into 2024: "In 2023, we won a Cup, we played the FA Cup final, we were third in the league. There were highlights but we are over-performing, but in this moment we are underperforming. There are reasons for it, we have many injuries, so the team will be better if the injured ones return. We have to be calm, stick together, stick to the plan, we have to do it together."

It's loud at the City Ground.

There will have been a lot of disappointment among the fans when Steve Cooper was dismissed as manager this week, but there's no argument that they are behind Nuno and his players already.

Off we go in all four matches. Where is the first goal coming from?

West Ham United

West Ham's leading goal scorer Jarrod Bowen speaking to TNT Sports: "Today's game is probably where the first goal is most important, they're a really good side that caused us problems.

"We had our chances and one thing about us is that we keep chipping and plugging away to get the goal and we got the first goal and then did really well to get the second one as well and not put the game to bed but give us more comfort going into the last 20 minutes.

"Last few weeks Lucas [Paqueta] had five assists. All of us want to score goals and be the creative spark. We're enjoying our football and one we knew how important today was to go into Christmas in the top six-seven and all we can do is keep winning games.

"Scoring goals comes with confidence, if you score a few goals and feel like you're playing well. That helps for me. What I wanted to do this season was play at a good level and try and churn out those performances week in week out.

"There's been ups and downs and games we've been disappointed with. It's been a good start to the season, there's always room to improve and the quality in the league this season especially in that top 10 it's probably the best I've played in for a long time. We know it's difficult but all we can do is win our games. If you want to talk about finishing in the top six then these are the games you have to win."

Clinton Morrison
Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC's Football Daily podcast

There will be games where Cooper has to hold his hands up and say he got it wrong. You can't be getting beat like that, 5-0, and making so many changes.

But overall, I think he did a good job there.

There are however some games where he will look back on it and say he got it wrong.

Nuno Espirito Santo walks out for the first time as Nottingham Forest boss and immediately returns the warm applause.

There's a few chants of "Nuno, Nuno, Nuno" too and the former Wolves and Spurs boss touches his heart in appreciation.

A huge roar at Craven Cottage as Rebecca Welch leads the two teams out. Never mind the players, a huge 90 minutes ahead for the first woman to take charge of a Premier League match.

Not sure how he passed the health and safety regulations but Santa is stood on the top of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium waving flags.

Nedum Onuoha
Former Manchester City defender on Football Focus

Nottingham Forest is a unique situation in that the side weren't doing that well but the fans absolutely loved Steve Cooper.

Coming in to replace someone that was held so dearly by a group of fans is going to be tough for Nuno Espirito Santo, but technically you can see that he is very capable.

Some of his teams at Wolves were very difficult to play against, and picked up some big wins along the way, and they also played in Europe which most people would not have seen coming.

He is not coming into the best situation but he is capable and that is why he was selected to take over.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on Football Focus

I don't think Dejan Kulusevski gets spoken about enough and that is probably because of the quality players he plays alongside at Tottenham.

Generally Heung-min Son or James Maddison steal the headlines but Kulusevski is a vital part of that side.

For chances created he is top, dribbles made he is top, he's got a good ratio of goals and assists, and he also covers one of the highest distances for the team every single game, and he is able to play in numerous positions.

He is one of the first names on the team sheet and never lets his manager down.

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