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And Arne Slot's Liverpool reign got off to the perfect start on Saturday afternoon as the Reds beat Ipswich 2-0 at Portman Road.
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Premier League opening weekend fixtures
Friday, August 16
Manchester United 1-0 Fulham
Saturday, August 17
Ipswich Town 0-2 LiverpoolArsenal v Wolves (3pm)Everton v Brighton (3pm)Newcastle United v Southampton (3pm) - talkSPORT 2 exclusiveNottingham Forest v Bournemouth (3pm)West Ham v Aston Villa (5:30pm)
Sunday, August 18
Brentford v Crystal Palace (2pm)Chelsea v Manchester City (4:30pm)
Monday, August 19
Leicester v Tottenham (8pm) - talkSPORT exclusive
just nowBy Jack Cunningham
After an extended period of added time due to Danilo's horrible injury, it's now half time in all of the Premier League 3pms.
Arsenal 1-0 WolvesEverton 0-1 BrightonNewcastle 1-0 SouthamptonNottingham Forest 1-0 BournemouthCopied
3 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
It's half time between Newcastle and Southampton, but it's booting off in the tunnel now!
The hosts lead 1-0 thanks to Joelinton and are down to ten men after Fabian Schar's red card for an adjudged headbutt on Ben Bereton Diaz, who made the most of the contact.
The rest of the half was extremely ill-tempered, and Dan Burn and Jan Bednarek have just had to be separated in the tunnel after words and shoves were exchanged.
Craig Pawson has lost control of this game, and it wouldn't be a surprise if someone else is sent off in the second half.
Meanwhile, Alan Shearer has had his say on the Schar red card.
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11 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
THE MAGPIES TAKE THE LEAD!
They might be down to ten men, but they are 1-0 up at St James' Park.
Alex McCarthy plays the ball straight to Alexander Isak, and he picks out Joelinton in the box.
The Brazilian takes a touch and finishes at the near post in front of the Gallowgate End.
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19 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
While it has all been kicking off at St James' Park, we have had a few goals in the other 3pm games.
Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth are locked at 1-1 after Danilo's horrible injury.
Chris Wood opened the scoring after Neto spilled a shot straight into his path.
The Cherries thought they'd equalised through Dango Ouattara after Lewis Cook's clever corner fell to him, but it has been disallowed.
Meanwhile, Brighton have the lead at Everton through the returning Kaoru Mitoma.
Yankuba Minteh beat his man down the right and whipped in a low cross that the Japanese international tapped home from close range.
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25 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
NEWCASTLE ARE DOWN TO TEN MEN!
Fabian Schar has been sent off after a coming together with Ben Bereton Diaz.
The striker shoves the centre-back over, who gets up and pushes the forward before putting his head in towards the striker.
He throws himself to the ground, and the centre-back is sent off, although, Diaz has made the most of that.
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30 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
THE GERMAN IS UP AND RUNNING!
Arsenal work the ball out to Bukayo Saka, and he cuts inside and whips a cross into the box.
It's a delightful ball that is begging to be put away, and Havery duly obliges.
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43 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
There is a terrible situation developing at the City Ground involving Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo.
The midfielder jumped up to challenge for a 50/50 with Antoine Semenyo, but as he landed, his leg gave way.
It's unclear exactly what the injury is, but there are screens all around the player in the middle of the pitch.
A stretcher has been called on for Danilo, who looks to be in serious trouble.
Speaking on talkSPORT, former West Ham striker Dean Ashton explained the situation at the City Ground.
He said: “It’s such a horrible thing to see for anybody.
He would’ve been in shock.
“It was obvious from the reaction of the players that it was a nasty injury.”
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48 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
Well, this was a very touching moment, as Arsenal fans in the Emirates paid tribute to former striker Kevin Campbell.
The forward-turned-pundit sadly passed away in the summer after a multi-organ failure.
Campbell was a very popular figure across football as well as at Arsenal.
He started his career with the London giants in 1989 and remained with them until 1995 when he moved to Nottingham Forest.
Overall, he made 211 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 55 goals.
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58 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
Right, all four 3pm Premier League games are now underway.
We'll have all the goals and big moments here, and we'll have more from Arne Slot and Kieran McKenna after Liverpool's 2-0 win Ipswich in the early kick-off this afternoon.
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59 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
Last but not least, we have Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth.
The Tricky Trees have no new signings in the starting XI, with Elliot Anderson and Jota Silva on the bench.
Meanwhile, with Dominik Solanke gone, Antonie Semenyo leads the line for Bournemouth.
New man Dejan Huijsen comes straight into the defence, and Julian Araujo is on the bench after joining from Barcelona.
You can follow all the goals as they go in with Adrian Durham on GameDay Live.
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Today, 14:55By Jack Cunningham
There are a couple of other games happening at 3pm, so let's have a look at the team news from them, starting with Everton vs Brighton.
Sean Dyche has named a very similar team to the one he used last year, although there is no Jarrad Branthwaite due to a muscle injur, meaning Michael Keane starts.
Tim Iroegbunam, who joined from Aston Villa in the summer, starts in midfield.
For Brighton, manager Fabian Hurzeler names James Milner in his team.
Hurzeler was nine when Milner made his Premier League debut!
Mats Wieffer and Yankuba Minteh also make their debuts.
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Today, 14:48By Jack Cunningham
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has sent a clear message to the Reds' rivals after helping his team beat Ipswich 2-0.
Speaking to TNT Sports after the match, he said: "I am glad that we won the game today, and I am always happy to make the difference for the team, that's the most important thing - we just need to carry on.
"I am always happy I get to score goals and assist, so I just need to carry on."
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Today, 14:34By Jack Cunningham
THERE GOES THE FINAL WHISTLE, AND IT'S A GREAT START FOR ARNE SLOT!
The Liverpool that came out in the second half was totally different to the one from the first 45 minutes, as they ran riot.
Diogo Jota opened the scoring before Mohamed Salah doubled the lead and broke the record for number of goals scored on the opening weekend in Premier League history.
He now has nine, which is more than anyone else, and the Reds will be happy to start the year with a win.
Meanwhile, the Tractor Boys can take a lot of heart from the way they played, especially in the first half, where they created plenty of chances.
But, in the end, it wasn't to be for Ipswich.
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Today, 14:28By Jack Cunningham
Our live 3pm fixture comes from St James' Park as Newcastle start the season at home against Southampton.
The game will be live on talkSPORT 2, with coverage presented by Faye Carruthers.
Commentary will come from Ian Danter and former Sunderland defender Micky Gray.
And the teams are in!
Newcastle have elected to start Lewis Hall after he turned his loan from Chelsea into a permanent move.
New signings Lloyd Kelly and William Osula start on the bench as Eddie Howe re-introduces Joelinton, while Anthony Gordon starts on the left despite playing just 45 minutes of pre-season.
For the Saints, they name new signings Yukinari Sugawara and Ben Bereton Diaz in the XI.
Russell Martin also has Cameron Archer on the bench, while former Newcastle striker and Geordie, Adam Armstrong leads the line.
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Today, 14:16By Jack Cunningham
So as Liverpool close in on an opening weekend win, attention turns to the 3pm games.
Arsenal start their pursuit of the Premier League title against Wolves at the Emirates this afternoon, and the teams are in.
There are no real surprises to Mikel Arteta's team as Riccardo Calafiori is on the bench.
Kai Havertz leads the line and Thomas Partey starts as the holding midfielder.
For Wolves, there have been a few big departures this summer, but they hand debuts to Jorgen Strand Larsen and Rodrigo Gomes.
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Today, 13:58By Jack Cunningham
HE IS UNDENIABLE!
New manager, but it's the same old Mohamed Salah, as he breaks another Premier League record!
Virgil van Dijk starts the move with a huge switch to the Egyptian.
He brings the ball down and plays a pass back to Dominik Szoboszlai, who prods a pass into Salah's path.
It takes a little deflection and runs through for the forward, who pokes a finish into the corner.
That is his ninth Premier League goal on the opening weekend of the season, no player has score more.
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Today, 13:50By Jack Cunningham
ON 60 MINUTES, WE HAVE THE FIRST GOAL OF THE ARNE SLOT ERA!
Liverpool have been much better in the second half, and Trent Alexander-Arnold threads a pass through for Mohamed Salah.
He loses Leif Davis and squares a pass across the box.
Jota is there to tap home from inside the six-yard-area, and the Reds are up and running.
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Today, 13:48By Jack Cunningham
Glorious opportunities for Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota
Liverpool finally get the ball moving quickly, and Jota peels out to the left.
He clips a lovely cross into the box for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who prods a pass into Diaz.
The Colombian is no more than six yards from goal, but under pressure Christian Walton, he lifts an effort over the bar.
The Reds come again through Alexander-Arnold, and he delivers a stunning cross into the box.
Jota meets it in the middle of the six-yard-box and heads wide.
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Today, 13:45By Jack Cunningham
The hosts think they have a spot kick, but are denied by VAR!
Omari Hutchinson plays a ball down the line for Leif Davis.
He chops inside and pokes a pass through for Liam Delap, who is bundled to the floor by Virgil van Dijk, Tim Robinson is about to point to the spot before noticing the offside flag.
VAR has a look, and Davis is just offside...
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Today, 13:38By Jack Cunningham
It's been a good start to the second half for Liverpool, and they could have at least a goal!
Initially, Ipswich fail to clear a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner, and the ball drops to Mohamed Salah.
He looks to measure one into the far corner, and Jacob Greaves throws himself at it, making an excellent block.
The Reds come again a couple of moments later as Dominik Szoboszlai drills a sublime pass from right to left for Luis Diaz.
He brings it down, cuts inside and bends an effort towards the far corner, but it's a poor strike that flies over the bar.
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Today, 13:34By Jack Cunningham
That's the end of half time, and we are back underway for the second half, and there is a Liverpool change!
Jarell Quansah is off and Ibrahima Konate is on.
It's unclear if this is tactical or injury-related, but we'll hopefully have more on that soon or after the game when Arne Slot speaks.
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Today, 13:19By Jack Cunningham
That's the end of the first 45 minutes, and it's been an entertaining first half between Ipswich and Liverpool.
The home side will be much the happier of the two teams, and they've come close to breaking the deadlock through Jacob Greaves and Omari Hutchinson, and they get a standing ovation from their fans as they head off.
Liverpool have looked disjointed and slow in possession, struggling to create much from open play.
Arne Slot is unlikely to be happy with what he's seen, and the only positive for them is that it's 0-0 at half time, while Ryan Gravenberch has looked good in the number six role.
Former Chelsea defender Scott Minto summed up the first 45 minutes perfectly on talkSPORT.
He said: "If someone asked you which of these teams was in League One two seasons ago, purely based on the way they're playing, you wouldn't be able to give an answer."
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Today, 13:13By Jack Cunningham
Ooooooooo, Wes Burns, you lucky boy!
The Ipswich winger was booked earlier in the game for a pretty nasty scrape down Alexis Mac Allister's Achilles, and he's fortunate to avoid a second booking here.
Diogo Jota drives down the left, leaving Burns behind.
The winger falls over, and as he lands, he bats the ball away with his hand in front of the Liverpool bench, who go mad.
Tim Robinson decides it's just a free-kick, and Burns stays on.
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Today, 13:08By Jack Cunningham
The home side are well on top!
From a Liverpool corner, Diogo Jota loses possession on the edge of the Ipswich box, and Liam Delap threads a ball through for Omari Hutchinson.
The winger charges into the Reds' half and gets past one man before driving in a low left-footed shot from the edge of the box.
It's a decent effort and Alisson Becker does well to dive to his left and make the save.
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Today, 13:05By Jack Cunningham
Away from this match for a moment, and former Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers defender Phil Jones has announced his retirement from football at the age of 32.
Speaking on BBC 5Live, the ex-England international confirmed he would be now looking into coaching after failing to find a new club after being released by the Red Devils earlier this year.
Jones started his career with Blackburn before moving to Old Trafford in 2011 for around £18 million.
While at Man United, Jones won the Premier League, Europa League FA Cup and League Cup.
He made 229 appearances for the Red Devils, including 204 in the top-flight.
Unfortunately, injuries badly hampered Jones' career and limited his impact in his 13 years at Old Trafford.
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