Premier League Matchday 1 – Roundup and Results

Last Updated on August 8, 2022 3:30 pm by Erwin Noguera

The 2022-23 English Premier League season has already started and, in just 1 matchday, we have been able to observe the high level with which the teams arrive to this new season, not only from the favorite teams but also from those in the middle-lower part of the standings, who have put together good squads to improve their performance in this new challenge.

We start with the team that showed the most power in this first matchday, Tottenham, who managed to crush Southampton with a score of 4-1. Arsenal had a good win against Crystal Palace, Chelsea also had a great away win, and Manchester City started with a 2-0 win over West Ham.

One of the first surprises of this opening day was the 2-2 draw between Liverpool and Fulham; where the Reds always had to come from behind on the scoreboard. One team that does not seem to be getting any better is Manchester United, who were crushed 1-2 at home, Old Trafford, by a Brighton side that looked immense at the start of the season.

Another result that surprised all English soccer lovers was the defeat of Aston Villa against Bournemouth with a score of 0-2

Premier League Matchday 1: Tottenham vs. Southampton

When: Saturday, August 06 at 08:00 am ET

Moneyline odds: Tottenham -277 / Southampton +700 (Source: MyBookie.ag)

Draw Offs: +420

Where Can I Watch? ESPN / SKY HD / NBCSN / DAZN

Where Can Stream? ESPN Play / NBC Sports App

As we had predicted, Tottenham got off to a good start in the 2022-23 season with the clear objective of dethroning Manchester City.

Spurs were surprised by Southampton at the start of the match when in the 12th minute James Ward-Prowse scored his team’s first (and only) goal. This goal woke up Spurs, and in such a way, that in the 21st minute they managed to equalize thanks to Ryan Sessegnon’s goal. Only 10 minutes later, Tottenham was already ahead on the scoreboard thanks to Eric Dier.

As the match progressed, Tottenham took more and more control of the ball. In the 61st minute, after incessant attacks, they got on the scoresheet again thanks to an own-goal scored by Mohammed Salisu.

Two minutes later, Dejan Kulusevski scored the last goal of the match to put the game to bed.

With this result, Tottenham moved into first place in the standings thanks to a goal difference of +3. Southampton, meanwhile, moved to the last place

Result: Tottenham (4) – (1) Southampton

Premier League Matchday 1: Chelsea vs. Everton

When: Saturday, August 06 at 10:30 am ET

Moneyline odds: Chelsea -153 / Everton +420 (Source: MyBookie.ag)

Draw Offs: +290

Where Can I Watch? ESPN / SKY HD / NBCSN / DAZN

Where Can Stream? ESPN Play / NBC Sports App

Another of the great candidates to fight for the title of Premier League champions, Chelsea, started their way in this season with an excellent victory with a score of 1-0, as visitors, against an Everton that managed to withstand many onslaughts.

By insistence in the first half, rather than clarity, runaway and chances, Chelsea solved their logjam against Everton by a penalty goal on the brink of halftime from Jorginho and two saves from Édouard Mendy.

The goal relieved Chelsea, who had missed several chances to score earlier, such as Sterling’s disallowed goal on a Pickford miss with the attacker’s being in an offside position, apart from a dozen corners, but was also given a scare by Tarkowski’s earlier header that Mendy flew in with supreme agility.

In the second half, the game went back and forth until Everton began to pull their lines back and defend to avoid another goalmouth scare

Result: Chelsea (1) – (0) Everton

Premier League Matchday 1: West Ham vs. Manchester City

When: Sunday, August 07 at 09:30 am ET

Moneyline odds: West Ham +680 / Manchester City -277 (Source: MyBookie.ag)

Draw Offs: +420

Where Can I Watch? ESPN / SKY HD / NBCSN / DAZN

Where Can Stream? ESPN Play / NBC Sports App

The reigning Premier League champions, Manchester City, began to suffer in the first five minutes with a couple of dangerous arrivals down the West Ham flanks. As time went on, however, the visitors began to gain possession of the ball and attack through Jack Grealish’s sector to find a precise cross for the Norwegian Erling Haaland.

The formula came close to paying off after 20 minutes, albeit on the opposite flank when Phil Foden picked up the ball near the box and set up Haaland, who arrived at the near post with pace but missed the target by inches.

Manchester City’s insistence on attacking in search of a goal paid off in the 36th minute when Haaland was fouled in the box, with the referee awarding the penalty, and the Norwegian himself gave his new team the lead in this match.

In the second half, West Ham came out determined to take the lead in the match and equalize at home, but thanks to an excellent through ball from Kevin De Bruyne to Haaland in the 65th minute, they managed to score the final 2-0 to give them the peace of mind to start this new Premier League season with 3 points.

Result: Manchester City (2) – (0) West Ham

Premier League Matchday 1: Fulham vs. Liverpool

When: Saturday, August 06 at 07:30 am ET

Moneyline odds: Fulham +900 / Liverpool -370 (Source: MyBookie.ag)

Draw Offs: +520

Where Can I Watch? ESPN / SKY HD / NBCSN / DAZN

Where Can Stream? ESPN Play / NBC Sports App

What looked like an easy start for a team that came from crushing Manchester City last weekend, turned out to be a nightmare for Liverpool. The team coached by Jürgen Klopp had an extremely uncomfortable match and could not get beyond 2-2 on the scoreboard.

The start of the match was marked by a Fulham that was on top of their game. With stupendous pressing in three quarters, closing the spaces inside to prevent Fabinho and Thiago from connecting with the possession game, they prevented Van Dijk and Matip from initiating the moves judiciously.

With few chances on either side, the goal came from Mitrovic’s header, which beat Alexander-Arnold in the 33rd minute. After the introduction of Liverpool’s new signing, Uruguayan Darwin Nuñez, the Reds began to look more solid on the pitch and, thanks to a pass from Salah in the 64th minute, Nuñez scored the first goal of his team and his first in the Premier League to level the score.

Eight minutes later, Fulham was on top after a penalty converted by Mitrovic. In the 80th minute, taking advantage of a not very good control by Darwin. Salah managed to equalize the score and put definitive figures to this match.

Result: Liverpool (2) – (2) Fulham