Newcastle vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Steve Bruce’s men take on David Moyes’ side at St James’ Park in the early kick-off
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Newcastle United entertain West Ham United in the early kick-off on the opening weekend of the Premier League.
Steve Bruce guided the Magpies to survival last season, though there were struggles along the way, and it could be another season battling near the bottom given the relative lack of investment until Joe Willock’s permanent move from Arsenal was finalised. David Moyes would love even one signing of that magnitude, after bemoaning a lack of recruits, having taken the Hammers to the brink of Champions League football last season before settling for a place in this season’s Europa League, while finishing above Arsenal and Tottenham.
And Jarrod Bowen is determined to make last season the new normal for West Ham: “What happened last season is done now. All our focus is on the new season. I feel like we will put in a good performance. Obviously, it’s the first game of the season and we want to get off on the right foot, but with what we did last season, we want to carry that form into the start of the season.
“It was obviously an unbelievable season for us to get 65 points and European football here. There was even talk at one stage about getting into the Champions League, which is a remarkable achievement for us coming from avoiding relegation the previous year. The Champions League wasn’t meant to be, but we still got Europa League, so it’s going to be good for me personally - something I have never experienced before. It’ll be really good to play in that and hopefully have a good run in it.”
Follow live updates, analysis and reaction from St James’ Park with early team news for the big game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as champions Manchester City travel to Tottenham:
Premier League: Tottenham 0-0 Man City
8 min: Dier does well to keep a cross coming in from Cancelo.
The throw in leads Man City back to the midfield and Mendy makes an error, Son gets to it.
Son is then criticised for not taking Ake on to get into the box.
Premier League: Tottenham 0-0 Man City
6 min: Again from City.
Mahrez gets a shot away which is blocked from Skipp and then Cancelo gets a rebound hit that goes wide.
Complete domination from Guardiola’s side.
Premier League: Tottenham 0-0 Man City
5 min: City opt for a short corner and then the ball is whipped in.
Lloris comes out to punch away and he is lucky Fernandinho’s header goes wide.
Strong from City so far.
Premier League: Tottenham 0-0 Man City
3 min: Gundogan takes the kick and it curls over the goal.
Skipp gets a head to it from the wall, City corner.
Premier League: Tottenham 0-0 Man City
2 min: Different club, same story for Grealish.
He gets the ball and surges into the box but he is brought down by Skipp.
Man City free kick
Premier League: Tottenham 0-0 Man City
1 min: The early stages have been all City with Mendy getting a good pass away to Sterling who lost the ball.
Spurs tried to build phases but City are controlling the game, particularly through passes between their back three.
Premier League: Tottenham 0-0 Man City
Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium!
Will we see the impact of Grealish in this star studded team? And will Spurs feel the absence of Kane?
All the answers to come in the next 90 minutes.
Premier League: Tottenham vs Man City
Five minutes to go until kick-off in this one.
Will City get their defence off to a perfect start?
Premier League: Tottenham vs Man City
Pep Guardiola has spoken about selection and £100m signing Jack Grealish ahead of kick-off.
He said: “Jack is not going to solve our problems or our good things so we will play him how we want to.
“He has to be himself, he has come for many years. Maybe he will adapt quicker or us to him.
“Raheem [Sterling] has his special physical quality and the others [like Kevin de Bruyne] need more time.”
Premier League: Tottenham vs Man City
Can Spurs upset the defending champions?
City’s manager Pep Guardiola says despite not having a full pre-season with international stars the right mentality can see them have success, just like last season.
He said: “Day by day, week by week, game by game, we rejoined the players to the team dynamic and put them in the best condition. That’s why we had success last season because we did not cry in the beginning.
“We looked at what we could do to improve the team and when we arrived in some moment we started to win and win and win, and during four months we were unbeatable. That is why we won the Premier League and we arrived in the last stage of all the competitions.”
Pep Guardiola fearing another slow start from Manchester City
City dropped points in five of their opening eight Premier League games last year.
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