Premier League - as it happened: Defeat for Chelsea at home to Burnley as Wayne Rooney scores for Everton
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Arsenal and Leicester City played out a thrilling game to kick the new season off on Friday night as Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud scored in the last eight minutes to turn a 3-2 defeat into a 4-3 victory.
The 3pm Saturday kick-offs signal the start of champions Chelsea’s title defence at home to Burnley, who have lost a number of their star players from last season, while the Blues have bolstered their squad with the arrival of Alvaro Morata.
Elsewhere, Wayne Rooney will get his first taste of Premier League football in an Everton shirt for 13 years when the Toffees host Stoke at Goodison Park.
Huddersfield start their first-ever Premier League campaign away to Crystal Palace as Southampton face Swansea and West Brom take on Bournemouth in the rest of the 3 o’clocks.
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Friday’s Premier League result:
Arsenal 4 Leicester 3
Saturday’s Premier League fixtures (all 3pm unless stated):
Watford 3 Liverpool 3 (12.30pm)
Chelsea vs Burnley
Crystal Palace vs Huddersfield
Everton vs Stoke
Southampton vs Swansea
West Brom vs Bournemouth
Brighton vs Manchester City (5.30pm)
Sunday’s Premier League fixtures:
Newcastle vs Tottenham (1.30pm)
Manchester United vs West Ham (4.00pm)
A reminder of today's 3pm matches:
- Everton vs Stoke
- Crystal Palace vs Huddersfield
- Southampton vs Swansea
- West Brom vs Bournemouth
- Chelsea vs Burnley
A new record for Rooney
The former Manchester United man starts for Everton against Stoke this afternoon.
Jurgen Klopp reacts
This is what the Liverpool manager had to say after the Reds' 3-3 draw against Watford in today's lunchtime kick-off:
"We were unlucky in the end. The equaliser was offside. It’s obvious because the linesman is on the line. He needs to see it.
"Watford's first goal was a good cross and a good run. That’s just good. Well done really. The first half I wasn’t too happy with.
"We passed but couldn’t see what we actually wanted. The second half was a lot better. We forgot to close the game. We defended a little deep. We have to push up. Both teams struggled with 90 minutes, it’s the first game. That’s normal.
"I cannot change it [the late goal]. We would have had defensive areas we need to work on if we’d won 3-2. We were the better team, we should have won."
Quotes from Sky
We're underway in the day's 3pm kick-offs!
Can champions Chelsea get their title defence underway with a win? We'll find out over the next couple of hours.
Southampton 0-0 Swansea
Manolo Gabbiadini comes close to opening the scoring for Southampton as his header clips the crossbar at St Mary's.
West Brom 0-0 Bournemouth
Jay Rodriguez comes close to scoring a debut goal for West Brom but he's denied from close range by Bournemouth new boy Asmir Begovic.
Red card!
Chelsea 0-0 Burnley
A straight dismissal for Chelsea skipper Gary Cahill for serious foul play after a challenge on Burnley's Steven Defour.
GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Burnley (Vokes)
Sam Vokes gives Burnley the lead at Stamford Bridge.
It's a scuffed, deflected effort but they all count!
Shades of 2015/16 for Chelsea?
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