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Match Highlights – Burnley vs Chelsea
The most impressive performance from anyone in the opening weekend of the Premier League as Chelsea beat Burnley 3-1, getting a debut goal for Diego Costa for his new team, while Cesc Fabregas set up the next two goals, finding Andre Schurrle (with a genius assist) and Branislav Ivanovic to seal the win before the half time whistle.
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Liverpool FC – Daniel Sturridge Needs a Striker Next to Him
Despite the enthusiasm, Raheem Sterling doesn’t create another SAS partnership with Daniel Sturridge. Liverpool, as their second half of an opening win clearly showed, need another striker to make their best formation work. Rickie Lambert might not be the best solution, but for now he’s the best solution for a dual-striker partnership the club has.
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Premier League – Burnley vs Chelsea Predictions
There’s nothing easy in the English Premier League, but Chelsea have gotten themselves a season-opening match against presumably the weakest team in the Premier League, a Burnley side that hasn’t done anything this summer that would make us think they’re going to be anything more than relegation bound.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Southampton
An opening match that looked a lot like the one from last season for Liverpool, coming away with a 2-1 win over Southampton thanks to a late winner from Daniel Sturridge. Raheem Sterling scored first but Nathaniel Clyne made things very interesting with a second half equalizer.
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Manchester United – Louis van Gaal Knows He Has Work to do
Reality hit Manchester United and it’s manager, Louis van Gaal, in the face on the opening match of the new Premier League season. Wayne Rooney did score a goal, but it was far from enough against an alleged inferior opponent. The combination of new and changing tactics, young and ill-positioned players with similar problems to those from last season resulted in a terribly disappointing performance.
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Cristiano Ronaldo & Angel di Maria Are Ready (Fiorentina vs Real Madrid)
Despite the 2-1 loss, Real Madrid should feel quite confident as they head into the new La Liga season, getting another goal from Cristiano Ronaldo. Strikes from Mario Gomez and Marcos Alonso gave Fiorentina the win, but it was one of those preseason friendlies in which the result wasn’t the most important thing.
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Premier League – Liverpool vs Southampton Predictions
There’s a strong connection between the two clubs, Liverpool and Southampton, playing their first match of the season against each other, as the hosts have added three of their rival’s players over the course of this summer which they are hoping will be a big part of the new and difficult tests they have waiting for them this season in the Premier League and the Champions League.
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Premier League – Week 1 Results & Table
Not too many goals, but plenty of interesting results, led by Swansea upsetting Manchester United at the Old Trafford to open the Premier League season, while Arsenal enjoyed a 90th minute goal from Aaron Ramsey to come away with a opening weekend win. The same scenario was at place for their bitter rivals Tottenham, also winning in injury time with Eric Dier being the hero.
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Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Swansea
Not the start Louis van Gaal and Manchester United were hoping for in the 2014-2015 season, losing at Old Trafford to Swansea for the first time in the Premier League. An early goal from Ki-Sung Yeung showed it was going to be a tough day for the hosts, but Wayne Rooney scoring an equalizer brought the hope level back up. Gylfi Sigurdsson, making his return with the Welsh club, ended those hopes of three points on the opening weekend.
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Premier League – Week 1 Predictions
The English Premier League beings with seven matches on its first day of the season, as Manchester United begin their campaign of erasing the memory of the previous one by playing against Swansea, while other big matches happen to both be London derbies: West Ham hosting Tottenham and Arsenal, with their lofty ambitions, playing at home against the messed up Crystal Palace.