Tottenham started their new campaign in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Burnley. Two of the goals were scored by Richarlison, and Brendan Johnson added one goal, BTA reported.
Surprisingly for the second consecutive match outside the home team's group, Yves Bissuma turned out to be out, having been removed from the squad for the European Super Cup on Wednesday, lost to PSG on penalties.
Brighton and Fulham ended in a 1-1 draw, with the guests from London reaching an equalizer in the sixth minute of added time through Rodrigo Muniz. Matthew O'Reilly opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 55th minute for Brighton, and the hosts had a goal disallowed by Minte early in the match.
Sunderland won 3-0 over West Ham and marked their return to the Premier League after an eight-year absence in the best possible way. Eliezer Mayenda, Daniel Ballard and Wilson Isidore scored to the delight of their fans at the packed “Stadium of Light“.
Earlier today, Aston Villa and Newcastle ended 0-0 in a match from the first round of the new season of the English football championship. Unai Emery's Birmingham side were reduced to a single squad in the 66th minute when Ezri Konsa was shown a straight red card for holding an opponent.
The visitors from Newcastle dominated the game throughout but failed to capitalise on their chances. The absence of their big star forward Alexander Isak has had its impact. The Sweden international is refusing to train because he wants a move to Liverpool.