Newcastle kick off ‘new dawn’ Premier League season with Forest victory
NEWCASTLE: It took Newcastle United 15 games to record their first Premier League win last season - this time they've done it in one.
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Nottingham Forest’s Premier League return ends in defeat at Newcastle
Fabian Schar’s piledriver and Callum Wilson’s impudence ensured Nottingham Forest’s long-awaited return to the Premier League ended in defeat at Newcastle.
C'ship round-up: Long, McClean, Dunne all on target
Shane Long slotted home an early penalty on his return to the Madejski Stadium, equalising Callum O'Dowda's early goal as Reading came from behind to take the spoils at home to Cardiff City.
Premier League: Wins for Bournemouth, Newcastle and Leeds
Promoted Bournemouth, back in the top flight after two seasons in the Championship, opened their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa at the Vitality Stadium.
Spurs start with a statement as Bazunu ships four
Tottenham recovered from going a goal down to impressively dispatch of Southampton 4-1 in their Premier League opener and show their new strength in depth.
Celtic leave it late to take the points at Ross County
Moritz Jenz headed a late debut goal as Celtic were again made to work in Dingwall as they beat Ross County 3-1. Kyogo Furuhashi gave Celtic the lead in the 48th minute but Alex Iacovitti levelled with Ross County's first effort on target 10 minutes later. Malky Mackay's side looked like they might frustrate their visitors but Jenz ran in to meet Jota's inswinging cross and head into the roof of the net from six yards in the 84th minute.
First-half blitz sees Bohs through to Cup semi-final
Bohemians secured their place in the semi-final of the Evoke.ie FAI Women's Cup with an emphatic 3-1 win over Sligo Rovers in the Dalymount sunshine.
Fulham stun Liverpool for opening-day draw
Mohamed Salah spared Liverpool's embarrassment with a late equaliser as last season's runners-up were held to a 2-2 draw at newly promoted Fulham in their Premier League opener.