Prošlogodišnji prvak Manchester United suvereno je krenuo u novu sezonu, pobjedom na gostovanju kod Swansea (4:1). Po dva puta zabili su Van Persie i Welbeck. Arsenal je pak na svom stadionu poražen od Aston Ville (1:3). Dva je puta zabio Benteke iz penala, a stoper Topnika Laurent Koscielny morao je ranije napustiti igru zbog crvenog kartona.
Od ostalih subotnjih susreta prvoga kola vallja izdvojiti pobjedu Southamptona u posljednjim minutama susreta na gostovanju kod West Bromwich Albiona. Pogodak vrijedan prvog troboda postigao je Rickie Lambert s bijele točke. Junak iz prijateljskog ogleda svoje Engleske protiv Škotske ovoga tjedna pretvorio se u junaka prve Southamptonove utakmice u novoj sezoni.
Za pobjednike je debitirao i cijeli susret odigrao hrvatski reprezentativac Dejan Lovren. Liverpool je u 'lunch-timeu' slavio protiv Stokea, a Everton Nikice Jelavića je remizirao na gostovanju u Norwichu. Jelavić je igrao do 81. minute. Sunderlandu nije pomogao niti Jozy Altidore, strijelac hat-tricka u susretu SAD – BiH, a pobjedu Fulhamu (0:1) donio je Pajtim Kasami u 52. minuti.
Liverpool – Stoke City 1:0 (Sturridge 37)
LIVERPOOL: Mignolet – Jose Enrique, Agger, Toure, Johnson – Henderson, Lucas, Gerrard – Coutinho, Aspas (71 Sterling) – Sturridge
STOKE: Begović – Pieters, Huth, Shawcross, Cameron – Palacios, N'Zonzi, Whelan (63 Adam)– Etherington (63 Pennant), Walters – Crouch (81 Jones)
Arsenal – Aston Villa 1:3 (Giroud 6/Benteke 22-11m, 61-11m, Luna 85)
ARSENAL: Szczesny – Gibbs (29 Jenkinson), Koscielny, Mertesacker, Sagna (90 Podolski) – Wilshere, Ramsey – Oxlade-Chamberlain (46 Cazorla), Rosicky, Walcott – Giroud
ASTON VILLA: Guzan – Lowton, Vlaar, Baker (17 Clark), Luna – El Ahmadi, Westwood, Delph – Weimann (88 Bacuna), Benteke, Agbonlahor
Norwich – Everton 2:2 (Whittaker 51, van Wolfswinkel 71/Barkley 61, Coleman 65)
NORWICH: Ruddy – Garrido, Turner, Martin, Whittaker – Redmond (86 Olsson), Johnson, Howson, Bennett – Hoolahan (73 Tettey), van Wolfswinkel
EVERTON: Howard – Baines, Distin, Jagielka, Coleman – Pienaar, Osman, Barkley (90 Anichebe), Mirallas (70 Naismith) – Fellaini, Jelavić (81 Kone)
Sunderland – Fulham 0:1 (Kasami 52)
SUNDERLAND: Westwood – Colback, O'Shea, Roberge, Celustka (88 Wickham) – Johnson, Cabral, Larsson, Giaccherini – Sessegnon (72 Won), Altidore
FULHAM: Stekelenburg (76 Stockdale) – Richardson (20 Briggs), Hangeland, Hughes, Riether – Duff, Sidwell, Boateng (65 Karagounis), Kasami – Taarabt, Berbatov
WBA – Southampton 0:1 (Lambert 90-11m)
WBA: Foster – Ridgewell, Olsson, McAuley, Jones – Dorrans, Yacob, Mulumbu, Morrison – Long (83 Vydra), Anelka (83 Rosenberg)
SOUTHAMPTON: Boruc – Shaw, Fonte, Lovren, Chambers – Schneiderlin, Wanyama, Ward-Prowse (90 Cork) – Rodriguez (78 Davis), Lallana (70 Ramirez), Lambert
West Ham – Cardiff 2:0 (Cole 13, Nolan 76)
WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen – O'Brien, Reid, Collins, Demel – Diame (82 Diarra), Nolan, Noble – Jarvis (71 Downing), Maiga, Cole (90 Vaz Te)
CARDIFF: Marshall – John, Turner, Caulker, Connolly – Whittingham, Bellamy (74 Gestede), Gunnarsson, Medel – Campbell (90 Mutch), Kim (75 Maynard)
Swansea – Manchester United 1:4 (Bony 82/Van Persie 34, 72, Welbeck 36, 90)
SWANSEA: Vorm – Davies, Williams, Chico, Rangel – Shelvey, Dyer, Britton (46 Bony), Canas (76 Sung) – Miguel, Routledge (46 Hernandez)
MAN UTD: De Gea – Evra, Vidić, Ferdinand, Jones – Giggs (61 Rooney), Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley – Van Persie (86 Anderson), Welbeck
