Jorginho’s first-half penalty was enough to earn Chelsea a first win at Everton since 2017 with a 1-0 victory at Goodison Park. Jorginho converted from the spot with what was the third opening-weekend penalty he has scored for the Blues, after Abdoulaye Doucoure had halted Ben Chilwell’s run into the box with a clumsy challenge.
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Arsenal took maximum points on the opening night of the Premier League with a goal in each half enough to sweep aside Crystal Palace 2-0. Gabriel Martinelli scored the first goal of the season with a second half Marc Guehi own goal ending any hopes Palace had of earning a share of the spoils.
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Darwin Nunez’s superb cameo from the bench helped Liverpool lay down an early marker ahead of the new season as they beat Manchester City 3-1 to win the Community Shield at the King Power Stadium. Trent Alexander-Arnold opened the scoring with Julian Alvarez hitting back before Mohamed Salah and Nunez clinched the title for The Reds.
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Oleksandr Zinchenko is the latest player to join Arsenal after leaving Manchester City for a move to the Gunners. Zinchenko, who can player in multiple positions including left-back and central midfield, will be reunited with Mikel Arteta, after the pair worked together when the Spaniard was Guardiola’s assistant at City between 2016 and 2019.
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Nathan Collins’ sublime individual goal earned Ireland a 1-1 draw away to Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League. The 21 year old centre back’s first half strike gave Ireland the lead but the hosts responded just minutes into the second half through Artem Dovbyk with both sides unable to find a winner in Łódź.
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