premier league would be romelu lu ka ku. the striker premier league would be romelu lukaku.er is not happy at manchester united. he has been fined for taking himself off to train with those old club, so it looks like italy could be his destination. juventus were interested, but into the milan look to be the frontrunners. we understand a deal is close after lukaku's agent are met with both parties. united are happy to get rid of him, but they just want that £75 million back that they paid everton two years ago. sometimes itjust they paid everton two years ago. sometimes it just takes they paid everton two years ago. sometimes itjust takes one deal, one like this to happen at the other is just out to come through like dominoes. you can follow all the developers of the bbc sport website, but those are the four big names to watching next wedding for hours or so. let's head to madrid now and speak to spanish football writer eduardo alvarez. evening, eduardo. first up, what's he latest with barcelona trying to offload phillippe coutinho? it seems to have gone cold on the last five

five goals in the first match of the premier league and it was a convincing win for liverpool.ut a miserable night for liverpool. but a miserable night for norwich fans, their conceding four goals in the first half our sports correspondent was watching for us. andy. yes, the liverpool fa ns for us. andy. yes, the liverpool fans arrived in a pretty bad mood and who can blame them after all the of the european champions, advertising that fact because the one thing they wanted more than anything else is to become champions in england because they have not won the league title since 1990. civil was important that they got off on the right note, they're playing against norwich city to the premier league and norwich's dream soon turned into a nightmare because it only took six minutes for liverpool to ta ke only took six minutes for liverpool to take the lead and calamitous style because their captain handled and sliced the ball into his own net, so the worst possible start for norwich, you can seejust net, so the worst possible start for norwich, you can see just what it meant to th

so far in the premier league we have seen so far in the premier league we have seen these decisions taken stockley park, it will automatically put the result of the decision on the screen. we have not seen any referees decision on the screen. we have not seen any referees like we saw at the world cup last summer go to the screens at the pitch side. is there an argument in an incident like this where the referee is closer to the action, closer to the passion, they need to be more involved in these decisions? the protocol is when necessary , decisions? the protocol is when necessary, the on field referee has to make the final decision. we're not seeing that in premier league. they are making their own rules regarding the protocol. they will not use pitch side monitors but the referee has to make the final decision. the protocol, the on field referee has to make the final decision. the var is there as an assistant, like an assistant referee to give the referee information but the referee should be making the final decision. really appreciate your time this evening, thank you for joining your

helped to underline the mounting concern at the financial concern — to have and have—nots, the premier league with tv revenue, record tv deals, but the rest of the football league having to survive on much less of an amount. there's also concern over the way the efl scrutinises prospective owners, with the owners gambling too much and trying to reach the premier league, and also whether or not in the modern digital age, it is sustainable to have 92 professional clu bs age, it is sustainable to have 92 professional clubs throughout the country. but whatever the reasons for the predicament of these two clu bs for the predicament of these two clubs and others, there is no doubt that the sadness and dismay at the peril that these two very proud and historic clubs now face will extend well beyond these two towns in the northwest. after bury missed that deadline set by the efl, the club owner steve dale said they weren't given enough time. we asked the efl to work with us. sadly, maybe they will give us a re—brief. let's hope so. so we can get a deal over the line. it is notjust us. two of the grea

what have you missed, another liverpool goal, now leading arsenal three nail in the premier league atto bring you today. yes, we will go to wembley next, in the showpiece of the by rugby league season is of course the challenge cup final. for the second yearin challenge cup final. for the second year ina challenge cup final. for the second year in a row, warrington were involved in an upset. beat themselves by the catalan dragons last year, this time around, they came on top against the runner league super league, adam wilde was there for us. i conditions here wembley, with a cup final with it the intensity to match, warrington putting behind the disappointment from last season, winning18—4 over at a very good scene tell inside. with me to talk to some of the action, robbie hunt, a man who knows what it's like to get his hands on that famous trophy. was it warrington good today, or st. helens not at their best? look, i think it was a mixture of both. i think it was a mixture of both. i think ultimately, with warrington being at their best. warrington played a really good disciplined g

in the early match arsenal's premier league campaign is going well. fixtures for the first time in a decade. in a new look team where david luiz made his arsenal debut — they narrowly beat burnley 2—1 at the emirates with the arsenal manager, unai emery saving particular praise for his new signings. rhia chohan reports. this is one of those feel good fixtures for arsenal, they have never failed to beat burnley at the emirates and with the new faces they were hoping to maintain that record. early on, alexandre lacazette took advantage of dismal defending holding off eric peters. strength and pure determination crafted an early lead but it was just before the break when burnley was able to cut open the defence to level, ashley barnes continuing his run of the season. in the second half pierre—emerick aubameyang elicited a reaction from nick pope. this attack allowed the victory to be settled and the sky—high moment arsenal fans love. it is the first time in ten years the gunners have won their first two opening premier league games. on loan from real ma

in the other premier league matches, newcastle are struggling under new manager steve bruce and they eague but there was a howler in liverpool's match. the late game is manchester city against tottenham at the ethiad. joe lynskey has more details for us. yeah let's waste no time in getting straight we yeah let's waste no time in getting straight because the match is at half time. you can see the city is leading to — one at the break. raheem sterling opened the scoring. sergio aguero made it 2—0, but crucially for spurs, erik lamela has pulled one back to keep them in touch. city are on 15 wins in a row in the premier league and that 5—0 thrashing of west ham would've sent a shiver through the rest of the league. but mauricio pochettino is the last man to get the better of pep guardiola — famously on this ground in the champions league last season. and we are all set up for a fascinating second half there, which is now under way. well what of the side who want to catch city this year — because liverpool were playing in the super cup in istanbul on wednesday. this is where they were bef

the premier league is unpredictable.room for racism. anywhere. despite campaigns like this, discrimination has cast a shadow over the sport, a spate of high—profile alleged racist incidents marring last season, and masters admits the premier league must now up its game. we are determined to tackle discrimination. we did have some unsavoury incidents at premier league grounds last season and one incident is one incident too many. and i think those incidents do make you step back and ask you whether you are doing right, whether you're doing enough. inside the grounds we are looking at measures to improve the stewarding and also improve reporting mechanisms for fans when they see it. wayne rooney's surprise move to derby county this week has been funded by a betting firm. he will even wear the number 32 shirt as part of a deal with the club's sponsor. in the premier league this season, half the shirts will be emblazoned by bookmakers‘ logos, so is football now too dependent on the gambling industry? if the sense builds that

as you know, there is now quite a big debate about whether the premier league should take over. ssociation have done a greatjob, i think, with the fawsl league. i think they are now the best league in europe in terms of the level of competition, in terms of the level of marketing that's now being done, now there is big sponsorship with barclay‘s, £10 million sponsorship, which is unprecedented around europe, so i have to applaud the fa for what they've done with the league. i think though, they are missing a huge opportunity to partner with the premier league because the premier league is a huge global football brand. and a lot of the top women's clubs are premier league clubs, so it makes absolute sense to harness the premier league brand to really lift women's football up. if the premier league were to take over, the premier league have put an awful lot of store, haven't they, behind showing, around the world, a form of entertainment which is well attended. they have managed, largely speaking, to fill stadiums. what they don't want to be associated with a spectacle which lacks

before an unselfish cross from pookie met todd cantwell, the local boy's first premier lobe —— premier leaguee —— premier league goal for the canaries. mason mount scored in derby last season, and hooked himself to another. as a manager, different shirt. excellent reflexes from tim, as he stopped another. but when pookie got caught sight of the defence, there could only be one outcome. his faith of the season, and another twist in the plot. chelsea's second—half domination came through though, as abraham doubled up. it would be the last goal to make the score sheet though, as the ar overturned kurt zoomer‘s efforts, declaring a file on kroll. norwich showed why they belonged in the league, but this was lampard's day. he took his first chelsea win with their youngest premier league side for 25 years. so still encouraging signs, the first defeat for the season as well for another newly promoted side. sheffield united in the top flight. they went down 2—1 to leicester city, and those blades weren't happy at all with leicester's opening goal scorer. jamie vardy is a sheffield boy but a huge fan o

because number one is not the premier league but the german bundesliga. so why is the borders league in the clear winner. first of all tickets in germany are affordable that's probably the biggest difference to the premier league in the bundesliga the cheapest average match day ticket is just 15 year olds in england it's $34.00 more than twice the price. in germany you could even get some tickets for less than 10 euros and it hurts a violin kids under the age of 14 can get into the olympic stadium the frame. but it's not just the cheap tickets. the main factor is germany's modern stadiums germany has state of the art arenas with huge capacities they're simply bigger than the ones in england. and. most of them were built all renovated for the 2006 world cup. the whole country was excited about hosting the tournament which gave football already the most popular sport in germany an even bigger boost. and that had an effect on the bundesliga as well some say germany has the best stadium atmosphere in europe definitely better than the premier. there is a longst

the last time we were in the premier league, instagram didn't exist.to respect that little chromosome that makes the boys what they are and make sure it stays. he's got support of any in the middle. yes! and a reward for the middle. yes! and a reward for the wayside. he didn't it tackling. ——he didn't stop it tackling. the wayside. he didn't it tackling. --he didn't stop it tackling. it's such a global stage now that you are working with, it's a totally different ball game. for example, that shirt sponsor, we have a short sponsor that shirt sponsor, we have a short sponsor where it's probably in excess sponsor where it's probably in excess of 20 times what we've got in the championship. we've had to have a new media lounge, press box. and we've also had to hardwire bromelain for the broadcasters in the floodlights have had to be double in looks to the tune of around £5 million, really. you just look at social media numbers. we are so low down. we've got the platform now to drive that forward and push those numbers. we never thought we'd get back again

brighton for their part, had lost all 4 previous premier league games to city.y comfortable afternoon for them. any hopes brighton might have had of keeping it tight for the opening stages were gone within 71 seconds. just over a minute is all it took for this man, kevin de bruyne to opening the scoring for pep guardiola's side. it all looked far too easy for the champions. they doubled their lead before half time, who else, but sergio aguero. the kind of goal we've seen from him so many times before, making space for himself in the box before finishing in the style we've all become very used to indeed. really from that point it was all over. aguero though, hadn't finished. neat interplay on the edge of the box once more from city and a quite brilliant strike from aguero once again. into the top corner from the edge of the box. a fantastic goal. things looking very grim for brighton, and it would only get worse. city in sparkling form, bernardo silva adding a fourth. so city have scored 1a goals in their first four matches this campaign. having hit five against

can't wait to come many thanks for the premier league update.d leeds off the top of the table. wayne routledge scored the the winner in the 90th minute at elland road. there was a great game at ashton gate. bristol city got a late equaliser against middlesbrough. the home side were ahead at half—time, but boro turned it around, equalising through an own own goal before britt assombalonga put them ahead. tommy rowe's neat header saw city claim a point though. they got their points. tommy rowe's neat header saw city claim a point though. they are fifth in the table. boro are still waiting for their first away win in the league this season. here are the other results, wins for birmingham, brentford and luton, draws at millwall and forest. charlton are up to second winning 2—0 at reading. jordan hugill scored twice as qpr came from behind to beat sheffield wednesday. west brom are fourth. they beat blackburn rovers 3—2, all the golas came in the first half. wigan drew 0—0 with barnsley. it's rangers—celtic in the old firm derby tomorrow, but everyon

he says keeping the team in the premier league will be his biggest challenge to date.ard, honest, hard—working, connected straightforward, honest, ha rd—working, connected with straightforward, honest, hard—working, connected with the players. i want to go on and win games of football. i might have to rein that in a little bit, points area rein that in a little bit, points are a little bit more precious in the premier league. gung ho at times, outspoken at times. have to trust that your way is the way that suits, and hopefully there's a few more years left in me at this club. i'm just going to be proud that, you know, lead the team out at mullane. i should imagine every week's going to bea i should imagine every week's going to be a sell—out —— bramall lane. we don't want to be the whipping boys, we don't want to fold in the competition. the biggest thing for me is the mentality of the challenge ahead. you know, our players that are used to winning games of football over the past three years have obviously culminated in the success have obviously culminated in the succ

we have seen it time and time, is my fifth season. —— premier league. detectives results... but on the other hand i must say the lads are coming in bright this preseason. and as a collective not just individuals. there is a nice desire about them at the minute. we managed to bring players into affect the situation and we want that as well. overall today, very, very pleased. the first half we didn't have so much problems because we had the wind. but then they got longer because we were against the wind. i have to adapt this and i have to know that the timing is a little bit different. then the pressure after 50 minutes in the second half, the first goal was high and then the next 12 minutes wasn't absolutely losing ina next 12 minutes wasn't absolutely losing in a way. we want to play the game —— we wanted to play, and the game —— we wanted to play, and the game is gone in 12 minutes. sheffield united were playing their first premier league game for 12 years and it ended with a well—deserved 1—1 draw against bournemouth at the vitality stadium. chris wilder leading the blades

the premier league brandon really that women's football off.“ they were to take over, the premier leaguehind showing, around the world, a form of entertainment which is well attended. they have managed largely —— largely speaking to fill stadiums but they don't want to be associated with a spectacle which lacks that. absolutely, absolutely. the women's game has to build to the point there is a confidence level in attendance. but, it's a chicken and 999 attendance. but, it's a chicken and egg situation. if the premier league ta kes egg situation. if the premier league takes it on, then potentially people are going to come out in their d roves are going to come out in their droves to watch. you just don't know what comes first. i think either way, there is a risk element to it but that's entertainment. let's talk about you and there is a lot about you in this book here, they don't teach this, which is out now. you grew up teach this, which is out now. you grew up on a teach this, which is out now. you grew up on a council estate outside birmingham. what drove your interest in football? i w

the transfer window has closely for premier league thunder —— the treasure when has close for premier summer. he bring them all the big news. and we can bring you all the big moves have gone through and find out what those clu bs a re gone through and find out what those clubs are getting for their money. it's a busy night of europa league action with the third round of qualifying. wolves, rangers and aberdeen are in action. and one of the oldest clubs in the football league faces an uncertain future. the latest on the troubles at bury. also coming up in the programme: she led the lionesses all the way to the world cup semi—finals. england captain steph houghton tells us about her new goal to get more young girls into sport. plus that penalty minutes. plus that penalty minuteslj plus that penalty minutes. i did not quite get the connection on the penalty but i knew i was brave enough to take it and just another night did not define me as a person oi’ night did not define me as a person ora night did not define me as a person or a player. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramj

struggling to pay wages in recent times, whether it is overspending, gambling into getting into the premier leaguejust down to greed at the top of the game, whether it is a week football league no doubt that the dismay felt at the peril of these two clubs face at a time when the game is awash with money extends well beyond these towns in the north—west. money extends well beyond these towns in the north-west. dan, many thanks and we now wait and see what the football league decide to do at that board meeting now that the deadline has passed. many thanks indeed. let's take a look now at some of the other stories around today. robert snodgrass is back in scotland squad for the euro 2020 qualifiers against russia and belgium, he hasn't played for his country for a year. stephen naismith is also included despite a recent hamstring problem. aaron ramsey also has a hamstring problem and has withdrawn from the wales squad for their qualifier against azerbaijan and belarus. the juventus midfielder missed the start of the serie a season. another hamstring injury, scotland forward sam skinner will miss the

welcome as well to the new premier league season.e weather, but there is no electricity problem here because these fans are electric. the fans have pointed 94 days for the start of the season, and some of those liverpool scarves are coming quite handy. it all starts here at anfield tonight as liverpool host newly—promoted norwich city. liverpool, of course, they will be ona liverpool, of course, they will be on a mission. they were runners up last season. there was just the one point between them and manchester city, who enjoyed another dominant season — winning the league, the fa cup and the league cup — the domestic treble. this year, they will be hoping to do the quadruple, get the champions league as well. the question is, who if anyone can stop them? patrick gearey reports. the summer began with two parties into cities, a little less than two weeks apart for some manchester city paraded the english trouble, liverpool the european cup. for a season, they fought each other and squashed everyone else. two buses disappearing over th

the premier league is undoubtedly the best marketed league in the world. some say it's also the best thanks to the stadiums. and the stars. but not when it comes to match attendance is. because number one is not the premier league but the german bundesliga. so why is the bundesliga the clear winner. first of all the tickets in germany are affordable that's probably the biggest difference to the premier league in the bundesliga the cheapest average match day ticket is just 15 euros in england it's the same for more than twice the price. in germany you can even get some tickets for less than 10 euros and it has a violin kids under the age of 14 can get into the olympic stadium for free. but it's not just the cheap tickets. the main factor is germany's modern stadiums germany has state of the arenas with huge capacities they're simply bigger than the ones in england. and. most of them of guilt. renovated for the 2006 world cup. the whole country was excited about hosting the tournament which gave football already the most popular sport in germany an even bigg

the premier league season gets underway tonight.y deals which took premier league spending to £1.41 billion. dan jones from deloitte explains the clubs who've been busy. we've seen clubs who want to stay in the premier league, aston villa, spending £125 million on 12 players, changing a lot of the squad. manchester united trying to find their way back into the champions league, manchester city trying to make sure they stay at the top. so it really was across—the—board, lots of interesting deals, and just that wafer thin margin short of a record window, so we ended up at £1.41 million, compared with £1.43 billion a couple of years ago. one of the more notable deals romelu lukaku, leaving manchester united, joining inter milan for £74 million. and if you wondered what a medical looks like, we saw it all in this video. we saw it all in this video that was posted online, breaking the news of his arrival, the player refused to return to old trafford as he looked to push through a move away. harry maguire the biggest deal of the summer le

the transfer window closes for premier league clubs. find out who did the best business as the new season kicks off tonight. and nothing says summer like a wet weather in a festival field. this is one, but others have fallen foul of weather conditions. some particularly windy conditions. i'll have the full details later in the programme. it's friday august 9th. our top story: the number of people dying from asthma attacks in england and wales is the highest it has been in ten years, according to an analysis of officialfigures. the charity asthma uk says the deaths are unnecessary, as too many people are failing to get the basic level of care. with more, here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. nearly 5 million people in england and wales suffer from asthma, which can cause coughing, wheezing, a tight chest and breathlessness. treated properly, it should be easy to manage, but the number of asthma related deaths is now at a ten year high. it may be the result of people not getting really good, very basic care, which we know is a

the premier league is back nine months ahead of premier league football all starting tonight with theuropean champions, liverpool at home to norwich city not a busy transfer window for liverpool. here we can look at the premier league as a whole. clubs chose to shut the window before the season starts they took that decision last season and now this is where we are after this season's window 1.$1.69 billion was spent by premier league clubs spain not a long way behind with 1.3 billion, boosted by acquisitions including eden hazard from chelsea, felix from benfica to atletico madrid and greaseman moving from atletico to mars lonbarcelona. here's where the money has been spent. a world record fee for harry maguire moving from leicester city, obviously champions from a few years ago, manchester united champions from further back as well they signed a record number for signing harry maguire. manchester united, they let go of romelu lukaku he has moved to inter milan and they have not replaced him which will be an interesting step forward for manchester united. they'll step up their search

they tweeted as much — as well as all those goals he's won five premier league titles, three league cupsons league, the europa league and the club world cup. and it's safe to say that the fans are pretty excited at pride park. i watched derby for years and it is good for derby. everyone is getting a new shirt with wayne rooney on the back. no one would expect when rooney, manchester united legend, to come to derby. but it is happening! rooney! now rooney will see out the rest of the season in america with dc united, beforejoining up with derby injanuary. he's scored 23 goals in just 43 appearances, with 1a assists — and he even made it into the league's best 11 in 2018. that was with dc united. as for derby, they were 90 minutes from the premier league last season, sarah, and they're hopeful rooney could be the difference this time round. it is interesting to see the generation from 2004 move to the next stage of their career. another one announced today. i've got a picture of that golden generation of english football and a huge part of them have gone into coaching and management. david

the head of the premier league richard masters has spoken to the bbc for the first time since he became ceo. in a interview with out sports editor dan roan, they spoke about a number of issues including what football can do to tackle racism inside premier league grounds. we are determined to tackle discrimination in your right, we did have some on the premier league grounds in one incident too many. —— one incident is one incident too many. whether you're doing enough, thatis many. whether you're doing enough, that is why we are working with the government to work out some measures we re we government to work out some measures were we can do better in this area. rafa nadal has beaten british number two dan evans in the second round of the rogers cup in montreal. the world number two defeated evans in straight sets — but evans made the spaniard work for it — the brit winning a game either side of a rain break. it finished 7—6, 6—4. andy murray will play in the doubles overnight. there was a world record at grace road this evening as leicestershire foxes captain colin ackermann claimed th

challenging for the premier league title is always oui’ the premier league title is always our goal,sed on the strength of hourly, the greatest in the world, if you are competing for the premier league title, you are competing elsewhere for other silverware, whether that is the premier league title, the fa cup, european silverware, we want to go for it all. having won their opening two games of the new season, their next two are against liverpool and totte n ha m , two are against liverpool and tottenham, that should be a true indication of where they really stand. david ornstein, bbc news. two kayakers have escaped with only minor injuries after paddling close to a collapsing glacier in alaska. andrew hooper and josh bastyr were soaked as huge chunks fell off causing a massive wave. the dramatic incident is another reminder of the impact of climate change around the world — on the day people in iceland held a funeral for a giant glacier that melted after rising temperatures. michael cowan reports. a syrian alaskan investor. captured by kayakers. —— a syrian alaskan —— a serene alask

whether that is the premier league title, the fa cup 01’ the premier league title, the fa cup or europeanall. having won their opening two games of the new season next two against liverpool and totte n ha m , next two against liverpool and tottenham, that should be true indication of where they really stand. bury owner steve dale has turned down an offer for the club, which would have secured its future. the league one side faces being kicked out of the football league, unless they can provide proof of funding — dale believes he can secure a better deal before friday's deadline. phil neville has named his squad for a couple of friendlies coming up. manchester city's 23—year—old defender aoife mannion gets her first senior call up alongside chelsea's bethany england, whilst sandy maciver and anna patten move up from the under—20's side. they play belgium on 29th august and norway on 3rd september. and england prop mako vunipola is in contention to make his comeback following injury against ireland in their world cup warm up match this weekend, he tore a hamstring in saracen‘s champions cup

in the rest of the evening's results, the all premier league game between newcastle and leicester — wason penalties. sheffield wednesday beat local rivals rotherham1—0 with the last kick of the game. league two— forest green took bournemouth to penalties, but the premier league side scrapped through. elsewhere, there were winds for portsmouth, swansea and sunderland. now to tennis. for the second time in as many days roger federer had to come from a set down to beat his opponant in the us 0pen. the 20—time grand slam winner lost the first set 3—6 to damir dzumhur who's ranked 99th in the world. but federer came back to win in four sets at the arthur ashe stadium and is through to the third round. rain has disrupted the outdoor courts today — meaning johanna konta and dan ward's second round matches are delayed. now, it's not a natural career change, but it's one that james haskell is very passionate about. the former england rugby union international has started a new career in mixed martial arts. the former wasps and northampton saints player retired from rugby back in may. he recently

the premier league is setting a high barfor var involvement.he philosophy is minimum interference, maximum benefit. keeping the fears and passion we all know and love. that is often sports dame to have more throughout the weekend and for now thank you very much forjoining us, goodbye. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. at the broadcast, home affairs editor of the evening standard martin. lovely to see both. before oui’ martin. lovely to see both. before our chat, let's just take a look through some of those front pages, we're going to start off with no surprise, leading on the economy shrinking in the second quarter for the first time in nearly seven yea rs, the first time in nearly seven years, blamed partly on brexit uncertainty. same thing, brexit uncertainty. same thing, brexit uncertainty also dealing with the times ofjust uncertainty also dealing with the times of just the uncertainty also dealing with the times ofjust the prime minister is planning a bailout fund to help small busines

start with the footballing news that wolves and manchester united played out a 1—1 draw in the premier leagueone of the main talking points was the missed penalty by paul pogba in the second half and watching at molineux was arlo white. united have to designated panic to ta kers united have to designated panic to takers according to the coach while marcus rushford' it was pogba who took charge of molineux. it's the fourth time since the start of last season fourth time since the start of last season that pogba has failed to convert in the premier league. united were dominant. they led through the 50th united goal but wolves started, mainly thanks to the introduction of a speedier player and they thoroughly deserved their world —class and they thoroughly deserved their world—class equaliser from neves. the two of them a designated penalty shooters. marcus was confident enough to go up, paul was confident to go up and that is just enough to go up, paul was confident to go up and that isjust a enough to go up, paul was confident to go up and that is just a decision they have made out there, same

great start for graham potter and his first game as a premier league manager.r home fans there was disappointment too for southampton on the road, but what a brilliant start for burnley — a 3—0 win at turf moor on the opening day. certainly wasn't the august t—shirt and shorts feel to this match — and those atrocious weather conditions in lancashire had a say in the opening goal too. a long ball forward got caught in the wind and swirled over the southampton defence where ashley barnes was on hand to fire it in. he was soon celebrating a second goal too, southapmton really falling apart in the conditions by this point, southampton were falling apart in the conditions. not a good afternoon for them. and joey gudmundsson made it 3—0 to sean dyche's side with this curling shot late on. much better start this season then for burnley who struggled last term trying to balance the europa league with their premier league efforts. they have a manager in sean dyche who knows in every top flight season, every result counts. we know what the premier league is. we have seen

we saw who would be better more come more extra places are there were 6 games in total english premier league on saturday champions league runners up tottenham beat aston villa $31.00 in the late kick off harry kane scored twice in that one burnley in brighton were also comfortable winners. man city going for 3rd consecutive league title england and scotland celtic are going for the 9th championship in a row or they me that 2 wins from 2 this season as they thrashed motherwell 52 away it means they have now scored 12 times in 2 matches having beaten the san johnstone 7 mail last weekend they'll be hoping to carry this form into the home leg of the champions because i guess romanian side kluge typewriting stands at 10. 0 there has been widespread criticism of the decision to hold the heavyweight boxing rematch between and junior and anthony joshua in saudi arabia it's a decision that has drawn criticism following the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi inside the saudi consulate in istanbul the country's ongoing military campaign in yemen the 2 will collide on december the 7th in the riyadh

a long way away from the premier league i suspect before we get to that.big game, i love the manager. 0ne you support? united. big game, i love the manager. one of the old lands in the group. we will see how his new signings get on today as well, weren't we? we mentioned this earlier, if you're watching, a lovely story about a bride who fell in love with a stray on honeymoon. you might yeah, they were on honeymoon, richard and jessica, and of course we always see stray dogs and we go abroad. she fell in love, fed this dog and she has took to the greek animal century, paid all the vet bills and now it has a lovely home back with jessica vet bills and now it has a lovely home back withjessica and richard. it isa home back withjessica and richard. it is a beagle crossed with a corgi, it isa it is a beagle crossed with a corgi, it is a lovely story because there are so many strays around. a lot of people i know have taken to adopting dogs from abroad because sometimes the controls in this country are incredibly strict if you have young children and parents wor

the premier league is back, liverpool made a flying start against norwich, delia smith back in the premierh demolished, a feast of goals. and some knee slapping. jurgen klopp will be delighted, 4—1. andy swiss was at anfield. swiss roll. excited? just a little. the start of a new season left some liverpool fans literally jumping forioy- and who can blame them? they are the european champions, after all, but becoming english champions is what they crave. after being pipped to the title last season, they began this one against newly promoted norwich. a big night for the visitors, but their premier league dream soon became a nightmare. an own goalfrom their captain, grant hanley, set the tone, as any early liverpool nerves quickly vanished. mo salah scoring a typically ruthless second, before norwich's defensive frailties were once again exposed by virgil van dijk. it was liverpool at their irresistible best, and by the time divock 0rigi added a fourth just after the break, even the most culinary norwich fan surely found it hard to stomach. to their credit they didn't crumble. as the home sid

premier league of on saturday big spending everton are in action shortly they play crystal palace away a last season's champions league runners up tottenham hearts aston villa in the lights kick off on friday the european champions there will be ignore it in their opening games goals from style of van dyck in a retape us and our own goal from norwich game liverpool $41.00 win however the result was overshadowed by an injury to the reds goalkeeper allison which could see him out for up to 4 weeks it was actually nothing that to say about the game apart from ali was injury that's of course not good for us but we have to see how serious it is and then we have to. give it it's the car. and let it go he couldn't carry on that's not a good sign and we have to see. the awesome power of mesut ozil and save calista natural mists the side game against newcastle on sunday because of what the club are calling further security incidents both players were left unharmed after a carjacking attempt in north london last month in a state run the club said police were investigating the latest incidents an

on the premier league that's the one the fans want obviously and it's understandable because it's been 30 years almost since they've won that but i don't think any of them are complaining about winning the champions league last season and. klopp sides always seem to have a bit of a look at a cup team about them you know they can really get themselves galvanized to single matches you know these big nights and. so while there's certainly in contention to get some domestic glory i think they're going to be an absolute force in the champions league even more so again this year and then they will be domestically i think this is their biggest chance of a big trophy clott did say after that he was in final. this year that they were playing in istanbul again and the last time liverpool played in istanbul we all know i had this written isn't it so essentially have to win it going to win it ok you're. going to get so now group of death here i think we can agree that it's pretty much a group that one group of has got 3 absolute big his and there is. no one wants to play barcelona no one really wa

to support his son thank you very much matches the city have got the defense of their english premier league title of to winnings thought thrashing a west ham 5 nil and saturday's early kick off. scored their open at the london stadium but after that it was the same sterling show as he bagged the hat trick guardiola team attempting to win a hat trick of premier league titles 1st game away to all 30 hot. still had the rhythm was not was not but that's normal for that being the 1st the 1st game the 2nd half from the beginning we saw him be better more count more extra passes and there were 6 games until 2 in the english premier league on saturday burnley and brighton were comfortable when as a chant busy groaners up but tottenham beat aston villa 31 in the late kick off harry kane scored twice and that one. we didn't find a way to play in the way that we wanted to play we prepared of course there was this photo of the manager and mind my plan didn't work and of course we will it will be. taken ross a decision. while man city are going for a 3rd consecutive league title in england and scotland

it was a busy first saturday of the new premier league season and with it came the implimentation ofwhich featured significantly in manchester city's match against west ham. if you want to wait to find out how on match of the day — and for all the rest of the day's results — look away now. it was a convincing 5—0 victory for the defending champions against west ham at the london stadium. raheem sterling took centre stage, scoring a hat trick. but he was ruled to be just offside by var — — disallowing a gabrieljesus goal. then a saved sergio aguero penalty was ordered to be re—taken after a var review. aguero didn't miss on his second attempt. he has a reputation for not scoring in august... well, it's the 10th and harry kane scored twice to break the omen, helping tottenham to a 3—1 victory over aston villa. but it was newly promoted villa who scored first. and it wasn't until the 70th minute that record signing tanguy n'dombele equalised for spurs. in the rest of the day's premier league matches: after 12 years away from top flight football, sheffield united scored a last minute goa

it's the first weekend of the new premier league football season, and the champions manchester city,assistant referee played a significant role for the first time ever in the premier league. city had one goal disallowed, and were given a penalty retake, both decisions, following var reviews. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at 10.10pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. good afternoon. manchester city have laid down a marker in their opening game of the season — getting their title defence off to a winning start with a thumping victory over west ham. raheem sterling scored a hat trick in a 5—0 win that saw var play a significant role for the first time in the premier league. patrick gearey reports. pep guardiola really sits still and here energy that will not allow him to rest and last year pots i travel that must make manchester city's bubble burst. kyle walker was rearing to start. mark, set, go, goal. gabrieljesus the score, west ham blown away in seconds. city had been subdu

the premier league's latest domestic live tv deal is worth £5 billion.imply spending beyond their means? there is so much competitive football as in any sport and it is hard—wired into being a sports franchise. everybody wants to succeed every year and the temptation to spend beyond budget to reach your targets at the end of every season is huge. tonight, for the rest of the professional game, the season continued with around league cup fixtures involving some of the richest clubs in the world. nat lofthouse judge it in and there is the second goal for bolton. out in the second goal for bolton. out in the cold, two teams with hundreds of yea rs of history the cold, two teams with hundreds of years of history between them, still on the brink. according to the bury owner, even at this late stage three potential bids have emerged this evening which have been passed on to the efl for consideration. down the road at bolton there is some optimism that even at this late stage they could bea even at this late stage they could be a takeover celbridge but what we

not a happy moments for chelsea fans, i imagine. >> tough world of premier league management, willemrd returning to the club in the summer but they have this transfer band which means he's basically got to work with what he's got. they haven't been able to sign any players, but frank lampard has been investing in youth, chelsea has seven home grown players for a change in their squad for the premier league season, which is kind of unheard of they're used to signing big name players for lots of money. they had a couple new signings on show at the weekend including club record signing but he was signed in january before this ban was taking place but it didn't go well for them on the pitch united got the lead early on manchester united are going to fare this season, they let go of their main guy who went to intermilan a debut goal for dan james the world record fee paid for harry mcguire. all well at manchester united. we'll see how long the wheels can stay on this season. we know that optimism was around last season but then mourinho didn't last the season frank lampard had a very toug

just recently they were in a bolton fan in recent years as you sayjust recently they were in the premier league and have 11 seasons. their star players in a team, the world cup winner included but the decline started really in 2012 when the club got relegated and since then there has been financial problems, very tough season since the club went into administration in the club went into administration in the summer. they were docked 12 points and it has been difficult for the fans as they had to watch the tea m the fans as they had to watch the team field youth players to fulfil their fixtures. the last two games and the manager has resigned quite recently. there is a glimmer of hope with this deal but it has been very difficult for the gathered outside the nat lofthouse statue. it would have been nat lofthouse, a built in legend, it would have been his 94th birthday today and we wait to see if thatis birthday today and we wait to see if that is a good omen or could be a cruel irony, the wait goes on. many thanks indeed. and we wait to see what the english football league make of both of those

bolton wanderers, and if he plays against southampton, he will be the oldest englishman to make a premier leaguen the etihad. manchester city haven‘t lost a game since their defeat at tottenham in the first leg of their champions league quarterfinal last april, and the sides come face to face again. and both managers have been full of praise for each other. bernadoville has been speaking about life in manchester and how winning the treble wasn‘t his finest achieve. last season it was very tough, probably in my short career the second biggest achievement, because when i look back at the way we won against psg because when i look back at the way we won against ps6 i have to say honestly it was echeverria more difficult than winning against liverpool, —— even, monaco beating psg liverpool, —— even, monaco beating ps6 is something that happens once in every 20 years. so, yeah, last season was very in every 20 years. so, yeah, last season was very special, very, very special. and it was probably one of the most exciting premier leagues you have had over the last few yea rs. you have had over the last

whilst the first match of the new premier league season attracted a crowd of more than 50,000 last nightand there are just two weeks to save the club. the team's been handed a 12—point deduction, as punishment for being in debt. they were stopped from playing last week's game against mk dons, as well as today's fixture against accrington stanley. it's after owner steve dale failed to show the club can pay off its debts — although the club said yesterday it's confident it can get through this period. but after 125 years, bury now risks being kicked out of the football league. we're joined now by three fans, dave triggs, rob leach and jamie hoyle. how close to the edge are you right now? pretty close. as close as it is going to get. the clock is ticking. a matter of days, a week next friday and we will cease to exist unless something dramatic happened. someone coming in with some money? ideally. the majority of the fan base don't have faith in the current owners so we are hoping a new buyer will come in and be willing to sell the club to survive. the problem is finding someone who loves th

as he chose to swap pride park for premier league and fairy tale retention child seat. i think nick but believe about this return but it may feel like it. he insists he has planned to give him the pitch, before starting a new career off of it. his new boss agrees. great career not only quality of the player we are getting in the squad, but his experience we are lucky to have an. lucky indeed, a coup from hand and add players. his press game could be on new year's day, a late christmas present for the fines. they have already started. rooney! lets take look as some more the days sports news... staying with football, laurent koscielny has finalised a move from arsenal to bordeaux — in a deal worth nearly five million pounds. the centre back had a year left on his contract but refused to travel to their preseason tour to the united states and had asked for a free transfer. portsmouth cruised past birmingham 3—0 in the first round of the carabao cup, ellis harrison scoring twice on his home debut to send birmingham out of the competition. dan evans will face rafa nadal for