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👏 New signings shine as Liverpool win on Premier League return
Current champion, Liverpool debuted in the Premier League 2025/26 with a 4-2 win over Bournemouth, at Anfield, on Friday (15). The night was full of beautiful and emotional tributes to Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident, in early July. Despite the excitement, the game also had room for a possible racism case against Semenyo. According to information from the press present at Anfield, a racial offense from the wheelchair sector caused the match to be paralyzed by referee Anthony Taylor. The Premier League's own profile confirmed the racism complaint at Anfield and promised an investigation into the incident. "Tonight's match between Liverpool Football Club and AFC Bournemouth was temporarily interrupted during the first half after a report of discriminatory abuse from the crowd, directed at Antoine Semenyo, from Bournemouth. This is in line with the Premier League's on-field anti-discrimination protocol. The incident at Anfield will now be fully investigated. We offer our full support to the player and both clubs. Racism has no place in our sport, nor in any place in society. We will continue to work with stakeholders and authorities to ensure that our stadiums are an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone". ⚽ The game With the ball rolling, still in the first half, Ekitike - a reinforcement of 90 million euros (around R$ 567 million) - received the ball, gave a dribble at speed to enter the area and had a lot of calm to open the scoring. In the celebration, the 23-year-old French striker - who scored his first Premier League goal - made the numbers 2 and 0 with his hands in tribute to Diogo Jota's number 20 jersey. After the interval, just three minutes in, Ekitike provided the assist in the area for Gakpo, who carried the ball from the left to the middle and finished low, in the corner, to increase the lead. Again, in the celebration, the same tribute to Diogo Jota. However, Bournemouth did not give up with the disadvantage on the scoreboard. And who sought the reaction was precisely Semenyo. In a spectacular counter-attack, Brooks received at speed on the left and crossed to Semenyo, who finished first to reduce the deficit. In the celebration, he picked up the ball and kissed his right arm. Perhaps, a response to the possible racist offenses suffered in the first half. And, in the final stretch of the exciting match, Semenyo received the ball from Traoré in the defensive field and advanced at speed, without being bothered, until he removed the marking at the entrance of the area and hit Alisson's contrapé to equalize. However, in the last minute of regular time, Chiesa - another reinforcement for the attack - picked up the rebound in the area to decree Liverpool's victory. Finally, in the additions, after a long ball from the defense, Salah believed in the play, stayed with the ball on the left, entered the area, scribbled in front of the marking and finished to secure the rout.🚦 How it stands After the exciting home win, Liverpool returns to the field on August 25 (Monday), when they visit Newcastle, for the second round of the Premier League 2025/26. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. 📸 Michael Steele - 2025 Getty Images
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Liverpool and Bournemouth served up a six-goal thriller as the 2025-26 Premier League season got underway with the Reds defeating the Cherries 4-2 at Anfield on 15 August. New signing Hugo Ekitike enjoyed a dream debut for Liverpool with the opening goal before he assisted for Cody Gakpo to make it 2-0 shortly after half-time. Bournemouth hit back with two goals from Antoine Semenyo – in the 64th and 76th minute. Forgotten man Federico Chiesa then fired Arne Slot's men back in front with a late 88th minute strike while Mo Salah secured the 4-2 win with an injury-time goal The thrilling game was soured by alleged racist abuse directed at Bournemouth's Semenyo. Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth: Match Reactions Liverpool: Arne Slot pays fresh tribute to Diogo Jota after Reds win Premier League opener Hugo Ekitike: Premier League debut a 'dream' but Liverpool have room for improvement Police investigate after Antoine Semenyo reports racist abuse from Anfield crowd What happened in the FA Community Shield? Dean Henderson was the hero as he saved multiple Liverpool penalties to lift Crystal Palace to a shootout win in the 2025 FA Community Shield at Wembley on 10 August. Palace fought back twice against Liverpool to force a 2-2 draw and send the match to penalties where Henderson kept out spot-kicks from Alexis Mac Allister and Harvey Elliott. Justin Devenny then wrapped up a 3-2 victory for the Eagles in the penalty shootout. Before kick-off, tributes were paid to former Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, following their deaths in a tragic car crash in Spain last month. However, the minute's silence was cut short after a small number of Palace fans were heard shouting during the ceremony. Who won the Premier League last season? The 2024-25 Premier League season was one to savour for the red half of Merseyside as Liverpool were crowned champions. The Reds clinched a record-equalling 20th top flight title – but only their second in the Premier League era – with a convincing 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield back in April. Liverpool's success was a dream debut campaign for coach Arne Slot who replaced the legendary German Jurgen Klopp at the helm. Liverpool's only other Premier League title win came in 2019-20 under Klopp during the COVID-19 pandemic. What happened in pre-season? Fans in Singapore were able to witness Premier League teams live in action during pre-season with both Arsenal and Newcastle United participating in this year's Singapore Festival of Football – a five-year partnership between promoters TEG Sport and the Singapore Tourism Board. Manchester City and Chelsea, who both participated in the Club World Cup, have just begun their pre-season after a short break. Here's a look at latest pre-season results from selected Premier League clubs: Arsenal Arsenal 1-0 AC Milan (23 July: Singapore) Arsenal 3-2 Newcastle United (27 July: Singapore) Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham (31 July: Hong Kong) Arsenal 2-3 Villarreal (6 August: England) Arsenal 3-0 Athletic Club (9 August: England) Chelsea Chelsea 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen (8 August: England) Chelsea 4-1 AC Milan (10 August: England) Liverpool Liverpool 2-4 AC Milan (26 July: Hong Kong) Liverpool 3-1 Yokohama F. Marinos (30 July: Japan) Liverpool 4-1 Athletic Club (4 August: England) Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club (4 August: England) Manchester City Palermo 0-3 Manchester City (9 August: Italy) Manchester United Manchester United 0-0 Leeds United (19 July: Sweden) Manchester United 2-1 West Ham (27 July: Premier League Summer Series) Manchester United 4-1 Bournemouth (31 July: Premier League Summer Series) Manchester United 2-2 Everton (3 August: Premier League Summer Series) Manchester United 1-1 Fiorentina (9 August: England) Newcastle United Arsenal 3-2 Newcastle United (27 July: Singapore) K-League Select XI 1-0 Newcastle United (30 July: South Korea) Newcastle United 1-1 Tottenham (3 August: South Korea) Newcastle United 2-2 Espanyol (8 August: England) Newcastle United 0-2 Atletico Madrid (9 August: England) Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers (26 July: England) Luton Town 0-0 Tottenham (26 July: England) Tottenham 1-0 Arsenal (31 July: Hong Kong) Tottenham 1-1 Newcastle United (3 August: South Korea) Bayern Munich 4-0 Tottenham (7 August: Germany) Are all the Premier League fixtures out? Yes. All fixtures for the 380 matches in the 2025-26 Premier League season were announced in June. Fixtures are subject to change due to a number of factors such as a club's participation in European and domestic cup competitions. Key matches to look out for in the first month of the new season include Manchester United hosting Arsenal (17 Aug), Liverpool travelling to Newcastle United (25 Aug), and title contenders Arsenal playing the champions Liverpool at Anfield (31 Aug). Arsenal Man United v Arsenal (17 Aug) Arsenal v Leeds (23 Aug) Liverpool v Arsenal (31 Aug) Chelsea Chelsea v Crystal Palace (17 Aug) West Ham v Chelsea (22 Aug) Chelsea v Fulham (30 Aug) Liverpool Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth (15 Aug) Newcastle v Liverpool (25 Aug) Liverpool v Arsenal (31 Aug) Man City Wolves v Man City (16 Aug) Man City v Tottenham (23 Aug) Brighton v Man City (31 Aug) Man United Man United v Arsenal (17 Aug) Fulham v Man United (24 Aug) Man United v Burnley (30 Aug) Newcastle United Aston Villa v Newcastle (16 Aug) Newcastle v Liverpool (25 Aug) Leeds v Newcastle (30 Aug) Tottenham Tottenham v Burnley (16 Aug) Man City v Tottenham (23 Aug) Tottenham v Bournemouth (30 Aug) Which Premier League teams are playing in Europe this season? A record nine top-flight clubs qualified for UEFA competitions for the 2025-26 campaign. Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham will be playing in the Champions League next season. Aston Villa and Crystal Palace qualified for the Europa League, while Nottingham Forest will be playing in the Conference League. However, Palace were demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League on 11 July due to club ownership issues raised by UEFA. Separately, fans have been warned by the Premier League that this season fixtures could be moved at "relatively short notice" because of the number of English teams playing in Europe. Who are the new teams in the Premier League? Leeds United: Secured automatic promotion as winners of the 2024-25 Championship season. Burnley: Secured automatic promotion as runners up of the 2024-25 Championship season. Sunderland: Promoted to Premier League after winning the 2024-25 Championship play-off final. Are there any new Premier League rules this season? Yes. There's a number of a key law changes for the Premier League this season. You can read the full list and explanations outlined by the English Football Association (FA), here. Below are some of the key changes fans will likely pay more attention to: Law 3 – The Players Only captains will be allowed to talk to referees about key decisions. Law 5 – The Referee Goalkeepers will now concede a corner if they hold onto the ball for more than eight seconds. Video assistant referee (VAR) protocol Competitions have the option for the referee to make an announcement after a VAR 'review' or lengthy VAR 'check'. The VAR explanation is sure to generate lots of media headlines and social media debates. Buckle up.
