Fulham, led by Portuguese coach Marco Silva, debuted this Saturday in the English Football League with a valuable win against Everton (1-0), while Brighton suffered the first defeat of the season.
In Liverpool, without the Portuguese international João Palhinha, injured, Fulham achieved victory thanks to a solitary goal from the Jamaican midfielder Cordova-Reid, in the 73rd minute, with Marco Silva adding a victory over his former team (he went through Everton between 2018 and 2020), at the start of the Portuguese’s third season at the helm of the Londoners.
At Everton, midfielder André Gomes, also a Portuguese international and European champion in 2016, and goalkeeper João Virgínia did not leave the bench. Forward Youssef Chermiti, recently signed by Sporting, is not yet available.
In the first game in the history of Luton Town in the Premier League era, Brighton spoiled the party for the recently promoted emblem and, at home, thrashed 4-1, with goals in March (minute 36), from the Brazilian João Pedro (71 from a penalty), Adringa from Ivory Coast (85) and Ferguson from Ireland (90+5).
For the Luton side, Morris still reduced from the penalty spot, after 81 minutes.
Bournemouth and West Ham started the season tied (1-1), while Crystal Palace went on to win 1-0 at Sheffield United, another of the recently promoted.
In the first game of the day, Arsenal received and beat Nottingham Forest, 2-1, with Fábio Vieira on the gunners’ bench, in a game that started 30 minutes later due to a problem in the ticket control system. from Emirates Stadium. , which initially left thousands of supporters without access to the venue.
Even today, Newcastle hosts Aston Villa.
Three-time champion Manchester City kicked off its English title defense with a 3-0 win at Burnley on Friday, returning to the top flight with a ‘double’ from Norway’s Haaland, top scorer in the Premier League last season.
Source: TSF
