After United got the Premier League show back on the road for another season for another season, there were goals galore in the the 3pm kick-offs.
We start at the story of the day where Premier League new boys, Watford, gave Everton an almighty fright and Roberto Martinez’s charges will be glad they got anything out of the game.
It finished 2-2 at Goodison Park, Ross Barkley scoring the pick of the bunch to draw the sides level.
Watford took the lead through Miguel Layun after 14 minutes and held that lead before Barkley’s strike levelled things on 76 minutes.
Ross Barkley goal vs Watford (1-1) #soccer http://t.co/NHESzPlngw
— Score Soccer (@scoresoccer) August 8, 2015
Two goals in the last ten minutes, first from Watford’s Odion Ighalo and then from Arouna Kone to equalise, meant that both sides would enjoy a share of the spoils.
Over at the King power Stadium it finished Leicester 4-2 Sunderland and many fans will be praising the appointment of their tactical genius, Claudio Ranieri.
Jamie Vardy opened the scoring before a Riyad Mahrez brace put the Foxes out of sight by half time.
Jermaine Defoe notched a goal back for the visitors on the hour mark, but any hope of an overhaul on the scoresheet was quickly extinguished when Marc Albrighton restored their three-goal advantage six minutes later.
Steven Fletcher tacked on a goal on 71 minutes, but it was too little too late and Dick Advocaat’s side begin their campaign with a heavy defeat.
There was no such fortune for Bournemouth in their maiden Premier League game as they lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa.
Tim Sherwood may be without Christian Benteke, but his side still did enough today and a bullet header Rudy Gestede 15 minutes from time was enough to spoils the home side’s party.
Bournemouth vs Aston Villa 0-1 2015 - Gestede Goal https://t.co/8BHyHoLboN via @YouTube
— GOALS (@4YOUGOALS) August 8, 2015
It wasn’t a happy return to the Premier League for the Carrow Road faithful, as Norwich lost 3-1 to visitors Crystal Palace.
Yohan Cabaye, Damien Delaney and fan favourite Wilfried Zaha all on target for Alan Pardew’s side, Nathan Redmond’s second-half strike the only positive to take from their display.
Earlier on this afternoon, Manchester United ran out 1-0 winners against Tottenham. Louis van Gaal will have Kyle Walker to thank, his first-half own-goal enough to see United bag all three points.
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