The Premier League season is back! So we’ve picked out the best and worst opening day of the last 15 years for every top-flight team…
ARSENAL
Best: 6-1 v Everton (a) 09/10: Cesc Fabregas ran the show, scoring twice in addition to goals from Denilson, Thomas Vermaelen, William Gallas and Eduardo. Everton got off lightly.
Worst: 1-3 v Villa (h) 13/14: Arsene Wenger blamed the referee after Arsenal conceded two penalties and had Laurent Koscielny sent off, all after going ahead. They were booed off. Obviously.
ASTON VILLA
Best: 3-1 v Arsenal (a) 13/14: As much as this was made out to be about Arsenal’s woes, it was a damn fine comeback from Villa, who replied to Olivier Giroud’s opener through Christian Benteke’s double and a late strike from Tony Moon.
Worst: 0-1 v Sheffield Wednesday (a) 16/17: Villa’s first game in the second tier for 28 years ended in defeat at Hillsborough after Pierluigi Gollini gifted the Owls an 85th-minute winner.
BOURNEMOUTH
Best: 4-0 v Huddersfield (a) 14/15: There’s little notable about their previous Premier League openers, so we’re taking the Cherries back to Huddersfield, where Callum Wilson scored twice and missed a penalty for his hat-trick as Eddie Howe’s side began their Championship promotion season in style.
Worst: 0-1 v Aston Villa (h) 15/16: The Cherries’ first ever game in the Premier League ended in anti-climax after Rudy Gestede gave Tim Sherwood’s side a narrow victory.
BRENTFORD
Best: 2-0 v Arsenal (h) 21/22: The Bees introduced themselves to the Premier League on the Friday night of the opening weekend with a fully-deserved victory over the Gunners, given to them by goals from Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard.
Worst: 0-1 v Bury (a) 08/09: Illustrating how far the Bees have come, in 2008, they went to since-liquidated Bury and lost 1-0 on the opening day of the League Two season. The 2010/11 season didn’t start much better: a trek to Carlisle to lose 2-0, but at least that was in League One.
BRIGHTON
Best: 3-0 v Watford (a) 19/20: In Graham Potter’s first league match in charge, Brighton swept the Hornets aside with Neal Maupay bagging on his debut a few days after becoming the club’s record signing.
Worst: 1-2 v Leeds (a) 13/14: The Seagulls made a 500-mile round trip to surrender a one-goal lead and lose to a last-minute Luke Murphy goal at Elland Road.
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CHELSEA
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