Defending champion Liverpool launched the Premier League with a dramatic 4-2 win over Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday in an emotionally charged match featuring tributes to Diogo Jota and a player reporting racial abuse.

One Liverpool fan is in police custody after Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo accused the man of racial abuse during a match on Friday.

The highly anticipated new Premier League season kicked off at Anfield on Friday, with some supporters still wiping away tears from their eyes on a bright, sunny day. Those same supporters likely wiped very different tears away once the final whistle sounded following a six-goal affair that saw the home club walk away with a 4-2 victory.

The Reds boast a strong record in their last 33 opening matches, winning 19, drawing 10 and losing just four. That's a 57.58% win rate to kick off the season in the Premier League era and it’s likely to go up given that that Liverpool, title favourites, have won their last five Bournemouth meetings.

Lamine Yamal kicked off the 2025/26 season in spectacular fashion. The 18-year-old Barcelona wonderkid set up Raphinha for the opener against Mallorca and sealed his victory on the opening day of La

Our crew are heading to KC in September 2025 for yet another incredible celebration of all things Premier League, presented by Barclays. This is the 11th Premier League Mornings Live Fan Fest after Chicago, Nashville, Orlando, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Miami, Austin, Boston, New York City and Washington D.C.