Русская версия1500 BST
HT Bolton 3-0 Stoke
Everton 1-1 Blackburn
HT Hull 1-1 Fulham
HT Middlesbrough 0-0 Tottenham
HT West Ham 2-0 Wigan
1730 BST
Sunderland v Liverpool
RESULT
Arsenal 1-0 West Brom
GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST)
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1604: No messing about at Goodison Park. They're up and away already.
1602: "Stoke are being ripped apart by a team who just survived last season and whose signings didn't convince me. They're down already."
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1556: The game between Burnley and Ipswich will kick off at 1600 BST. The parachutist is still stuck on the roof, but they're going to press on regardless. Does that mean he's got a free ticket?
1554: I can only apologise. Everything froze there didn't it? I blame Rafa Benitez...
1549: HALF-TIME Bolton 3-0 Stoke
1548: HALF-TIME Everton 1-1 Blackburn
1548: HALF-TIME West Ham 2-0 Wigan
1547: HALF-TIME Hull 1-1 Fulham
1547: HALF-TIME Middlesbrough 0-0 Tottenham
1547: GOAL Bolton 3-0 Stoke
It's a tough introduction to the Premier League for Stoke as Bolton look to have sealed victory before the break, Johan Elmander heading in from another free-kick.
1546: GOAL Everton 1-1 Blackburn
Mikel Arteta spots Blackburn keeper Paul Robinson is out of position and bends a delicious free-kick in at the near post. Clever from Arteta but not a great start to Robbo's Rovers' career.
1543: Respect update... Yakubu has a tizzy about a decision which goes against him and ref Andre Mariner calls over Everton skipper Phil Neville to tell him the striker's behaviour is not on.
1541: GOAL Bolton 2-0 Stoke
A classic Kevin Davies goal, outmuscling two defenders and heading home a long ball from the halfway line. The smile has already disappeared from my Stoke-supporting colleague's face.
1540: More comedy capers at Turf Moor. The fire engine to remove the stranded parachutist on top of the roof has arrived, but a car is blocking its progress so an announcement has been made. Burnley v Ipswich yet to kick off.
1538: Nearly the second booking of the season at the Reebok Stadium as the ref has to warn Bolton mascot Lofty the Lion about his behaviour.
1537: Watch the 100m at the Olympics if you missed it. Mindblowing.
1534: GOAL Bolton 1-0 Stoke
Gretar Steinsson gallops down the right and arrows his cross... over keeper Thomas Sorensen and right into the far corner. I don't think he meant that you know.
1532: David Wheater heads in a corner for Middlesbrough but the ref reckons he pushed Spurs defender Michael Dawson in the process. Not sure about that, Mr Atkinson.
1529: Is that the first yellow card of the Premier League season? I think so. Hull's Sam Ricketts gets that unwanted stat after pulling back Zoltan Gera.
1525: Chances at a premium at the Reebok Stadium. Bolton new boy Johan Elmander has come closest against Stoke, just failing to make contact in front of goal.
1523: GOAL Hull 1-1 Fulham
If this is the standard of goals we can expect this season, we're in for a cracker. Geovanni picks up the ball a few yards inside the Fulham half, drives through the midfield and smashes it left-footed past Mark Schwarzer. That's Hull first top-flight goal and it's an absolute peach.
1521: GOAL Everton 0-1 Blackburn
It's another stunner. David Dunn turns away from the challenge of Phil Jagielka and curls a magnificent shot into the corner. Paul Ince, resplendent in a grey suit, enjoyed that.
1518: At Hull, John Pantsil volleys over for Fulham from a corner. At Boro, Tuncay goes on a driving run through midfield before laying the ball off for Alves, who somehow manages to fire over the bar with only the keeper to beat. Massive let-off for Spurs.
1518: Blackburn have started better at Goodison Park and Roque Santa Cruz twice heads wide from good positions after dangerous crosses from Steven Reid.
1516: David Bentley fizzes a shot past the post in his first game for Tottenham.
1514: Remarkable story coming in from Burnley... the game against Ipswich has been delayed after a parachutist got stuck on the roof. The unfortunate fella was one of seven scheduled to land inside the ground but he misjudged his landing.
1510: GOAL West Ham 2-0 Wigan
"We are top of the league," sing the home fans at Upton Park. Calum Davenport hooks the ball towards goal and Dean Ashton cannot miss from two yards out. After all the doom and gloom in pre-season, this is a fabulous start for the Hammers - and Ashton, who is being watched by England boss Fabio Capello.
1508: GOAL Hull 0-1 Fulham
It's the first Premier League goal at the KC Stadium but it's not quite what the home fans were after. Jimmy Bullard is given all the time in the world to put his cross onto Seol Ki-Hyeon's head.
1503: Hull go so close to their first top-flight goal. Geovanni's header is brilliantly clawed away by Mark Schwarzer and John Pantsil clears off the line from Richard Garcia.
1503: GOAL West Ham 1-0 Wigan
Brilliant from Dean Ashton, latching onto Julien Faubert's cross, turning the defender and smashing a shot into the top corner.
1502: And we're under way in these five 1500 BST kick-offs.
1459: Lordy, the announcer at Hull is never going to last the game, let alone the season, if he carries on at this rate. He's giving every name on the team-sheet a throaty bellow. Is he always like this?
1457: Out come the players at Hull to a tumultuous reception from the home fans. Brilliant. Just brilliant. I love football.
1455: Sir Alex Ferguson is at Goodison Park for Everton v Blackburn... has he come to wish Roque Santa Cruz a happy birthday?
1452: We've got a Stoke fan in our office. A man not renowned for his cheery disposition, you can't keep the smile off his face today. Great to see. Wonder how long it will last?
1450: TEAM NEWS Hull v Fulham
Hull include four new signings - Anthony Gardner, Geovanni, George Boateng and Marlon King - for their first match in English football's top flight. Fulham record £10.5m signing Andrew Johnson sidelined with a thigh injury, but Mark Schwarzer, John Pantsil and Zoltan Gera make their debuts after summer moves to Craven Cottage.
1449: TEAM NEWS West Ham v Wigan
West Ham, with nine first-team players already sidelined through injury, give a debut to Swiss defender Valon Behrami. Wigan hand debuts to Olivier Kapo, Lee Cattermole and on-loan Egypt striker Amr Zaki.
1446: Now then, if you're reading this on the BBC website, flip to the football home page and you'll see another fancy development for the new season: BBCi's football update service Score in front of your very eyes. And there's more. Match of the Day will also be simulcast on the website, and will be available on iPlayer. It's only for UK users though. Sorry, rest of the world.
1442: After that magical start with Samir Nasri's debut goal after only four minutes, Arsenal toil to a 1-0 win over the new boys. West Brom looked a lot more solid in that second-half, but it was the same old story for the Gunners - plenty of pretty football, not much cutting edge.
1440: FULL-TIME Arsenal 1-0 West Brom
1438: TEAM NEWS Bolton v Stoke
Bolton hand a debut to new £11m frontman Johan Elmander while Fabrice Muamba also makes his first start for the club.Stoke manager Tony Pulis has summer signing Dave Kitson leading the line, one of three new faces included in the starting line-up for the club's first ever Premier League fixture.
1437: We're into three minutes of added time at the Emirates.
1434: "Re 1419: Berbatov trained at Spurs Lodge on Friday. Which is nowhere near Manchester. Not sure how he had his supposed medical."
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1433: Lovely bit of skill from Robin van Persie in the box, but he drags his shot wide.
1432: TEAM NEWS Middlesbrough v Tottenham
Middlesbrough go with three strikers in Jeremie Aliadiere, Tuncay Sanli and Afonso Alves, while new boys Didier Digard and Marvin Emnes are on the bench. As mentioned, Spurs boss Juande Ramos leaves Dimitar Berbatov on the bench with the striker still being linked with a move to Manchester United. Didier Zokora plays at right-back and Darren Bent starts on his own up front.
1430: TEAM NEWS Everton v Blackburn
Everton have no new signings and an injury crisis forces boss David Moyes to press 17-year-old Jack Rodwell into service in midfield. Jose Baxter - another talented teenager - is on the bench. Blackburn's new boss Paul Ince gives a debut to England goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
1428: Robin van Persie forces Scott Carson into a rare save in this second half. The Baggies keeper comfortably catches the Dutchman's far-post header.
1426: West Brom make their final change bringing on Craig Beattie for Chris Brunt.
1425: Emmanuel Eboue is determined to get on the scoresheet. He cuts back on the left and unleashes - but it's easily blocked.
1421: And that Tottenham team news is confirmed. Dimitar Berbatov is on the bench, with Darren Bent playing on his own up front.
1420: Ishmael Miller comes off after putting in a good shift for the Baggies, Roman Bednar on.
1419: Dimitar Berbatov has arrived with the Spurs squad at Middlesbrough - despite rumours he was having a medical at Manchester United on Friday - wearing a club tracksuit and with a baseball cap pulled tightly down on his head. He is set to be on the bench today.
1418: Kolo Toure does indeed come on, Theo Walcott making way. Will the young man ever play a full game?
1415: A change apiece. Former Holland under-21 international Sherjil MacDonald replaces Marek Cech for West Brom. Arsene Wenger introduces Robin Van Persie for Nicklas Bendtner. Looks like Kolo Toure will be on in a sec.
1414: A clearance smacks into Emmanuel Adebayor and rebounds into Theo Walcott's path. The cross is converted by Adebayor but Walcott was offside.
1413: The marking is much better from West Brom now. As Theo Walcott looks to create some space down the right, he has two men on him. He doesn't look too happy about it either.
1411: That's Emmanuel Eboue's third effort from distance but he doesn't seem to be getting any closer.
1408: James Morrison saves West Brom by sticking a leg out to deflect Gael Clichy's cut-back away from Theo Walcott.
1405: As his former Arsenal team-mates look for a second goal against the Baggies, Justin Hoyte completes his £3m transfer to Middlesbrough. A good signing I would think...
1403: Well done HumanCashPoint, who posts the first 'phantom' goal of the Premier League season on 606. It really does get funnier every time...
1358: Emmanuel Adebayor escapes down the left-hand channel and this is a much easier chance that that one a couple of minutes ago, but he bends it agonisingly beyond the far post, the keeper completely beaten.
1357: Oh my goodness. Ishmael Miller springs a quite abysmal offside trap from Arsenal, Manuel Almunia saves his shot and then Johan Djourou - who messed up the offside in the first place - clears off the line from Paul Robinson. The recriminations begin as Almunia, William Gallas and Djourou all get involved.
1355: What on earth? The ball is rather fortunately deflected into Emmanuel Adebayor's path but he gets his shot completely wrong, curling it well wide.
1352: Away we go then.
1350: Looks like it's a very minor injury Robin van Persie is suffering. He's warming up as if he might be coming on.
1349: That's not all though, but we're keeping you on tenterhooks for the other stuff. Oooh, cheeky.
1346: Just while we wait for the players to come back out, I can tell you that we've got some exciting developments this season on the BBC website, including these new-fangled things called blogs. The brilliant Phil McNulty and Paul Fletcher are among those who will entertaining you this season...
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1342: Couple of things. According to about a million people who have texted in, apparently West Ham also went 'sans sponsor' back in 1997. I stand corrected - but Rafa Benitez is really to blame for that error. And there are other people celebrating birthdays today apart from Roque Santa Cruz, including Madonna and Joleon Lescott.
1339: It may be a new season but nothing changes on Player Rater. Score a goal, watch your score rocket. Samir Nasri leads the way on 7.92, the West Brom defence not exactly proving to be flavour of the month.
1336: "I've missed my first opening Arse game in 13 seasons as I couldn't get out of a muddy field in Wales early enough this morning where I'm at croissant neuf music festival. Still, I have a pint of Welsh real ale, the Cajun girls dancing troupe and the match highlights on BBC text. I'm going to go crazy and have a solar shower at half time..." Anon via text on 81111
1335: HALF-TIME Arsenal 1-0 West Brom
1334: Pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass... Denilson shot, well wide. It's like Arsenal never went away.
1333: Good work from Ishmael Miller on the left, spinning away from William Gallas before winning the corner.
1331: "Can I just take this opportunity to say a couple of things, firstly have been looking forward to this day since May 12th and secondly, happy birthday to Roque Santa Cruz."
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1330: Nervous moment for the visiting fans as Scott Carson scoops a scuffed Samir Nasri shot into the air but he collects at the second attempt.
1327: Samir Nasri swings over a free-kick from the left but Abdoulaye Meite meets it with a firm header as Emmanuel Adebayor waits. A little over five minutes until half-time and West Brom look a bit more settled now.
1323: Emmanuel Eboue performs a neat turn in midfield to make a bit of space but it's a pretty wild shot at the end.
1320: "My girlfriend's in a reet sulk because of the season starting. She's been relegated to the kitchen to watch Meerkat Manor! Robbie Keane hat-trick today!"
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1318: A rare foray forward from West Brom via a long ball, which is flicked on and deflected behind from Kim Do-Heon's effort.
1315: As I'm sure you'll have heard, West Brom are without a shirt sponsor this season - creating Premier League history. In their yellow away shirts, they look a bit like a team of referees.
1313: Corner for Arsenal and Nicklas Bendtner powers a header wide. Absolutely nothing from West Brom after 25 minutes.
1309: I must apologise to residents of west London. That sound you just heard was my colleague celebrating an Essex wicket. What? There's cricket going as well? When are we expected to have lives?
1308: It's not as good a start to the season for Arsenal as I thought... Just noticed Manuel Almunia's hair. Horror show.
1306: "I'm listening to hot buttered soul by the late Isaac Hayes and checking the Premier League text updates on the BBC website. Does life get much better?"
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1304: And it's another gold for Great Britain in the velodrome as Chris 'The Real McHoy' Hoy takes Keirin glory.
1259: I think the Gunners are confident. William Gallas strides out of defence and with no one really pressuring him, he unleashes a delicious, swerving shot from 35 yards which fizzes past Scott Carson's right-hand post and thwacks into the advertising hoarding.
1258: "What a start for Arsenal. That should dispel any Arsenal doubts they might have had. That's a big goal for Nasri. He'll play more freely and without fear now."
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1256: Samir Nasri receives the ball in space on the left-hand edge of the box but his curling effort is deflected behind. West Brom aren't closing down anywhere near quick enough.
1254: Arsenal are slicing the Baggies apart down the left and another free-flowing move ends with Theo Walcott's header being blocked by Paul Robinson - shouts for handball and it was close.
1252: GOAL Arsenal 1-0 West Brom
What a goal to start the season! Incisive passing down the left and Denilson pulls it back for Gunners new boy Samir Nasri to slot home on his competitive debut.
1249: Emmanuel Adebayor gallops to the byeline and flicks the cross in for Nicklas Bendtner but the Baggies defender nips in to put the ball behind for a corner.
1248: West Brom kick off the 2008/9 Premier League season!
1247: The Emirates Stadium is basked in sunshine as the players make their way onto the pitch and West Brom boss Tony Mowbray takes his place on the bench. I'm excited. You?
1245: Arsenal's team has an average age of 23 and a half today apparently. Big season for Theo Walcott this...
1241: Take that, world. Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins cruises to a magnificent gold in the individual pursuit at the velodrome. He's not even out of breath! Perfect timing too, he'll be able to watch Arsenal v West Brom now.
1239: Poor old Rafa Benitez. "I get blamed for everything, for global warming to high petrol prices," the Liverpool boss said yesterday. Just so you know, should I get anything wrong today, I will be blaming Rafa Benitez.
1234: "Looks like Denilson and Nasri are playing in the middle with Eboue and Walcott on the flanks. Great to see the Premiership finally have seven subs on the bench. That one change will see more youngsters getting a chance at big clubs."
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1230: TEAM NEWS Arsenal v West Brom
Samir Nasri is fit to make his competitive Arsenal debut and he replaces Aaron Ramsay. Robin van Persie has a minor injury and is replaced by Nicklas Bendtner. West Brom are without new signing Gianni Zuiverloon, who is at the Olympics, and the injured Luke Moore as well as Neil Clement and Rob Koren. Scott Carson, Abdoulaye Meite and Marek Cech make their Baggies' bows.
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1224: Those of you who have been following our live text commentary on the Olympics might be feeling a bit short-changed about the lack of an auto-refresh on here. Don't. It's only because we trust you footie folk to use the F5 button with respect.
1217: Today's early game sees new boys West Brom travel to Arsenal. Should be interesting. The Baggies scored a hatful last season but conceded nearly as many. Arsenal look a bit short don't they? But I seem to remember we said the same last season and they didn't do too badly.
1213: "Finally we are here, oh how I've longed for this day to come, I can smell the blood sweat and tears of another season already. And it's glorious!"
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1208: I know today is all about Bolton v Stoke etc, but there are some Olympics shenanigans going on and I will endeavour to keep you up to date with Super Saturday in Beijing. A couple more British golds to come in the velodrome today.
1206: "Come on you Baggies! Win and we go top, not much to ask for!"
Nick, Cannock, via text on 81111
1202: "Get the first text of the season in! Bit of Gran Canaria month back. Lost tan already wiv british weather! Liverpool to win league!"
Ash, Wolverhampton, via text on 81111
1155: Welcome back, Premier League. Been anywhere nice?
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