FULL TIME: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester United. The first Premier League result of the day is in. Joao Pedro’s injury-time winner makes it two out of two for Fabian Hürzeler. Brighton keep pulling managerial geniuses out of the hat.
Wilson Odobert, box fresh from Burnley, makes his Tottenham debut. Everton also have a debutant in their ranks, Roman Dixon (19) replacing the suspended Ashley Young (39) at the back.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison, Johnson, Son, Odobert.
Subs: Forster, Dragusin, Richarlison, Gray, Bergvall, Werner, Spence, Sarr, Davies.
Everton: Pickford, Dixon, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Gueye, Harrison, Doucoure, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Virginia, Holgate, Ndiaye, Beto, O’Brien, Maupay, Lindstrom, Metcalfe, Armstrong.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
Up the Spurs! 🤍
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 24, 2024
🔢 @krakenfx pic.twitter.com/nQ3hlC1k6q
Today's Toffees! 👊 #TOTEVE pic.twitter.com/FsWmQb6YL1
— Everton (@Everton) August 24, 2024
Southampton are unchanged. Nikola Milenkovic and Elliot Anderson make their full debuts for Forest.
Southampton: McCarthy, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Sugawara, Smallbone, Downes, Aribo, Walker-Peters, Armstrong, Brereton Diaz.
Subs: Lumley, Bree, Fernandes, Archer, Taylor, Edozie, Ugochukwu, Amo-Ameyaw, Dibling.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina, Sangare, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
Subs: Carlos Miguel, Awoniyi, Omobamidele, Toffolo, Moreira, Jota Silva, Yates, Boly, Dominguez.
Referee: Sam Barrott (West Yorkshire).
The SAINTS ✊ pic.twitter.com/zvZW3JoFXT
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) August 24, 2024
Your Forest XI to face Southampton 👊 pic.twitter.com/QZGg0BPtlr
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) August 24, 2024
Ilkay Gundogan is back, and he’s on the City bench. Sammie Szmodics, who came on late against Liverpool last weekend, makes his full Ipswich debut.
Manchester City: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Lewis, Kovacic, Savio, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Doku, Haaland.
Subs: Ortega, Walker, Stones, Ake, Grealish, Gundogan, Matheus Luiz, Kabore, McAtee.
Ipswich Town: Muric, Johnson, Tuanzebe, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis, Hutchinson, Morsy, Luongo, Szmodics, Delap.
Subs: Walton, Edmundson, Chaplin, Harness, Cajuste, Taylor, Burgess, Al Hamadi, Townsend.
Referee: Michael Salisbury (Lancashire).
Your City line-up for #MCIIPS 🩵
— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 24, 2024
XI | Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Savinho, Doku, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Walker, Stones, Ake, Grealish, Gundogan, Nunes, Kabore, McAtee#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/kg6tCntRKF
Your Town team at the Etihad! ✊#MCIIPS | @Nustone_UK pic.twitter.com/QOx019JuD4
— IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) August 24, 2024
Both teams are unchanged. New-signing news: Fulham set aside Sander Berge and Joachim Andersen for another day, but Leicester name Jordan Ayew on the bench.
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Andreas Pereira, Lukic, Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Rodrigo Muniz.
Subs: Benda, Reed, Jimenez, Wilson, Cairney, Cuenca, Castagne, Stansfield, Sessegnon.
Leicester City: Hermansen, Justin, Vestergaard, Faes, Kristiansen, Winks, Ndidi, Fatawu, Buonanotte, De Cordova-Reid, Vardy.
Subs: Ward, Okoli, Mavididi, Choudhury, Ayew, Ricardo Pereira, Skipp, Soumare, McAteer.
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire).
Your first Cottage squad of the season. 👊#FULLEI pic.twitter.com/g3J2X45gcd
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) August 24, 2024
City in the capital 🏟️#FULLEI pic.twitter.com/R4htawesoi
— Leicester City (@LCFC) August 24, 2024
Chadi Riad makes his debut for Crystal Palace. West Ham start with the same XI that began the home defeat to Aston Villa.
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Guehi, Riad, Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell, Edouard, Eze, Mateta.
Subs: Johnstone, Ward, Holding, Sarr, Schlupp, Clyne, Kamada, Doucoure, Ahamada.
West Ham United: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson Palmieri, Rodriguez, Bowen, Soucek, Lucas Paqueta, Kudus, Antonio.
Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Summerville, Ward-Prowse, Fullkrug, Ings, Alvarez, Todibo, Wan-Bissaka.
Referee: Robert Jones (Merseyside).
Ready for Selhurst ✊#CPFC // #CRYWHU pic.twitter.com/wxnRCqUugP
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) August 24, 2024
Our first away line-up of 2024/25 confirmed ⚒️ pic.twitter.com/t6Pb28KrbR
— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 24, 2024
Welcome to our hopefully goal-littered coverage of today’s 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League. Four delicately poised games – Ipswich Town are 18s this afternoon – for your pleasure.
Crystal Palace v West Ham United
Fulham v Leicester City
Manchester City v Ipswich Town
Southampton v Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
Team news coming right up!