Manchester United missed the chance to go top of the Premier League after being held to a draw at Wolves.
Anthony Martial opened the scoring at Molineux on Monday before Ruben Neves levelled the contest with a stunning effort.
Paul Pogba missed the chance to send United top when he missed from the penalty spot late on/
Gabriel Jesus had a last-gasp goal disallowed by VAR as Premier League champions Manchester City had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Saturday.
Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino scored as Liverpool continued their 100 per cent start by beating Southampton 2-1.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang kept up his fine scoring run against Burnley in Arsenal's 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium.
Teemu Pukki scored a hat-trick to fire Norwich to a 3-1 win over Newcastle in their maiden home game back in the top flight.
Aston Villa suffered disappointment, losing 2-1 to Bournemouth at Villa Park, while Leandro Trossard's second-half strike secured Brighton a 1-1 draw against West Ham.
Meanwhile, Bernard's 10th-minute goal gave Everton a 1-0 win over Watford, who suffered a second consecutive defeat, at Goodison Park.
On Sunday, Palace were beaten 1-0 by Sheffield United as Premier League football returned to Bramall Lane for the first time since 2007.
In the late kick-off, Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Leicester City after Wilfried Ndidi cancelled out Mason Mount's opener.
Here are the standings and fixtures for the brand new season...
EPL table as it stands
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Man City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Man Utd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Brighton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Leicester | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Wolves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | West Ham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
EPL fixtures | Gameweek 1
| Saturday, August 17 | |||
| Arsenal 2-1 Burnley | 12:30pm | Report | BT Sport |
| Southampton 1-2 Liverpool | 3pm | Report | |
| Brighton 1-1 West Ham | 3pm | Report | |
| Everton 1-0 Watford | 3pm | ||
| Norwich 3-1 Newcastle | 3pm | ||
| Aston Villa 1-2 Bournemouth | 3pm | ||
| Man City 2-2 Tottenham | 5:30pm | Report | Sky Sports |
| Sunday, 18 August | |||
| Sheffield United 1-0 Crystal Palace | 2pm | Report | Sky Sports |
| Chelsea 1-1 Leicester | 4.30pm | Report | Sky Sports |
| Monday, 19 August | |||
| Wolves vs Man Utd | 8pm | Sky Sports |
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