The first week of the Premier League 2023-24 was absolutely action-packed and was brimming with action and entertainment. English football fans were treated to some exciting action as football returned to England in style.
The likes of Manchester United and Manchester City dominated proceedings in their first game and won them. Defending champions Manchester City won their first game versus Burnley, 3-0.
Erling Haaland had netted a brace for the Cityzens and the other goal was scored by Rodri. Chelsea and Liverpool were involved in a 1-1 draw when they were pitted against each other.
Manchester United won a nervy game against Wolves 1-0 after a deft header from Raphael Varane in the 2nd half of the game.
In a goal-fest in the Premier League 2023-24, Newcastle United steamrolled past Aston Villa 5-1. Sandro Tonali, Callum Wilson and Harvey Barnes had scored 1 goal for Newcastle United and Alexander Isak had scored a brace.
There were several stalemates as well in the first week of the tournament. Bournemouth and West Ham were involved in a 1-1 draw. Brentford and Tottenham Hotspurs were also involved in a draw and the score-line read 2-2.
Brighton simply made a mockery of Luton Town, who got the promotion to the 1st tier of English football after playing well in last season’s English Football League (EFL) Championship. The score-line read 4-1.
In this article, we take a look at the highlights and statistics of Match week 1 of Premier League 2023-24:
Most Goals
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City)- 2 goals
- Alexander Isak (Newcastle United)- 2 goals
Most Assists
- James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspurs)- 2 assists
Most Passes
- Lewis Dunk (Brighton)- 118 passes
- Thiago Silva (Chelsea)- 118 passes
Most Tackles
- Max Lowe (Sheffield United)- 8 tackles
- Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United)- 8 tackles
Most Goals by a Team
- Newcastle United- 5 goals
- Brighton- 4 goals
- Manchester City- 3 goals
- Arsenal- 2 goals
- Brentford- 2 goals
- Tottenham Hotspur- 2 goals
Where to watch the Premier League 2023-24 live on television in India?
The Premier League 2023-24 will be telecasted live on the Star Sports Network in India.
Where to watch the live streaming of the Premier League 2023-24 in India?
The live streaming of the Premier League 2023-24 will be done on the Disney+Hotstar application in India.
Also read: Premier League 2023-24: How To Watch On TV In India, Live Streaming Details, Know All
