Rodri makes Man City debut at West Ham: Premier League team news & line-ups for gameweek one
Manchester City began their quest to win a third consecutive Premier League title with a comprehensive 5-0 win at West Ham this Saturday afternoon.
Raheem Sterling bagged a second half hat-trick to catapult Pep Guardiola’s men to the top of an embryonic league table.
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Both teams handed debuts to their record signings, but the Hammers were overwhelmed by a rapantant City, who can now sitback and enjoy the 3pm kick-offs before Tottenham Hotspur entertain Aston Villa this evening.
West Ham XI:
West Ham XI: Fabianski; Fredericks, Diop, Balbuena, Cresswell; Wilshere, Rice; Antonio, Lanzini, Felipe Anderson; Haller.
Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko; Rodrigo, Silva; De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling; Jesus.#WHUMCI
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Jack Wilshere makes his first Premier League start since September 1, 2018 (West Ham 0-1 Wolves).
Man City XI:
Your first #mancity line-up of the 2019/20 @premierleague season!
XI | Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Silva (C), De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus
Subs | Bravo, Gundogan, Aguero, Bernardo, Cancelo, Otamendi, Foden
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Gabriel Jesus gets the nod to lead City’s forward line with Sergio Aguero, who hardly featured in pre-season, on the bench.
Saturday action to look forward to in Premier League gameweek one:
Crystal Palace v Everton (3pm)
Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Kelly, Dann, Van Aanholt; Milivojevic, McArthur; Townsend, Meyer; Benteke, Ayew.
Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Mina, Keane, Digne; Gomes, Schneiderlin; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Calvert-Lewin.
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Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said wantaway forward Wilfried Zaha, who Everton attempted to sign this summer, would feature against the Toffees but he starts on the bench.
Burnley v Southampton (3pm)
Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Johann Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, McNeil; Wood, Barnes.
Southampton XI: Gunn; Bednarek, Stephens, Vestergaard; Valery, Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Bertrand; Adams, Redmond; Ings.
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Southampton new boy Che Adams is part of their forward line at Turf Moor.
Watford v Brighton (3pm)
Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Dawson, Cathcart, Holebas; Capoue, Doucouré; Hughes, Deulofeu; Deeney, Gray.
Brighton XI: Ryan; Duffy, Dunk, Burn; Montoya, Pröpper, Stephens, Groß, March; Locadia, Murray.
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Graham Potter takes charge of his first competitive game as Brighton and Hove Albion manager but doesn’t hand a much-expected debut to Leandro Trossard.
Bournemouth v Sheffield United (3pm)
Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Mepham, Cook, Aké; Smith, Billing, Lerma, Rico; King, Fraser; Wilson.
Sheffield Utd XI: Henderson; Basham, Egan, O'Connell; Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens; McGoldrick, Robinson.
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Eddie Howe has Charlie Daniels back fit but starts Diego Rico at left-back for the visit of newly-promoted Sheffield United.
Tottenham v Aston Villa (5.30pm)
Tottenham XI: Lloris; Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Rose; Winks, Sissoko, Ndombele; Lamela, Lucas, Kane.
Aston Villa XI: Heaton, Elmohamady, Engels, Mings, Taylor; Hourihane, McGinn, Grealish; Trezeguet, El Ghazi, Wesley.
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Tanguy Ndombele makes his Premier League debut here and with the absence of Son Heung-min (suspended) Lucas Moura will be Spurs’ biggest attacking threat alongside Harry Kane.
