Premier League 2019/20: 8 Big Takeaways From Gameweek One

After winning promotion from the Championship last season, Norwich City, Sheffield United, and Aston Villa have all earned the right to play against the best teams in English football this year. Though the three teams will, naturally, be among the favourites to be relegated, only once in the Premier League era have all three promoted sides been sent straight back down.

Norwich had possibly the toughest draw of the three on opening weekend, travelling to the fortress that is Anfield to play the European champions. Though the Canaries were 4-0 down at half time, a strong second half performance allowed them to win the second half 1-0, registering 12 shots at the Liverpool goalkeeper throughout the game.

For the majority of their match against Spurs, Villa looked good for a win, taking the lead nine minutes in thanks to John McGinn. But Pochettino’s men kept battling and scored three late goals to keep Dean Smith’s side from a dream start to life back in the Premier League.

While Norwich and Villa traveled to Anfield and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium respectively, Sheffield United had the less daunting task of visiting Bournemouth. Though it looked for a long time that they would fail to get a point from the Vitality Stadium, a late Billy Sharp goal rescued a draw and a point for Chris Wilder’s boys.