The Premier League continues this weekend after a thrilling opening round.
Here, the PA news agency picks out five of the main talking points heading into gameweek two.
Can Villa bounceback?
We didn’t start the first game of the season anywhere near where we wanted to, but the result doesn’t overshadow my overwhelming feeling of pride at being made captain of this great football club. pic.twitter.com/fVPWhl2swE
— Tyrone Mings (@OfficialTM_3) August 15, 2021
Among last weekend’s surprises was the way that big-spending Aston Villa fared at newly-promoted Watford. Summer arrivals Emi Buendia, Danny Ings and Ashley Young all started at Vicarage Road, where the Hornets took a three-goal advantage before Dean Smith’s men belatedly reduced the deficit as they lost 3-2. Villa’s manager was fuming and said his side were “unrecognisable” from last season, so he will be desperate for them to put things right against predecessor Steve Bruce’s Newcastle. It will be the first competitive match in front of a full Villa Park in 17 months –…
