Everton 4 West Ham 0: Wayne Rooney has waited 15 long years to score his first Everton hat-trick. He could hardly have dreamed of completing it in a more outrageous fashion.

West Ham secured their first point under David Moyes as Cheikhou Kouyate's header earned a draw with Leicester.

Tottenham 2 West Ham 3: West Ham eased the pressure on manager Slaven Bilic by fighting back from two goals down to beat Tottenham 3-2 in the Carabao Cup fourth round last night.

West Ham and Tottenham have been charged by the Football Association for failing to control their players in Saturday's Premier League clash.

Slaven Bilic got the birthday present he so desperately needed as West Ham hauled themselves off the foot of the Premier League table with a 2-0 victory over Huddersfield.

As usual during the mid-summer months, the talk surrounding Manchester United became increasingly incessant.

Swansea climbed out of the relegation zone and left Hull back in the bottom three after a 1-0 win over Everton at the Liberty Stadium.

Swansea 1 Tottenham 3: Three goals in a remarkable final 10 minutes at the Liberty Stadium kept alive Tottenham’s faint hopes of winning the Premier League title.

Tottenham kept their Premier League title ambitions alive by staging an extraordinary late show at relegation-threatened Swansea.

Chelsea 3 Swansea 1: At 29, and with an astonishing 671 senior appearances for club and country already to his name, Cesc Fabregas insists he is facing new challenges under Antonio Conte and has pledged to remain at Chelsea for as long as the club wants him to stay.

Bob Bradley promised to fight on after another defeat that leaves his Swansea side deep in relegation trouble.

West Ham 1 Arsenal 5: ALEXIS SANCHEZ is either playing for a move, or a new Arsenal contract. 

Tottenham 3 West Ham United 2: As fans filed out of White Hart Lane into the north London rain on Saturday night, as the initial surge of energy from such a dramatic victory began to subside, there was a moment in the manager’s office in the bowels of the stadium which helps tell the story of the character instilled in this Tottenham team.

Everton 2 West Ham 0: Romelu Lukaku maintained his record of having scored every time he has played against West Ham — nine and counting — but the Everton victory marked a personal triumph for his midfield team-mate Ross Barkley.

West Ham 2 Chelsea 1: Antonio Conte’s hopes of marking his first season in English football with a meaningful run in the EFL Cup were dashed by West Ham, who notched their most significant win in their new home yet.

Reigning PFA Players’ Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez has committed his future to Leicester by signing a new deal with the Premier League champions.

Chelsea 2 West Ham United 1: New season, same story. Diego Costa scored a late, late winner to get Antonio Conte’s reign off to a winning start, but controversy swirled round Stamford Bridge with unhappy West Ham supporters and staff claiming the Spain striker should have been sent off long before he put the ball into the net.

Finally, a shiny new Premier League season is almost upon us, and for millions of people that means one thing — fantasy football time!

Swansea 3 Liverpool 1

Swansea 1 Chelsea 0: It was, of course, Alan Hansen who famously suggested “you can’t win anything with kids” 21 years ago before a youthful Manchester United won the Premier League title.

Aston Villa 0 Tottenham 2

Aston Villa 1 Everton 3: Aston Villa fans made their feelings about the club’s desperate predicament known with their feet as many staged a walkout in protest during the 3-1 home defeat to Everton.

Swansea 0 Southampton 1: Fraser Forster is among the best goalkeepers in Europe, according to Southampton team-mate Oriol Romeu.

Swansea 1 Crystal Palace 1: Scott Dann believes Emmanuel Adebayor is determined to show he is still a real force at the top level.

Jordan Ayew was sent off in disgrace as Aston Villa were shoved a step closer to relegation.

Swansea 2 Sunderland 4: Jermain Defoe struck a hat-trick as Sunderland won a thrilling Premier League relegation battle at Swansea.

Jermain Defoe struck a hat-trick as Sunderland won a thrilling Premier League relegation battle.

Vardy has recovered from a minor groin surgery in time for tonight's big game.