How did all nine new managers fare in Premier League openers?

What the report says

BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty assessed the nine Premier League clubs that began the season under new managers and found a mixed opening weekend across the division. The piece covers first matches for coaches at Bournemouth, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, with results ranging from late wins and draws to narrow defeats.

Among the more positive starts, Chelsea won at Fulham after scoring early, though questions remained over goalkeeping and defensive reliability. Manchester City also recovered to beat Bournemouth late on, giving Enzo Maresca a much-needed opening victory. Ipswich Town earned a valuable first win under Gary O'Neil, while Newcastle United impressed in spirit and intensity despite conceding very late against Liverpool. Liverpool themselves avoided defeat under Andoni Iraola thanks to a stoppage-time penalty, but the performance exposed familiar weaknesses in midfield.

There were tougher debuts elsewhere. Bournemouth were denied after leading City for much of the match, Crystal Palace lost at Everton despite creating chances, and Nottingham Forest fell to a late Leeds United goal. Fulham and Bournemouth both showed some encouraging signs, but also clear need for more attacking output or sharper game management. Overall, the article argues that the new managers had only a single match to make an impression, and that several of them already have specific problems to solve as the season develops.