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Premier League Opening Weekend Results: Plenty of Thrillers to Kick Off New Season

The English Premier League returned with a bang this weekend, with plenty of high-scoring and surprising results kicking off the 2017-2018 season in the country's top flight. 

The English Premier League returned with a bang this weekend, with plenty of high-scoring and surprising results kicking off the 2017-2018 season in the country's top flight. 

Arsenal and Leicester City made quite the statement with a thrilling 4–3 win for the Gunners, while Watford followed that with a late equalizer of their own against  Coutinho-less Liverpool side. Burnley continued the run of upsets with a 3–2 win over defending champion Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, while Huddersfield Town made the most of their first impression in the EPL with a 3–0 win over Crystal Palace. 

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