Saturday's Match Action - Your Say
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16:58: Full- time around the grounds - what a day of action.
16:55: Final whistle for the claret and blues - and the boos ring round Villa Park.
16:54: Final whistle at the City Ground - Albion take three points.
16:53: Final whistle at Molineux - Wolves beaten on the opening day.
16:52: Final whistle at the Banks's Stadium - Walsall take a point.
16:48: But Walsall's will not accept defeat - Sam Parkin with a stoppage time equaliser.
16:30: More bad news for Walsall - Dougie Freedman puts Southend ahead.
16:38: Adam Lockwood equalises for Doncaster at home to Preston.
16:35: Penalty at the City Ground - and it's to Forest!
Former Albion striker Robert Earnshaw is flattened by two defenders and the referee points to the spot.
Up steps Earnshaw - and it's wide of the post.
16:27: More bad news, this time from Molineux - a rare goal from Matthew Upson puts West Ham 2-0 up.
16:22: The Banks's Stadium is silenced, as Lee Barnard nets the Southend equaliser against Walsall.
16:20: Exeter equalise at home to Norwich.
16:18: Bad news for Villa as former Albion star Jason Koumas scores to make it 2-0 to Wigan, leaving the home side with a mountain to climb.
16:13: It may be mayhem at Norwich, but they are ahead at Exeter through Jens Berthel Askou.
16:10: Albion break the deadlock at Nottingham Forest, skipper Jonathan Greening's trickery leading to an own goal from Wes Morgan.
16:01: Second-half begins across the country
15:48: Half time around the grounds, Wolves and Villa are a goal down, Walsall are a goal up and Albion are goalless at Nottingham Forest.
15:31: Villa go behind to a goal of the season contender from Hugo Rodallega, an unstoppable volley past goalkeeper Brad Friedel on the edge of the box.
15:28: On-loan Wolves defender Jason Shackell is a mere spectator for Doncaster as Chris Brown opens the scoring for Preston.
15:22: Wolves go behind in the Premier League opener at Molineux - Mark Noble scores for West Ham.
15:19: The promoted side go behind - Stoke are ahead against Burnley at the Brittania Stadium through Ryan Shawcross.
15:13: A rare goal for Bobby Zamora as Fulham go ahead at Portsmouth.
15:11: There's no stopping Walsall in League One! The Saddlers are in the lead against Southend after Steve Jones scores on his home debut.
15:05: Another big money buy scores on his debut, £10million Darren Bent finds the net for Sunderland at Bolton.
15:03: It doesn't take long for the Manchester City steam train to start rolling, Emmanuel Adebayor scores on his debut.
15:00: The Premier League kicks off.
14:45: Chelsea start the season with a win in the early game, a 2-1 defeat of plucky Hull at Stamford Bridge.
Stephen Hunt had given the visitors the lead, before Didier Drogba's double - the second in stoppage time.
14:50: A boost for Wolves, Michael Mancienne starts in the Premier League opener.
14:45: The day the Premier League joined the party! Wolves kick off their big adventure back in the top-flight against West Ham at Molineux, while Villa welcome Wigan and their new boss Roberto Marinez.
Promoted Blues start tomorrow with a massive ask in their first game, a trip to champions Manchester United.
The Football League may have started last Saturday, but it's still a day of season firsts for Albion and Walsall.
The Baggies hit the road for the first time in league action at Nottingham Forest, while the Saddlers open their Banks's Stadium schedule at home to Southend.
14:15: The new season is here! Welcome to our online 'Fans Forum' as it happens around the grounds this afternoon.
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