EPL Results Week 1: Saturday's 2016 Premier League Scores, Top Scorers and Table
Ronald Koeman earned a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in his first Premier League outing as Everton manager on Saturday after Erik Lamela headed in to cancel out Ross Barkley's early free-kick opener.
The Toffees were in charge for much of the Goodison Park clash, but Lamela scored against the run of play to snatch Spurs a share of the spoils in their trip to Merseyside.
Elsewhere, reigning champions Leicester City got their 2016-17 campaign off to a miserable start after dropping to a 2-1 defeat at Hull City, while Leroy Fer scored to give Swansea City a late 1-0 win at promoted Burnley.
There were two other 1-1 results to speak of on the opening day of the season, too, as Southampton drew at home to 10-man Watford, where Ben Watson was sent off, and Stoke City scraped a point at Middlesbrough. Salomon Rondon scored the only goal at Selhurst Park to give West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis a 1-0 win over former club Crystal Palace.
Sergio Aguero also picked back up his Premier League account after helping Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola clinch a 2-1 win over Sunderland, where Paddy McNair's late own goal sealed victory for the Citizens.
Read on for a roundup of Saturday's results, latest standings and a breakdown of the Premier League top-scorer table as things stand.
| Hull City | 2-1 | Leicester City |
| Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Stoke City |
| Southampton | 1-1 | Watford |
| Burnley | 0-1 | Swansea City |
| Everton | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Crystal Palace | 0-1 | West Brom |
| Manchester City | 2-1 | Sunderland |
| 1 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Hull | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Swansea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Watford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Tottenham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Stoke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | West Ham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | 1 |
| 2 | Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | 1 |
| 3 | Alvaro Negredo | Middlesbrough | 1 |
| 4 | Erik Lamela | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 |
| 5 | Ross Barkley | Everton | 1 |
| 6 | Xherdan Shaqiri | Stoke City | 1 |
| 7 | Salomon Rondon | West Bromwich Albion | 1 |
| 8 | Robert Snodgrass | Hull City | 1 |
| 9 | Adama Diomande | Hull City | 1 |
| 10 | Leroy Fer | Swansea City | 1 |
Harry Kane Muted by Stern Everton Defence
Just as was the case in 2015-16, Tottenham talisman Harry Kane got off to a slow start at Goodison Park, where it was substitute Vincent Janssen who looked like the north Londoners' more promising attacker.
A lack of ammunition didn't help the cause, and Kane finished without a shot on goal, per WhoScored.com.
YouTuber Andy Castell joked the 23-year-old should have been on set-piece duty:
Everton were disappointingly leaky at the back last season, but former Southampton boss Koeman appears to have injected some defensive nous into the side, as Football Espana blogger Yousef Teclab attested:
"@johnmerro1 Koeman as a defender knows how to organise a disciplined defence. Defensive solidity will be his base to propel his club forward
— Yousef Teclab (@yousef738) August 13, 2016"
After ending the 2015-16 campaign with 25 goals and collecting the Premier League's Golden Boot, expectations were high for the England frontman, but he fell distinctly flat on this occasion.
That being said, it's important to remember Kane didn't score in his first six league games before finding his pace to finish as top scorer last season, meaning Spurs fans may need to show some patience with their star.
Jamie Vardy Stumbles in Premier League Return
Leicester wonder Jamie Vardy grabbed the headlines throughout much of last season, but it was 2015-16 Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez who grabbed his side's only goal at Hull.
Even then, though, Mahrez's goal was from the penalty spot, after Tom Huddleston fouled Demarai Gray in the box. Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp hinted transfer distractions may be a factor:
Like Vardy, Mahrez struggled to recapture his best at the KC Stadium, and the Telegraph mused the Algeria winger may yet complete a much-talked-about transfer to north London:
Adama Diomande and Robert Snodgrass scored goals either side of Mahrez's interjection from the 12-yard spot, and the Tigers ignited their season in dream fashion against the Foxes.
Hull caretaker manager Mike Phelan could hardly have asked for a better result in his first Premier League match at the club's helm, giving the top-flight new boys their ideal return to England's elite.
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